On 28 February 2010, he became the São Paulo's striker by assisting 4 goals on his debut, in only 45 minutes. At the age of 5 he was recognised as one of Brazil's future stars. Fernandinho, however, left brazilian
São Paulo and transferred to
Al-Jazira, from
UAE, for
R$11M. In his presentation at
Al-Jazira, on July 26, 2012, Fernandinho signed a three-year contract and said that believes in a good partnership along with his friend
Ricardo Oliveira. It was confirmed that he will wear the nº12 shirt, previously worn by Sami Rubaiya. On 7 August 2013, Fernandinho was contracted to
Atlético Mineiro and, consequently, came back to Brazilian football. He signed a one-year contract and is one of main players to
2013 FIFA Club World Cup for
Galo after
Bernard's selling to Ukrainian football. As Fernandinho is linked to
Desportivo Brasil, his contraction, even after closing of international window, could be considered a national one. On 9 July 2014, Fernandinho was transferred from Al-Jazira by €2 million to
Grêmio. On 3 January 2018, Fernandinho joined Chinese Super League side
Chongqing Lifan on a free transfer. ==Career statistics==