He came to Lalenok United in January 2020, to strengthen the Club in the AFC Cup 2020 Playoff match against PSM Makassar.
In 2024 while playing for São José, Rufino scored the game winning goal in the final of the Copa FFTL.
[3] He scored his first international goal for Timor Leste in the game against Chinese Taipei which ended with a 1–2 defeat.
[4] In September 2018, he was selected for the two-legged 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying matches against Brunei.
[6] The following year, Gama was selected for the 23 squad man for two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification in June.