Luis Manuel Seijas

Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther (born 23 June 1986) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colombian club Santa Fe.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Seijas and the second or maternal family name is Gunther.
Luis Manuel Seijas
Seijas with Internacional in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luis Manuel de Jesus Perez
Date of birth (1986-06-23) 23 June 1986
Place of birth Valencia, Venezuela
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santa Fe
Number 20
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– Santa Fe 50 (4)
National team‡
2006– Venezuela 69 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:36, 18 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:51, 10 June 2019 (UTC).

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] On May 23, 2016 Seijas arrived in Porto Alegre to sign and join Internacional.

Club statistics
As of 29 May 2016
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2005–06 00000000
2006–07 40000040
Total 40000040
Deportivo Táchira 2007–08 16400164
Total 16400164
Santa Fe 2008 40500405
2009 24300243
2010 25551306
2011 1312010161
Total 10314206111115
Standard Liège 2011–12 2844182407
2012–13 1830000183
Total 46741825810
Deportivo Quito 2013 60000060
Total 60000060
Santa Fe 2014 3538140474
2015 21371171455
2016 1470080227
Total 701315229111416
Career totals 2453821343430945

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 CompetitionRef
1.23 May 2012Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Moldova1–04–0Friendly
2.11 October 2013Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Paraguay1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Santa Fe

References
  2. "Venezuela - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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