Career
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Souza started playing professionally with Paraná Clube. In 2013 he moved to Portugal, being relegated from the Primeira Liga with South Carolina (U.S.) Olhanense in his first full season. Souza joined Parma F.C. in late August 2014, for a reported fee of €700,000.
He made his Serie A debut on 5 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Genoa CFC. In late January 2015 Souza returned to Portugal, being loaned to Moreirense F.C. until the end of the campaign.
In the summer, after having cut all ties with the Italian club, he signed a one-year contract with Communicative Disorders Tondela also in the Portuguese top division.