Daniel Luis Sáez

Daniel Eduardo Luis Sáez (born 11 May 1994), known as Daniel Luis, is a Cuban footballer.

Daniel Luis
Luis lining up for Cuba at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Daniel Eduardo Luis Sáez[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994[2]
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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 8 (2)
International career
Cuba U17
Cuba U20
Cuba U23
2012–2019 Cuba 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luís and the second or maternal family name is Sáez.

Club career

A tall central midfielder, Luis has played primarily for his hometown team La Habana, except for a stint at Camagüey in 2017.[3]

On 9 March 2022, Lios signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

International goals
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[7]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 March 2016Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Bermuda2–02–12017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Cuba" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. Daniel Luís at Soccerway
  3. Hexagonal final con refuerzos y calendario - JIT (in Spanish)
  4. "Toros add three players to 2021 roster". Toros Communications. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. Daniel Luís – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. "Tres cubanos más desertan de su selección en la Copa Oro". Razon (in Spanish). 21 June 2019.
  7. "Luis, Daniel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.


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