Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos

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Eduardo

Full name	Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos
Date of birth	August 5, 1980 (1980-08-05) (age 27)
Place of birth	São João do Piauí, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	En Avant Guingamp
Number	9
Youth clubs
	Flamengo (PI)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2006 2007–	Flamengo (PI) Joinville (SC) Grasshopper-Club Zurich En Avant Guingamp	99 (33) 10 (4)
National team²
	NA
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (born 5th August 1980 in São João, Piauí) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as striker for En Avant Guingamp in the Ligue 2.

Born in Brazil, Eduardo applied for the Swiss citizenship in September 2006 after living in Switzerland for six years that would enable him to play on the Swiss national team.^[1]

Eduardo scored his first goal for Guingamp, a penalty against Strasbourg.^[2] He gained many admirers due to his versatile play exhibited with Grasshoppers playing opposite Richard Nuñez.