Born in Belo Horizonte, Moisés began his career with his hometown's América Mineiro, and was loaned to a host of clubs before being given his chance to impress at his parent club in the 2009 league season when he made his debut in a state league game on 25 January 2009 against Atlético Mineiro in a 0-0 draw.

[1] Within the season he went on to establish himself as vital player that helped win the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C title and promotion into the second tier.

[2] The following seasons he would be loaned to second tier clubs Sport Recife and then Boa Esporte, where he had a personally productive period immediately establishing himself within the team and narrowly missing out on promotion with them.

Moisés made his first official appearance for Rijeka in a league game on 16 February 2014 against NK Zadar away from home in a 1-0 defeat.

[18] After the game he would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and was part of the squad that won the 2020 Chinese FA Cup against Jiangsu Suning F.C.