Early career Born in
São Paulo, Dourado made his senior debut with
Guarulhos, in the 2008
Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão (state league fourth division). In the following year, he joined
Lemense in the same category, and scored 14 goals in the 2009 Paulista Segunda Divisão. In 2010, Dourado signed a contract with
União São João. In August 2011, he joined
Santo André. He made his debut for the club on 21 August, against
Joinville, and scored a goal almost a month later, against
Brasil de Pelotas. In September 2011, Dourado left Santo André and joined
Cianorte. A year later, he joined
Chapecoense. He helped the team to promotion, scoring 5 goals in only 8 matches. In December 2012, he signed a contract with
Mogi Mirim. He made his
Sapo debut on 20 January 2013, against
Ponte Preta. He scored his first goal on the 31st, against
Corinthians. On 27 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 routing against
Botafogo-SP.
Santos On 21 May 2013, Dourado signed a one-year loan deal with
Santos, with his rights being assigned to
Mirassol. Five days later, he made
Peixe - and
Série A - debut, in a 0–0 draw against
Flamengo.
Portuguesa On 9 September 2013, after only three league appearances for Santos, Dourado signed with
Portuguesa. He scored three goals during
the season, with Portuguesa being relegated despite finishing in 12th.
Palmeiras After being the topscorer of
Lusa in
2014 Campeonato Paulista, Dourado joined
Palmeiras on 28 April 2014, on loan until the end of the year. He was the club's top goalscorer with 16 goals (the second-best in the competition) as his side
narrowly avoided relegation.
Cruzeiro and Vitória de Guimarães On 7 February 2015, Dourado was announced at
Cruzeiro on loan until the end of the year. After scoring just once in six months, he moved to Portuguese club
Vitória de Guimarães for the 2015–16 season, where he scored 12 goals in 30 games.
Fluminense On 30 June 2016, Dourado returned to Brazil with
Fluminense. The striker scored a penalty in normal time to help secure a 3–3 draw in the final of the 2017
Taça Guanabara, against bitter rivals
Flamengo. Fluminense went on to win in the penalty shootout. Playing for Fluminense, he was the top scorer of the
2017 Série A along with
Jô (for Corinthians), both with 18 goals. In 2017, he was also the country's isolated top scorer amongst players of the top division, with 32 goals.
Flamengo On 1 February 2018,
Flamengo announced Dourado's signing paying the sum of
R$11million (around
US$3.47 million and
€2.79 million) to acquire 75% of his economic rights.
Henan Jianye On 1 March 2019, Dourado joined
Chinese Super League club
Henan Jianye. Two days later, in the opening game of the
2019 Chinese Super League season, Dourado scored his first goal for Henan in his debut in a 1–1 draw against
Dalian Professional, then tragically broke his leg after a foul by
Qin Sheng, effectively ended his season after just one game.
Return to Palmeiras (loan) On 24 July 2019, Dourado accepted his return to
Palmeiras on a six-month loan deal.
Return from loan On 26 July 2020, Dourado made his comeback by scoring twice in a 4–3 defeat against
Jiangsu Suning in the opening game of the
2020 Chinese Super League season. On 21 August 2022, during a
Chinese Super League game between
Wuhan Yangtze River and
Henan Songshan Longmen, Dourado deliberately knocked referee
Ma Ning over after a heated quarrel between the two, and was subsequently sent off for violent conduct. The game finished 2–2. Five days later, the Chinese FA announced a 12-month suspension to Dourado, which was the severest penalty in the history of Chinese Super League. On 24 November 2022, as a result of the suspension, Dourado was released from Henan.
Cruzeiro return On 18 April 2023, Dourado was announced at Cruzeiro. On 1 August, after just 11 matches and one goal, he reached an agreement to terminate his contract.
Chapecoense return On 22 August 2023, Dourado returned to Chapecoense on a contract until the end of the year. He made 13 goalless appearances for
Chape as they narrowly avoided relegation in the
2023 Série B.
Portuguesa return On 6 December 2023, Dourado returned to
Portuguesa after nearly ten years. ==Career statistics==