Background
He was considered one of the club"s brighest youth prospects, but left the club on 25 March 2011, after rejecting offers of renewal and with his father having altercations with the team"s board.
He was considered one of the club"s brighest youth prospects, but left the club on 25 March 2011, after rejecting offers of renewal and with his father having altercations with the team"s board.
Born in Vera, Mato Grosso, Chera joined Santos" youth setup in 2005, aged ten, after impressing while playing for ADAP. Two months after leaving Peixe, Chera signed a three-year deal with Serie A club Genoa, being assigned to the Primavera squad. However, he returned to Brazil in November, and joined Flamengo. Chera rescinded with Fla in December 2012, and moved to fellow league team Atlético Paranaense in February of the following year.
He was released in August 2013, and signed for Cruzeiro in the following month.
He was also shown the door by the latter in December 2013. On 28 January 2014 Chera signed a professional deal with Oeste, being released on 28 March, after his side was relegated from Campeonato Paulista.
On 19 June he agreed a contract with CS Universitatea Craiova, but was released just ten days later. In July 2014 Chera switched teams and countries again, joining Greek Football League side Paniliakos.
He finally made his professional debut on 17 October, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–2 home loss against Panegialios.
In November Chera moved to Spanish Tercera División"s South Dakota Buelna, but returned to his home country in January 2015, signing foreign On 21 May he was released, after appearing in only two state league matches (41 minutes of action). On 30 July 2015 Chera returned to Santos, signing a four-month deal and being initially assigned to the under-23s.
On 29 December he was loaned to Vitória das Tabocas, but it the loan did not materialize shortly after.
