Eric started his professional career in Brazil at Metropolitano. He was loaned by Metropolitano to Gaz Metan Mediaș in the 2007-2008 Liga II season, a season in which he scored 10 goals helping the team to gain promotion to Liga I. After that season Gaz Metan bought him from Metropolitano.
Gaz Metan Mediaș
In his first Liga I season 2008-2009, he played in 25 games and scored 3 goals. In the 2009-2010 season he played in 30 games and scored 8 goals. In the 2010-2011 season he played in 31 games and scored 15 goals, helping the team finish in the 7th place in Liga I, a place that gained Gaz Metan's first ever qualification in the UEFA Europa League because Politehnica Timişoara that finished 2nd in that season was relegated by the Romanian Football Federation because they did not fulfill the licence conditions to play in European competitions or Liga I. He was awarded the Liga I Foreign Footballer of the Year individual trophy in 2010. In the 2011-2012 he made his debut in European competitions playing both legs against Kuopion Palloseura. He didn't play against 1. FSV Mainz 05 and FK Austria Wien in Gaz Metan's campaign because his contract with the team finished and he moved in Ukraine to play for Karpaty Lviv. He played 6 games there and returned to Gaz Metan Mediaş after that season. In the 2012-2013 season he was Gaz Metan's captain and played in 22 games and scored 4 goals.
In July 2013, Eric signed a 3-years contract with Pandurii Târgu Jiu, the Liga I runner-up, following here his former coach from Gaz Metan, Cristian Pustai. With Pandurii, he advanced to the group stage of Europa League, participating in 8 matches. On 13 September 2013, Eric scored the winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Dinamo Bucharest. After a week, he scored the only goal of Pandurii in the 1-1 drawn with CFR Cluj.
On 30 June 2015, Matsumoto Yamaga announced the signing of Eric from Romanian club Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
Viitorul Constanța
On 8 July 2017, Eric signed a one-year contract with Liga I club Viitorul Constanța.
Return to Viitorul Constanța
On 12 January 2019, Eric signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Liga I side Viitorul Constanța. On 14 January 2020, Eric left Viitorul Constanța and joined Voluntari
Voluntari
On 14 January 2020, Eric signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Liga I side Voluntari.
Personal life
In July 2011, he had his first son with his girlfriend, Romanian handball player Cosmina Dancu, named Deric. He married Cosmina in May 2013. In 2015 the couple's second son was born, Anthony. His cousin Vitinho is also a footballer.
