 In January 2016, Pato transferred to English Premier League club Chelsea on a loan deal, before going to Spanish side Villarreal later that same year.In 2017, he signed for Chinese club Tianjin Tianhai, and, in 2019, went back to São Paulo.A full international for Brazil since 2008, Pato was part of their squads which won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and competed at the 2011 Copa América.