 In April 2009, he became temporary first-choice after an injury to starter Doni, edging ahead of Júlio Sérgio and Pietro Pipolo.In the 2009–10 season, however, Artur was dropped, as the coach preferred Júlio Sérgio as first-choice, with Bogdan Lobonț and Doni his back-ups.In the summer 2010, Artur left for Portuguese side Braga, as the club had recently lost starter Eduardo and back-up Paweł Kieszek.