Career
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Damasceno joined Atlético Paranaense"s youth setup in 2011, after representing a Santos youth school in his hometown. He also had trials at Braga and Real Madrid in 2010, but nothing came of lieutenant Damasceno made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 September 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Marcos Guilherme in a 0–1 home loss against Internacional.