Nauris Sējējs (born 15 March 2001) is a Latvian professional

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who is currently playing with

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of the Swiss League (SL) as a prospect to

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of the

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(NL). Sējējs played his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the NL and the SL with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

On April 6, 2021, Sējējs was signed by

to his first professional contract, agreeing to a one-year deal. On May 5, 2021, it was announced that Sējējs would be loaned to

of the Swiss League (SL) for the 2021/22 season.

Personal life

His twin brother, Nils Sējējs, also plays professional hockey with

as a winger. They were born in the Czech Republic where their father Normunds was playing hockey at the time, though the family returned to Latvia within a few years. Both twins left Latvia and moved to

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in 2016 at age 15 to continue their junior careers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 2001 births Living people Genève-Servette HC players HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Latvian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia Twin sportspeople Latvian twins Ice hockey people from Riga Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Latvian expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub