Born in
Rio de Janeiro, Araquem de Melo began playing football for the youth sides of local side
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. He played for
Danubio F.C. and was the
Uruguayan league's top goal-scorer during the
1966 season. He played for Argentine side
Club Atlético Huracán from 1968 to 1972, scoring 19 goals in 60 games and playing alongside
Alfredo Obberti and
Roque Avallay. In 1972, he joined
Panathinaikos as the first Brazilian footballer to play for the club. He remains the leading goalscorer among Brazilians for Panathinaikos. Araquem de Melo scored 19 goals in 37 games with Panathinaikos, along with
Juan Ramón Verón and
Antonis Antoniadis making a great attacking line. In 1974, he played for
Atromitos. In 1976, he played in the
National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic where he assisted in securing the NSL Championship against Toronto First Portuguese. ==Retirement==