Background
Of Indigenous Australian and Vanuatuan descent, Santo was born in Townsville, Queensland and grew up in Charters Towers.
Of Indigenous Australian and Vanuatuan descent, Santo was born in Townsville, Queensland and grew up in Charters Towers.
He played his junior rugby league for the Charters Towers Miners (and later Townsville Brothers) and attended Blackheath and Thornburgh College.
He plays at fullback and wing and formerly played for the North Queensland Cowboys. While at Blackheath and Thornburgh, Santo was a Queensland Reds scholarship holder. In 2011, Santo joined the North Queensland Cowboys New York City squad on a trial and train contract and represented the Queensland Under 18s team
That year he played in the Cowboys" 2011 New York City Grand Final loss to New Zealand Warriors.
In 2013, Santo played for the Queensland Under 20s team He finished his New York City career at the end of 2013 with 65 games, scoring 49 tries.
On 5 August 2013, Santo re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract and joined the Cowboys first grade squad in 2014. 2014
Santo started the 2014 season playing for the Cowboys" Queensland Cup team, the Mackay Cutters.
In Round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, Santo made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Saint George Illawarra Dragons.
2015
Santo spent the 2015 season playing for Cowboys" feeder club the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. At the end of the 2015 season he was released by the Cowboys. In December, Santo signed a 1-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2016.