Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Valencia, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Chapecoense (on loan from Internacional) |
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Number | 40 | ||
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– | Internacional | 23 | (4) |
2017– | → Chapecoense (loan) | 15 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2006– | Venezuela | 67 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:24, 19 June 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2016 |
Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther (born 23 June 1986) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Chapecoense, on loan from Internacional.
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. On May 23, 2016 Seijas arrived in Porto Alegre to sign and join Internacional.
Seijas has made 51 appearances for the senior Venezuela national football team since his debut in 2006.