[3] He was immediately loaned to São Caetano, in which he became an youth international player for the Brazilian under-20 team, where he got his first cap in 2008.
[5] On 29 Jun 2009, Patric was officially presented at Benfica's Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.
[6] In August 2009 Patric returned to Brazil for top division club Cruzeiro.
[8] In 2011 Benfica sold Patric's 100% registration rights [fn 1] and 50% economic rights[fn 1] to Atlético Mineiro for a reported €1 million,[10] Benfica remained eligible to 20% transfer fee that Mineiro received.
[20] On 27 July 2021, Patric returned to Belo Horizonte and was presented as a new player of América Mineiro, after rescinding his contract with Sport Recife.