Born in São Paulo, Dourado made his senior debut with Guarulhos, in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão (state league fourth division).
[2] He made his debut for the club on 21 August, against Joinville, and scored a goal almost a month later, against Brasil de Pelotas.
After being the topscorer of Lusa in 2014 Campeonato Paulista, Dourado joined Palmeiras on 28 April 2014, on loan until the end of the year.
[10] He was the club's top goalscorer with 16 goals (the second-best in the competition) as his side narrowly avoided relegation.
The striker scored a penalty in normal time to help secure a 3–3 draw in the final of the 2017 Taça Guanabara, against bitter rivals Flamengo.
[14] Two days later, in the opening game of the 2019 Chinese Super League season, Dourado scored his first goal for Henan in his debut in a 1–1 draw against Dalian Professional, then tragically broke his leg after a foul by Qin Sheng, effectively ended his season after just one game.
[16] On 26 July 2020, Dourado made his comeback by scoring twice in a 4–3 defeat against Jiangsu Suning in the opening game of the 2020 Chinese Super League season.
On 21 August 2022, during a Chinese Super League game between Wuhan Yangtze River and Henan Songshan Longmen, Dourado deliberately knocked referee Ma Ning over after a heated quarrel between the two, and was subsequently sent off for violent conduct.