Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther (born 23 June 1986) is a

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who played as a

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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

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on 30 August 2011 after a very successful time spent with Santa Fe. On 2 May 2013 he broke his contract with

and he left the club. On 16 July 2013, Seijas came to Terms with Ecuadorian Club,

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. He rejoined Santa Fe in 2014, and was part of the squad that won the

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

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. Seijas signed with

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on 8 September 2021.

Club statistics

International career

Seijas has made 51 appearances for the senior

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since his debut in 2006.

International goals

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Honours

Club

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seijas, Luis Manuel 1986 births Living people Footballers from Valencia, Venezuela Venezuelan people of Peruvian descent Venezuelan people of German descent Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Caracas F.C. players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Phoenix Rising FC players Standard Liège players S.D. Quito footballers SC Internacional players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Argentine Primera División players Venezuelan Primera División players Belgian Pro League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Categoría Primera A players USL Championship players 2011 Copa América players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Copa Sudamericana–winning players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Men's association football midfielders 2019 Copa América players Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States