Luis Manuel Seijas

Luis Manuel Seijas
Personal information
Full name Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther
Date of birth (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986
Place of birth Valencia, Venezuela
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Independiente Santa Fe
Number 20
Youth career
Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Caracas 10 (2)
2006–2007 Banfield 6 (0)
2007–2008 Deportivo Táchira 21 (6)
2008–2011 Santa Fe 103 (14)
2011–2013 Standard Liège 46 (8)
2013 Deportivo Quito 6 (0)
2014– Santa Fe 56 (6)
National team
2006– Venezuela 56 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2012.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2014

Luis Manuel Seijas (born 23 June 1986) is a Venezuelan football midfielder of Peruvian and German descent who plays for Independiente Santa Fe in the Categoría Primera A.

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 July 16, 2013, Seijas came to Terms with Ecuadorian Club, Deportivo Quito[1]

Club statistics

Accurate as of 16 September 2012.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2005–06 00000000
2006–07 40000040
Total 40000040
Deportivo Táchira 2007–08 164 00164
Total 164 00164
Santa Fe 2008 405 00405
2009 243 00243
2010 244 51295
2011 141 10151
Total 10213 6110814
Standard Liège 2011–12 2844182407
2012–13 1830000183
Total 46741825810
Career totals 168244114318628

International career

Seijas has made 51 appearances for the senior Venezuela national football team since his debut in 2006.[2]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 23 May 2012 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Moldova 1–0 4–0 Friendly
2. October 11, 2013 Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela  Paraguay 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Santa Fe

References

External links

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