Jacy (footballer)

Atlético Paranaense

In January 2017, Jacy was promoted to the first team along with three other teammates from the under-20 team.^[2] He made his senior debut on 12 February of that year, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paranaense away loss to Prudentópolis,^[3] and played in a further three matches in the state league before being assigned to the under-23 squad for the remainder of the year.

Criciúma

On 22 January 2018, Jacy signed for Criciúma, with Atlético retaining 50% of his economic rights.^[4] He was rarely used during his spell at the club, featuring in just three matches.

ViOn Zlaté Moravce

Jacy joined ViOn Zlaté Moravce on a one-year loan from Capivariano, in late August 2019.^[5] He made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for ViOn Zlaté Moravce against Nitra on 26 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Martin Kovaľ, who scored the only goal of the match, securing a narrow 1–0 win for the home side.^[6]

For the upcoming five games, Jacy became a regular in ViOn's kit, and made a starting-XI debut against Pohronie, on 23 November 2019, during a 1–1 tie. He played the entire game and was booked with a yellow card, for a scuffle with Patrik Jacko.^[7] He repeated the starting line-up achievement against Ružomberok, in his final game for ViOn.^[8]

Jacy also made two Slovnaft Cup appearances against Slavoj Trebišov and Pohronie.^[9] Overall, he recorded eight competitive starts for ViOn.

Pohronie

On 24 January 2020, ViOn had announced, prior to a friendly against Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš, that Jacy and Sílvio were free to take part in winter-break preparation with rivalling Pohronie.^[10] While Sílvio was unsuccessful with the club and ended up returning to his previous club Vllaznia Shkodër, Jacy's signing was announced on 30 January 2020.^[11][12]

Jacy was first nominated for a Fortuna Liga fixture in a goal-less tie against Nitra at pod Zoborom on 15 February 2020. He did not appear in the match though.^[13] Neither did he appear in any fixtures for Pohronie and departed from the club at the end of his contract as an unnecessary player, on 30 June 2020, despite the fact that the season was not yet concluded, after the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14]

Back to Brazil

Back to Brazil in September 2020, Jacy played for Pouso Alegre in the remainder of the year, still owned by Capivariano. In the 2021 season, he represented Rio Branco-PR and São-Joseense, moving to a defensive midfield role.

In November 2021, Jacy agreed to return to Rio Branco,^[15] but was announced at Desportivo Brasil on 16 December.^[16] In April 2022, he was loaned to FC Cascavel, and signed a permanent deal with the club on 26 October.^[17]

On 2 May 2023, Jacy was loaned to Série C side Paysandu until the end of the year.^[18]

Operário Ferroviário

On 1 December 2023, Jacy signed a one-year deal with Operário Ferroviário.^[19] Regularly used, he renewed his contract until the end of 2025 on 5 March 2024.^[20]

Coritiba

On 20 May 2025, Coritiba purchased Jacy from Operário for a rumoured fee of R$ 1.25 million; the player signed a three-year contract with his new club.^[21] Back to the centre-back position, he established himself as a first-choice^[22] and helped the club to achieve promotion to the Série A as champions.

Jacy made his top tier debut at the age of 28 on 28 January 2026, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joaquín Lavega in a 1–0 home loss to Red Bull Bragantino. He scored his first goal in the category on 12 March, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Corinthians; in the celebration, he honored his mother who died in October of the previous year.^[1]