He started playing football with Adap Galo. His first professional team was Coritiba in 2005. After playing for different teams he came to Metropolitano. He was then out on loan for Chapecoense and Juventude. In 2011, he signed a contract with Red Bull Salzburg. On 11 December 2012 it was announced that Cristiano da Silva would be joining Tochigi SC on loan for the 2013 season.[3] In 2014, he joined Ventforet Kofu. On 26 June 2016, Kashiwa Reysol announced they had re-signed Cristiano on a permanent basis to a multi-year contract.[4]
Cristiano scored his first goal for Ventforet against Mito HollyHock on the 30th of September 2023.[5]