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

Club career

A tall central midfielder, Luis has played primarily for his hometown team

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in 2017. On 9 March 2022, Lios signed with

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side

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International career

Luis played in three games at the

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, but had made his senior international debut for

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already in an October 2012

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match against

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when he came on as a very late substitute for Ariel Martinez. 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

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. He was named in the Cuba squad for the

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but missed the first game against Mexico due to US visa complications. On 21 June 2019, after Cuba's second match at the

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, Luis along two other teammates

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.''

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* * 1994 births Living people Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers Cuba men's youth international footballers Men's 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 men's footballers Cuban expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Dominican Republic Footballers from Havana USL League Two players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Defecting Cuban footballers FC La Habana players {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub