[1] He made his first team debut on 28 March 2017, in a 2–2 Campeonato Mineiro home draw against Cruzeiro; after coming on as a 61st minute substitute, he had to leave the field two minutes later due to an arm injury.
[2] Saulo spent the rest of the 2017 campaign on loan at América Mineiro's under-20 squad.
[4] In April 2019, after brief stints at Tupi and CRAC, Saulo signed for Volta Redonda.
[7] He made his debut for the club on 25 October, replacing Cléber in a 2–1 home win against Coritiba.
Saulo scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 November 2020, netting his team's third in a 4–1 away success over Vasco da Gama.