Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther (born 23 June 1986) is a Venezuelan retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Seijas with Internacional in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Manuel de Jesus Perez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caracas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Caracas | 10 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Banfield | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Deportivo Táchira | 16 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Santa Fe | 103 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Standard Liège | 46 | (8) |
| 2013 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Santa Fe | 70 | (13) |
| 2016–2018 | Internacional | 23 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Santa Fe | 57 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Phoenix Rising | 36 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Venezuela | 69 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:54, 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 10 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAfter a successful run with the Venezuelan youth squads Seijas was taken to Banfield in Argentina and later made a big impact in his home country with Deportivo Táchira and later was taken to Santa Fe that was looking to rebuild their team after finishing last in the Colombian league. Seijas signed a three-year contract with Belgian giants Standard de Liège on 30 August 2011 after a very successful time spent with Santa Fe. On 2 May 2013 he broke his contract with Standard de Liège and he left the club. On 16 July 2013, Seijas came to Terms with Ecuadorian Club, Deportivo Quito.[1] On 23 May 2016 Seijas arrived in Porto Alegre to sign and join Internacional. Seijas signed with Phoenix Rising FC on 8 September 2021.[2]
Club statistics
edit- As of 29 May 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2007–08 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Santa Fe | 2008 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2010 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2011 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 103 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 15 | |
| Standard Liège | 2011–12 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 7 |
| 2012–13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 10 | |
| Deportivo Quito | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Santa Fe | 2014 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| 2015 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Total | 70 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 114 | 16 | |
| Career totals | 245 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 309 | 45 | |
International career
editSeijas has made 51 appearances for the senior Venezuela national football team since his debut in 2006.[3]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 May 2012 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  Moldova |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 11 October 2013 | Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela |  Paraguay |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editClub
edit- Santa Fe
References
edit- ^ "Luis Manuel Seijas vers le Deportivo Quito". 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Midfielder Luis Manuel Seijas". phxrisingfc.com. Phoenix Rising Communications. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Venezuela - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
External links
edit- Luis Manuel Seijas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at GolGolGol