Luis Manuel Seijas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Seijas and the second or maternal family name is Gunther.

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

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 (age 38)
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)
*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

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] 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

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

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

International goals

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

Club

Santa Fe

• Copa Colombia: 2009
• Categoria Primera A: 2014
• Copa Sudamericana: 2015

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 from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.

External links

• Luis Manuel Seijas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at GolGolGol