Career
He can play as an attacking midfielder or a forward. Bahia
A youth graduate from Bahia, where he arrived in 2009, Talisca made his professional debut against Corinthians on 7 July 2013, and scored his first goal in the next match against São Paulo. Benfica
On 5 July 2014, after his debut season, Talisca moved to Portuguese champions Benfica for a €4 million fee, the highest paid for a Bahia player.
On 12 September, he scored a hat-trick in an away victory against Vitória de Setúbal.
On 5 October, he scored his sixth goal in Portuguese league and maintained the top scorer lead. On 4 November 2014, he scored his first goal in the Union of European Football Associations Champions League, the only goal of the game to defeat Monaco in the group stage.
He described scoring the 82nd-minute goal as the "best feeling" in his life. In the 2015-2016 season, Talisca scored Benfica"s winning goal in a 2–1 away victory against Zenit Saint St. Petersburg in the second leg of Union of European Football Associations Champions League"s round of 16, to make the aggregate score 3–1.
On 11 November 2014, Talisca was called up by Dunga to the Brazilian national team to replace Lucas Moura in the international fixtures against Turkey and Austria.
He has been nicknamed "Yaya Talisca" in reference to Ivorian midfielder Yaya Touré, but bases his game on that of his compatriot Neymar. He is also compared to fellow Brazilian Rivaldo.