Born in Ariquemes, Rondônia, Renan graduated with Avaí's youth setup, and made his senior debut on 4 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Renan Oliveira in a 0–2 away loss against Internacional de Lages for the Campeonato Catarinense championship.
[1] He was subsequently promoted to the main squad, being praised by manager Gilson Kleina.
[3] He scored his first professional goal on 5 July, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against Sport Recife.
Renan tested positive for the prohibited substance octopamine in July 2015, and was subsequently handed a 1-month ban from sports.
On 21 December 2017, Avaí announced that Renan had died in the morning, as a result of complications from his brain tumour.