A native of Catanduva, Cipriano joined the youth academy of Desportivo Brasil at the age of 14 after an unsuccessful trial with Santos FC.

He emerged as the top scorer of the U-17 Campeonato Paulista of 2016 with 21 goals and was subsequently promoted to the under-20 team.

[4] On 16 January 2018, Cipriano was called to the senior team for a match against São Bento in the Paulista.

[6][7] On 10 July 2018, Cipriano moved abroad and joined Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year deal.

[4] Cipriano has been capped by Brazil at under-20 level, representing the team at 2017 Toulon Tournament.