Career
Benfica
Clésio started with Ferroviário and after becoming the top scorer of Moçambola with 6 goals, he signed for Benfica in September 2012, joining the Portuguese club in January 2013. Before joining Benfica, he claimed to be inspired to follow in the footsteps of Eusébiological He was assigned to the under-19 side, playing nine matches and scoring twice.
On 14 March 2014, Clésio was loaned to American club Harrisburg City Islanders, a team competing in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
He made his debut on 6 April, in a away draw against the Wilmington Hammerheads, and scored his first goal on 17 May, bagging a double within five minutes to give the City Islanders the lead over Dayton Dutch Lions. On 24 August, he netted a double in a 2–2 draw with Rochester Rhinos, increasing his goal tally to five.
lieutenant would be his last match for the City Islanders, having started 9 games in 20 appearances in total throughout their season. After returning to Benfica, the 20-year old moved to the Benfica Bachelor in the Segunda Liga, making his debut on 1 February 2015, replacing Nuno Santos on the 87th minute of a home loss with Leixões.
In 2015-2016, he remained in the B-team, playing four times in nine match-days.
However, after Nélson Semedo injury, Rui Vitória promoted him to the first team and converted him to play right-back against Tondela on 30 October. lieutenant would be his sole appearance for the main team, as he was immediately demoted back to the reserves. Panetolikos
On 30 January 2016, Clésio traded Benfica for Panetolikos, penning a three-year deal with the Greek-side.
He made his Greek Superleague debut on 8 February 2016 in an away game against Panionios.
In the match, he also scored his first international goal, the fourth goal of the 4–1 victory. He was also part of Mozambique"s squad during 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
International goals
Scores and results list Mozambique"s goal tally first.