The following season on 2009/10, the club appointed a new manager Antoine Kombouaré after Paul Le Guen left due to expiry of his contract. Prior the season started, Ceará signed a new contract at PSG until 2012 as his contract was to expire next summer. Ceará find himself in spite of the arrival of competitor Christophe Jallet in the summer of 2009 and face competition with Jallet whether who take the right back position. At the start of the season, Ceará played a few games due to injury. Later on the season, Ceará made more appearance in the season. By the end of the season, Ceará made 29 appearance and 1 assist when he set up a goal for Jérémy Clément to score the only goal in a match against Auxerre on 28 November 2009. The team became thirteen place which the club briefly represented in the relegation battle. Despite bad performance in the league, Ceará was on the bench for the final until he come on for Mevlüt Erdinç on 105 minutes as PSG won the Coupe de France for the eighth time in a 1–0 against AS Monaco, thanks to Guillaume Hoarau who scored a winning goal in extra time. Despite the Coupe de France, the club also participate in Emirates Cup (which they became second) and Trophée des Champions where they lose to Le Classique rival Olympique de Marseille on penalties following Ludovic Giuly missed and Édouard Cissé struck the winning penalty to win the cup.