Career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Claro arrived in Football Club Porto"s youth system in 2002, aged 11. He went on to progress through every youth rank at the club, being occasionally summoned to the first team for training. Released by the Dragons in the 2010 summer, Claro signed for F.C. Famalicão in the fourth division, scoring 14 goals in 32 games in his first season which ended in promotion to the third level
He added ten in 30 in the following campaign.
He contributed with 31 appearances and four goals as the team promoted to the Primeira Liga for the first time in its history. On 13 July 2015, after his contract expired, Claro signed a two-year deal with Vitória F.C. also in the top tier.
