Luis Manuel Seijas
FullnameLuis Manuel de Jesus Perez
Birth date23 June 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeValencia, Venezuela
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1Caracas
Years 12004–2006
Clubs 1Caracas
Caps 110
Goals 12
Years 22006–2007
Clubs 2Banfield
Caps 24
Goals 20
Years 32007–2008
Clubs 3Deportivo Táchira
Caps 316
Goals 34
Years 42008–2011
Clubs 4Santa Fe
Caps 4103
Goals 414
Years 52011–2013
Clubs 5Standard Liège
Caps 546
Goals 58
Years 62013
Clubs 6Deportivo Quito
Caps 66
Goals 60
Years 72014–2016
Clubs 7Santa Fe
Caps 770
Goals 713
Years 82016–2018
Clubs 8Internacional
Caps 823
Goals 84
Years 92017–2018
Clubs 9→ Chapecoense (loan)
Caps 918
Goals 90
Years 102018–2021
Clubs 10Santa Fe
Caps 1057
Goals 104
Years 112021–2022
Clubs 11Phoenix Rising
Caps 1136
Goals 118
Nationalyears 12006–
Nationalteam 1Venezuela
Nationalcaps 169
Nationalgoals 12
Pcupdate20:54, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
Ntupdate17:51, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther (born 23 June 1986) is a Venezuelan retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

After 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] He rejoined Santa Fe in 2014, and was part of the squad that won the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

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

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield2005–0600000000
2006–0740000040
Total40000040
Deportivo Táchira2007–0816400164
Total16400164
Santa Fe200840500405
200924300243
201025551306
20111312010161
Total10314206111115
Standard Liège2011–122844182407
2012–131830000183
Total46741825810
Deportivo Quito201360000060
Total60000060
Santa Fe20143538140474
201521371171455
20161470080227
Total701315229111416
Career totals2453821343430945

International career

Seijas has made 51 appearances for the senior Venezuela national football team since his debut in 2006.[3]

International goals

|- | 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

Club

Santa Fe

References

  1. ^ "Luis Manuel Seijas vers le Deportivo Quito". 16 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Signs Midfielder Luis Manuel Seijas". phxrisingfc.com. Phoenix Rising Communications. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Venezuela - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-03-27.