Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.

On 18 June 2017, Eastern's chairman Peter Leung claimed that Roberto was offered a two-year contract by R&F.

[4] On 14 October 2020, Roberto left R&F after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.

[6] Roberto was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized citizen of Hong Kong after 9 years of residence.

He got a callup to the Hong Kong national football team and made his international debut in a World Cup qualifier 2–0 loss against Qatar on 24 March 2016.