Early career and Italy Do Prado started his career at
Portuguesa Santista. He was later signed by
Serie B club
Catania in August 2002, making his debut on 31 August in a game against
Siena. He was later signed by
Perugia (at that time belonging to
Luciano Gaucci, who was also the majority shareholder of
Catania), where he had the chance to make his debut in the Italian top flight. In 2005, following the cancellation of Perugia from Italian football, he found himself without a club, being then signed by
Fiorentina. However, due to a career-threatening injury, he never played a single match for the
Viola, and was subsequently loaned out twice, to
Serie B clubs
Spezia (from January to December 2007) and
Mantova (from January to June 2008). In July 2008, Do Prado agreed to leave Fiorentina by mutual consent. In September 2008, he initially agreed a contract with
Messina in the
Serie D, but later renounced to join the Sicilian side and instead accepted an offer from
Pro Patria of
Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In the 2009 summer window, he joined newly promoted Serie B outfit
Cesena and was part of the side that finished as runners-up, thus gaining promotion to
Serie A.
Southampton On 23 August 2010,
Southampton signed Do Prado on a five-month loan deal until January with an option to make the deal permanent when the next transfer window opens at the turn of the year. He made his début in a 4–0 victory away at Bristol Rovers, replacing
Morgan Schneiderlin in the 84th minute. His first goal came in a 1–1 draw away at
Yeovil Town. do Prado was then named man of the match in the home game against
Tranmere Rovers by setting up a goal and showing unique skill to control the game. He scored his second goal in a 4–1 victory against
Peterborough United. He grabbed a brace in a 4–0 win over
Exeter City. He then scored a match later in their 3–1 victory over
Dagenham & Redbridge. He then made it four goals in 8 days by scoring a thirty-yard piledriver in the
FA Cup at home to
Premier League side
Blackpool to win 2–0. His run of form continued with another goal in Southampton's 6–0 victory against
Oldham Athletic. He signed permanently on 20 January 2011 on a two-and-a-half-year deal. His first goal since making the move permanent came in a 2–0 victory over
Charlton Athletic. His 10th goal of the season came in a 1–0 victory over
Bristol Rovers. His first goal of the 2011–12 season came in a 1–0 victory over
Millwall. He scored a brace in a 3–0 victory against
Middlesbrough. He netted another brace in a 2–0 victory over
Crystal Palace. This brought his goal tally up to 10 for the season. He finished the campaign with 11 goals as the Saints were promoted to the Premier League. It was announced on 15 July 2012 that Southampton had extended his contract for a further year, until Summer 2014. He made his first Premier League appearance on the opening day of the 2012–13 season in a 3–2 defeat at
Manchester City. On 17 May 2014, Southampton announced that Do Prado would be released, after four years with the club.
Chicago Fire On 6 January 2015 Do Prado signed with the
MLS club
Chicago Fire. On 4 August 2015 it was announced that the Chicago Fire and Do Prado had mutually agreed to part ways.
Return to Brazil On 2 February 2016, it was confirmed that Do Prado had signed for
Ituano FC. ==Honours==