Daniel Luis Sáez
 Luis lining up for Cuba at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Eduardo Luis Sáez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Grande Valley FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | La Habana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Camagüey | ||
| 2018–2019 | Atlántico | ||
| 2019 | La Habana | ||
| 2019 | Delfines del Este | ||
| 2020–2021 | PDX FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Cuba U17 | |||
| Cuba U20 | |||
| 2012–2019 | Cuba | 19 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Daniel Eduardo Luis Sáez (born 11 May 1994), known as Daniel Luis, is a Cuban footballer who plays for Rio Grande Valley FC.
Club career[]
A tall central midfielder, Luis has played primarily for his hometown team La Habana, except for a stint at Camagüey in 2017.[2]
On 9 March 2022, Lios signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[3]
International career[]
Luis played in three games at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but had made his senior international debut for Cuba already in an October 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama when he came on as a very late substitute for Ariel Martinez.[4] He has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal.
Luis took part in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Antigua and Barbuda. He was named in the Cuba squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup but missed the first game against Mexico due to US visa complications.
On 21 June 2019, after Cuba's second match at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Luis along two other teammates defected.[5]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[6]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 March 2016 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Bermuda |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
References[]
- ^ Daniel Luís at Soccerway
- ^ Hexagonal final con refuerzos y calendario - JIT (in Spanish)
- ^ https://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/1164006
- ^ Daniel Luís – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Tres cubanos más desertan de su selección en la Copa Oro". Razon (in Spanish). 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Luis, Daniel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
External links[]
- Daniel Luís – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Daniel Luís at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Cuban footballers
- Cuba international footballers
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- Association football midfielders
- FC Ciudad de La Habana players
- FC Camagüey players
- Atlántico FC players
- Delfines del Este FC players
- Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Cuban expatriate footballers
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic
- Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic
- Sportspeople from Havana
- USL League Two players
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