Career
Born in São Paulo José do Seridó, Rio Grande do Norte, Potiguar made his senior debuts with Mogi Mirim in 2010, on loan from América-Registered Nurse. In 2012 he moved to Ceará, and made his professional debut on 18 May 2012, starting in a 1–2 home loss against América-MG for the Série B championship. On 7 January 2014 Potiguar moved to Série A club Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal. He made his debut in the competition only on 7 December, starting and scoring his side"s only in a 1–1 away draw against Palmeiras.
On 9 December 2014 Furacão bought Potiguar outright.