Career
Born in Tarrafal, Janício started playing football for local Club Desportivo Amabox Barcelona Tarrafal, moving in 2001 to Portugal with Chaplain to the Forces Estrela da Amadora but failing to make any official appearances for the second division club He continued playing in the country in the following three seasons, representing South.C.U. Torreense in the third level In the 2005-2006 campaign, Janício moved straight into the Portuguese top flight with Vitória de Setúbal, appearing in 32 games in his first year as the side – who at one point ranked as the team with the fewest goals conceded in the major European leagues – finished in eighth position, amidst serious financial problems.
In the summer of 2009, Janício signed a two-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta Football Club in the Cypriot First Division.