[3] Following his retirement as a player, dos Santos helped his father set up a YouTube channel, named "Tiro Libre" (Free Kick).
[4] dos Santos began his career in the academies of Brazilian sides São Paulo and Ponte Preta.
[5] After a brief spell with Fortuna Köln in early 2014, a collapsed move to SV Pullach saw him train instead with SC Pfullendorf, representing the club in friendly games.
[3] However, he only managed four appearances for the club before joining fellow Segunda División side Los Caimanes in 2019.
While training in Germany, he expressed his desire to be called up to then-manager of the Peru under-20 side, Víctor Rivera.