Patric started his career with local club Criciúma, where he played from 2007 to 2008.
In 2009, he was signed by Brasa, a proxy club for Energy Sports, both football agent and agent for investors.[3] He was immediately loaned to São Caetano, in which he became an youth international player for the Brazilian under-20 team, where he got his first cap in 2008.[citation needed] In 2009, he played for Brazil at the 2009 South American Youth Championship, a tournament which Brazil won. After such fantastic displays for club and country, he received interest from Portuguese club Benfica.
On 18 April 2009, it was reported that Patric would join Benfica at the end of the season for a reported €2 million fee[4] for 70% economic rights. It also revealed that Benfica paid €3 million immediately to Patric's former clubs when he was signed and Brasa paid back Benfica to buy 30% economic rights for €900,000 in 3 annual installments from 2009–10 season to 2011–12 season, despite Benfica signed Patric directly from Brasa.[5]
On 29 Jun 2009, Patric was officially presented at Benfica's Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.[6] In August 2009 Patric returned to Brazil for top division club Cruzeiro.[7]
In January 2010, he left for Avaí on a season's long loan.[8] In 2011 Benfica sold Patric's 100% registration rights [fn 1] and 50% economic rights[fn 1] to Atlético Mineiro for a reported €1 million,[10] Benfica remained eligible to 20% transfer fee that Mineiro received.[9][11]
On 17 August 2011, in a match against Corinthians had an altercation with his coach, Cuca. He was subsequently told to practise away from the team.[12] A series of loan deals followed. A month later, he signs his first loan deal, with Ponte Preta.[13] There, he won promotion to the 2012 Série A.
In February 2012, Patric moves to Avaí on a second loan.[14] He played his first match at 22 February against Joinville.[15] In July 2012, he moved, this time to Náutico.[16] In January 2013, he moved on loan for fourth time.[17] In June 2013, Patric moved on loan for a fifth time, now to Sport Recife,[18] where he would stay a further year, after a renewal of the loan deal was agreed.[19] On 10 September 2014, he scored a hat-trick against Santos.[20]
On 27 July 2021, Patric returned to Belo Horizonte and was presented as a new player of América Mineiro, after rescinding his contract with Sport Recife. He signed a contract until the end of the 2021 season.
^ abThe registration rights or federative rights, refer to the eligibility to register the player to football association, which indivisible, while economic rights, refer to eligibility to receive transfer fee. In the landmark case of Tevez, West Ham registered the player but did not eligible to receive any transfer fee but pre-agreed bonus from MSI. Despite FIFA banned and abolished federative rights or economic rights and stated no third parties had significant influence on player contract, FIFA had no binding power for internal decision of football association. FIFA only protected bonus clause of transfer contract, which involved football clubs only. Lastly, Benfica listed the bonus clause as an asset (20% economic rights of Patric), worth €582,857[9] in accounting (€2.04 million times 20% over 70%)
