Early career Born in
Caxias, Maranhão, Caion made his senior debuts with
Iraty SC in 2008, after being a youth player for
Icasa in the previous year. In 2009, he joined
Ferroviário. After three months playing for the side in the state leagues, he moved abroad.
Gangwon FC On 30 March 2009, Caion joined
K-League newly formed side
Gangwon FC, thus becoming the club's first-ever Brazilian player. He made his debut for Gangwon on 5 May, against
Incheon United, for that year's League Cup, assisting
Park Jong-Jin in Gangwon's first goal. He made his league debut on 25 July, against
Busan I'Park, as a
substitute. Caion scored his first goal in the last match of
2009 K-League, netting the winner against
Jeju United. In the following season, Caion only played in the
reserve league, rescinded his link in June 2010.
Back to Brazil After cancelling his link with Gangwon, Caion returned to Brazil, but only joined a side in November 2011, signing with
Caxias. On 25 May 2012, he moved to
Mirassol. On 6 September, after scoring five goals in only six matches, Caion joined
Bragantino on loan. After his return to Mirassol, he netted twice in a 6–2 routing over
Palmeiras on 27 March 2013. On 13 May Caion joined
Série A side
Náutico. However, three months later he moved to
Chapecoense. In January 2014 Caion joined newly promoted side
Grêmio Osasco Audax. On 23 April, he moved to
Portuguesa. However, two months later he was released by
Lusa.
Move to Iraq In August 2014, Caion joined Al Shorta, the defending
Iraqi Premier League champions. Caion became the club's second ever Brazilian player after
Cristiano da Silva Santos who left the club in June 2014. Caion scored his first goal in a 2-1 win over
Al-Minaa in the league, opening the scoring in the match with an exquisite left-foot finish across the goalkeeper and into the net. He scored his second and final goal in the
2015 AFC Cup as Al-Shorta beat
Al-Jazeera 4–0 to top their group and advance to the knockout stage.
HB Køge In August 2015 Caion signed a contract with the
Danish 1st Division club
HB Køge. In January 2016 he and the club agreed to end the contract.
Chonburi FC (loan) In June 2019, Caion signed a contract with Chonburi FC on loan from PT Prachuap and scored in his debut help team won over Buriram United 1–0.
Selangor On 27 December 2021, it was confirmed that Caion had signed with
Malaysia Super League club
Selangor for 2022 season.
Hanoi FC On 24 June 2023, it was confirmed that Caion had signed with
V.League 1 club
Hanoi FC in the mid-season transfer window. The following day, he made his league debut in a 2–1 away win against
Khanh Hoa FC. On 17 July, Caion scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win over
Binh Dinh. On 2 August, Caion scored twice in a 3–1 win against rivals
Haiphong FC. Ten days later, he scored his second hat-trick for the club, helping his side to a 3–1 away league victory against
Dong A Thanh Hoa. Ending his first
V.League 1 campaign with 8 goals in 9 games. ==Career statistics==