He started his career in the team Americano de Campos de Goytacazes, from his hometown of Rio, then moved for two seasons to another small team, Jequié de Bahia, then the talented midfielder was noticed by the 1st "big" club in his life - Flamengo, where he stayed on 5 years. With Flamengo, he won two Carioca championships and is even called up to Seleção. In total, he played 119 matches for the club (56 wins, 17 draws and 46 losses) and scored 13 goals.
