Adilson started his senior career playing with
Apucarana Atlético Clube, and by 1998 he was estimated the best defender in
Paraná State championship. Next year, he moved to Serbian
Red Star Belgrade where he played 11 matches in the
First League of FR Yugoslavia during the
1998–99 season. In 1999, he moved to
Real Betis. but he did not make debut and moved to
Sevilla. However, Sevilla did not have enough money to pay the transfer fee, so Real Betis lodged a complaint against Sevilla and he was not allowed to play for Sevilla FC. After the issue of the fee was resolved, he still did not play because he was deemed too young a player and the club was in the danger of relegation. He ended up playing on their B team. In 2001, Adilson moved to Chinese club
Dalian Shide. He had succeeded in this club. He became the champion of Asia once and China four times also twice of
Chinese FA Cup. In March 2006, he moved to
FC Seoul of
K League Classic of South Korea He was winner of
K-League Best XI in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He is now considered the best defender of the
K-League after a collection of outstanding performances. On 29 January 2014, Adilson retired at FC Seoul and was appointed as coach. ==Career statistics==