Dos Santos was born in
São João,
Piauí.
France Dos Santos scored his first goal for
Guingamp, a penalty against
Strasbourg. He gained many admirers due to his versatile play exhibited with Grasshoppers playing opposite
Richard Nuñez. On 9 May 2009, dos Santos entered French football history by scoring both his team's goals in a 2–1 triumph in the
Coupe de France final against
Rennes, despite his side being a
Ligue 2 club at the time. Dos Santos joined promoted
Ligue 1 club
Lens in July 2009 after agreeing to a three-year deal. After two stints with
Ajaccio, dos Santos signed an eighteen-month contract with
Ligue 2 club FC Metz]Metz in January 2014.
Return to Brazil Eduardo returned to Brazil in June 2014, after 13 years in Europe, signing for
Ríver in his native state of
Piauí. In between spells with Ríver, he featured for
Altos and
Campinense in
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and, in 2019, for
Treze in
2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, where he was joint top scorer with eight goals. He returned to Ríver for the 2020 season. ==Personal life==