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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Lima}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Francileudo Santos
| fullname = Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia |publisher=FIFA |page=30 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| image = 
| height = 1.72 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Zé Doca]], Brazil
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube|Sampaio Corrêa]]
| years1 = 1996–1998
| clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1998–2000
| clubs2 = [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]
| caps2 = 60
| goals2 = 41
| years3 = 2000–2005
| clubs3 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| caps3 = 144
| goals3 = 53
| years4 = 2005–2008
| clubs4 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2007
| clubs5 = → [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2008–2009
| clubs6 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2009–2010
| clubs7 = [[FC Istres|Istres]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2010–2013
| clubs8 = [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]
| caps8 = 31
| goals8 = 9
| years9 = 2013–2015
| clubs9 = [[ASM Belfort]]
| caps9 = 48
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2015–2016
| clubs10 = [[FC Porrentruy]]
| caps10 = 6
| goals10 = 2
| totalcaps = 377
| totalgoals = 124
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 41
| nationalgoals1 = 22
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|TUN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004 Tunisia]]|}}
}}
'''Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima''' ({{langx|ar|فرانسيلودو سيلفا دوس سانتوس ليما}}; better known as '''Francileudo Santos''' or '''Santos'''; born 20 March 1979), is a Tunisian retired professional footballer who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

Born in Brazil, he became a naturalised Tunisian citizen before their hosting of the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations]], and was joint top scorer as they won it. He also played at two more such tournaments, and the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Zé Doca]], [[Maranhão]], Brazil, Santos began his professional career with [[Standard Liège]] in Belgium, before spending two years with [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel]] in Tunisia.<ref name=bbc/> He then moved to [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard]] in France in 2000, and was top scorer with 21 goals and player of the season as they won [[Ligue 2]] in his first season.<ref name=sochaux>{{cite news |last1=Santalucia |first1=Gilles |title=Le FC Sochaux et son football " do Brasil ! "|trans-title=FC Sochaux and its football "''do Brasil''" ["from Brazil"] |url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport-franc-comtois/2019/04/10/le-fc-sochaux-et-son-football-do-brasil |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=L'Est Républicain |date=10 April 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> He played as they won the [[2004 Coupe de la Ligue Final]]; in the last 32 he scored in a 3–2 extra-time home win over [[ASOA Valence]].<ref name=coupe>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcup04.html |title=France Coupe de la Ligue 2003/04 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> In February 2004, he was removed from the squad to avoid a doping ban due to his [[corticoid]] use, as the club awaited a facsimile of his prescription from Tunisia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sochaux play safe over Santos |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3520317.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=29 February 2004}}</ref>

After nine goals in his final [[Ligue 1]] season, Santos turned down a new two-year contract to sign for fellow league team [[Toulouse FC]] on a three-year deal in May 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Santos joins Toulouse |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4595943.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=31 May 2005}}</ref> Having played only four times under manager [[Élie Baup]] in his second season, he was loaned to [[FC Zürich]] of the [[Swiss Super League]] in February 2007 for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Santos leaves Toulouse |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/ligue-1/2006-2007/santos-leaves-toulouse_sto1077339/story.shtml |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Eurosport |date=5 February 2007}}</ref> In May, he opened a 2–0 win against city rivals [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] to take the title.<ref name=league>{{cite news |title=Zurich clinch Swiss football championship |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/zurich-clinch-swiss-football-championship/60048 |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Swiss Info |date=25 May 2007}}</ref>

On 1 July 2008, Santos returned to Sochaux on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le 1er juillet 2008, Santos annonçait son retour au FC Sochaux|trans-title=On 1 July 2008, Santos announced his return to FC Sochaux |url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport/2020/07/01/le-1er-juillet-2008-santos-annoncait-son-retour-au-fc-sochaux |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=L'Est Républicain |date=1 July 2008 |language=fr}}</ref> He then had a season at [[FC Istres]] before going back to Étoile Sportive.<ref>{{cite news |title=La descente aux enfers continue pour Santos|trans-title=The descent into Hell continues for Santos |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a4239926697463789271-la-descente-aux-enfers-continue-pour-santos |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Foot Mercato |date=17 October 2011 |language=fr}}</ref>

