Career
Born in Cascavel, Paraná, Nazário joined Figueirense"s youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at hometown club Football Club Cascavel. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 3 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Raphael Botti in a 0–1 away loss against Flamengo. Nazário appeared in four matches during the year, as his side suffered relegation as dead last.
He scored his first goal as a senior on 24 March 2013, netting the last in a 4–1 Campeonato Catarinense home routing of Metropolitano.
In May 2013 Nazário left Figueira, after having his federative rights negotiated to a group of investors. In August 2013 Nazário signed a four-year deal with German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim, for a rumoured fee of around €1 million.
He made his debut in the category on 3 May 2014, replacing Tobias Strobl in a 2–3 away loss against Borussia Dortmund. On 28 August 2014, after being rarely used, Nazário was loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk for a year.
On 4 January 2016 he was loaned to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.