a two-year contract at Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in summer 2004. He remained with Rangers for several seasons notching up an impressive 77 appearances, scoring 6 goals for the London-based Loftus Road club. He would depart the club at the end of the 2005–06 season. Brighton & Hove Albion and Chesterfield Santos joined Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2006, turning down an offer to return to former club Grimsby, something he later admitted in an interview as the biggest mistake in his career. Santos played only 12 times for Brighton in all competitions before he joined Oxford United on 5 January 2007 on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season. He was released by Brighton in May 2007. On 31 August 2007, he joined Chesterfield for a month on non-contract terms, but failed to make an appearance and on 1 November 2007 he left Chesterfield. Alfreton Town, Farsley Celtic and Fleetwood Town On 7 November 2007, Santos went on trial at Rotherham United but failed to impress the staff at Millmoor. He later joined Conference North club Alfreton Town for his first taste of Non-League football. In January 2008 he moved to Farsley Celtic where he remained for the remainder of the 2007–08 campaign. Despite being an integral part of the first team, Santos left the club only a few weeks into the 2008–09 season. On 29 September 2008, he joined Fleetwood Town, who would go on to be his last club. International career Santos, although born in France, qualified to play for Cape Verde through his parents, who are both originally from the islands. He made his international debut for Cape Verde on 6 September 2002 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mauritania. Football scout Santos began working as a European scout for Manchester City in 2013. He went on to scout for RCD Mallorca, Olympique de Marseille and currently West Ham United. Career statistics References External links 1970 births Living people Footballers from Marseille French footballers Cape Verdean footballers Cape Verde international footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players SC Toulon players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Farsley Celtic A.F.C. players