Santos returned to [[Franche-Comté]] in September 2013, to sign for [[ASM Belfort]] of the fourth-tier [[Championnat National 2|CFA]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Officiel: Santos a signé! |trans-title=Official: Santos has signed! |url=http://asmbelfortfoot.com/news/8541/4/Officiel-Santos-a-sign%C3%A9/d,ACTU_detail |access-date=1 July 2020 |date=7 September 2013 |language=fr |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701204159/http://asmbelfortfoot.com/news/8541/4/Officiel-Santos-a-sign%C3%A9/d%2CACTU_detail |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2015, he signed for a year at Swiss amateurs [[FC Porrentruy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Santos au FC Porrentruy !|trans-title=Santos to FC Porrentruy! |url=https://www.rfj.ch/rfj/Sports/Football/20150607-Santos-au-FC-Porrentruy.html |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=RFJ |date=7 June 2015 |language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==
Santos was naturalised as a Tunisian citizen in January 2004, days before the country was due to host the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |title=Tunisia naturalise Brazilian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3317985.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=14 December 2003}}</ref> He debuted for the ''Carthage Eagles'' on 17 January in a 2–1 friendly win over [[Benin national football team|Benin]] in [[Sfax]], in which he scored after eight minutes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Couve |first1=Philippe |title=L'efficacité avant tout|trans-title=Efficiency before everything else |url=http://www1.rfi.fr/fichiers/sports/Can2004/arti226.asp |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=RFI |date=5 February 2004 |language=fr}}</ref> In the first two group games, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]] and two in a 3–0 victory against [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tunisia Scores Win Over Rwanda in African Cup of Nations Football Tournament |url=https://www.voanews.com/archive/tunisia-scores-win-over-rwanda-african-cup-nations-football-tournament-2004-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702012700/https://www.voanews.com/archive/tunisia-scores-win-over-rwanda-african-cup-nations-football-tournament-2004-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2020 |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Voice of America |date=25 January 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Durosimi |title=Tunisia through to last eight |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3435163.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=28 January 2004}}</ref> He opened the scoring after five minutes in [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations Final|the final]], a 2–1 win over rivals [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] at the [[Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi ]].<ref name=cup>{{cite news |last1=Copnall |first1=James |title=Lemerre wins the mother of all doubles |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/feb/16/africannationscup2004.africannationscup |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=16 February 2004}}</ref> With four goals, he was one of five joint top scorers.<ref name=top>{{cite news |title=Tunisia delight in African triumph |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/NED/news/019a-0f8453e3e99b-8b296e8f96b8-1000--tunisia-delight-in-african-triumph/?referrer=%2finsideuefa%2fnews%2fnewsid%3d144853 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705032601/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/NED/news/019a-0f8453e3e99b-8b296e8f96b8-1000--tunisia-delight-in-african-triumph/?referrer=/insideuefa/news/newsid%3D144853 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2020 |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=UEFA |date=14 February 2004}}</ref>

In June 2004, Santos apologised for having draped himself in the [[Brazilian flag]] when celebrating Sochaux's Coupe de la Ligue win.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dos Santos says sorry |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3809359.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=15 June 2004}}</ref> He was Tunisia's top scorer with five goals in qualification for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]; this included four on 26 March 2005 as they beat Malawi 7–0 at home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tunisia thrash Malawi |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4384769.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=26 March 2005}}</ref> He was also part of the squad that were eliminated from the group stage at the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in Germany, where he scored both goals of a win over [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in their last game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Santos leads Tunisia to victory |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4117674.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=21 June 2005}}</ref>

At the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt, Tunisia reached the quarter-finals. Santos scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] in the first game and another in a 2–0 victory against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] in the next.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Durosimi |title=Tunisia 4-1 Zambia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4634824.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=22 January 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tunisia ease into quarter-finals |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/egypt/2006/santos-sinks-south-africa_sto822306/story.shtml |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Eurosport |date=26 January 2006}}</ref> Manager [[Roger Lemerre]] called him up for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], where he only played the last ten minutes of a group stage elimination by Ukraine at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Berlin Olympiastadion]], as a substitute for [[Adel Chedli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine 1-0 Tunisia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853454.stm |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport|date=23 June 2006}}</ref>

Santos also went to the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Ghana, another quarter-final finish. He scored twice in a 3–1 win over South Africa in the second group game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tunisia beats South Africa with a Brazilian touch |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20080127-tunisia-beats-south-africa-with-brazilian-touch-2008-african-nations-cup |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=France 24 |date=27 January 2008}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each santos goal''.
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
!Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|17 January 2004
|
|{{fb|BEN}}
|align="center"|'''1'''–0
|align="center"|2–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|24 January 2004
|[[Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi|Stade 7 Novembre]], [[Radès]], Tunisia
|{{fb|RWA}}
|align="center"|'''2'''–1
|align="center"|2–1
| rowspan="4" |[[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
|align="center"|3
| rowspan="2" |28 January 2004
| rowspan="2" |Stade 7 Novembre, Radès, Tunisia
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|COD|2003}}
|align="center"|'''1'''–0
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|'''3'''–0
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|5
|14 February 2004
|Stade 7 Novembre, Radès, Tunisia
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|MAR}}
|align="center"|'''1'''–0
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|6
|4 September 2004
|[[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1983)|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]], [[Rabat]], Morocco
|align="center"|'''1'''–0
|align="center"|1–1
| rowspan="6" |[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|7
| rowspan="4" |26 March 2005
| rowspan="4" |Stade 7 Novembre, Radès, Tunisia
| rowspan="4" |{{fb|MWI}}
|align="center"|'''2'''–0
| rowspan="4" align="center"|7–0
|-
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|'''3'''–0
|-
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|'''5'''–0
|-
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|'''6'''–0
|-
|align="center"|11
|4 June 2005
|[[Botswana National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], Botswana
|{{fb|BOT}}
|align="center"|'''2'''–1
|align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|12
| rowspan="2" |21 June 2005
| rowspan="2" |[[Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)|Red Bull Arena]], [[Leipzig]], Allemagne
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|AUS}}
|align="center"|'''1'''–0
| rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0
| rowspan="2" |[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|'''2'''–0
|-
|14
|11 November 2005
|[[Stade Sébastien Charléty]], [[Paris]], [[France]]
|{{fb|COD|2003}}
|align="center"|'''2'''–1
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|-
| align="center" |15
| rowspan="3" |22 January 2006
| rowspan="3" |[[Haras El Hodoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]], Egypt
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|ZAM}}
| align="center" |'''1'''–1
| rowspan="3" align="center" |4–1
| rowspan="4" |[[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |'''3'''–1
|-
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |'''4'''–1
|-
| align="center" |18
|26 January 2006
|Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
|{{fb|RSA}}
| align="center" |'''1'''–0
| align="center" |2–0
|-
| align="center" |19
|30 January 2006
|Stade 7 Novembre, Radès, Tunisia
|{{fb|BLR}}
| align="center" |'''2'''–0
| align="center" |3–0
|Friendly
|-
| align="center" |20
|9 September 2007
|[[Khartoum Stadium]], [[Khartoum]], Sudan
|{{fb|SUD}}
| align="center" |'''2'''–3
| align="center" |2–3
|[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center" |21
| rowspan="2" |27 January 2008
| rowspan="2" |[[Tamale Stadium]], [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], Ghana
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|RSA}}
| align="center" |'''1'''–0
| rowspan="2" align="center" |3–1
| rowspan="2" |[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align="center" |22
| align="center" |'''2'''–0
|}

==Honours==
'''Sochaux'''
*[[Ligue 2]]: [[2000–01 French Division 2|2000–01]]<ref name=sochaux/>
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue|2003–04]]<ref name=coupe/>

'''FC Zürich'''
*[[Swiss Super League]]: [[2006–07 Swiss Super League|2006–07]]<ref name=league/>

'''Tunisia'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref name=cup/>

'''Individual'''
*[[Ligue 2]] [[Ligue 2#top scorers|top scorer]]: [[2000–01 French Division 2|2000–01]]<ref name=sochaux/>
*[[Ligue 2]] [[Trophées UNFP du football#Ligue 2|player of the year]]: [[2000–01 French Division 2|2000–01]]<ref name=sochaux/>
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]] top scorer: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref name=top/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.santos.fr.tc/}} {{in lang|fr}}
* {{NFT player|6725}}
* {{FIFA player|210074}}

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