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

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winger who is currently playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the

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(SL) as a prospect to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (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 Genève-Servette HC to his first professional contract, agreeing to a one-year deal. On May 5, 2021, it was announced that Sējējs would be loaned to HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the

(SL) for the 2021/22 season.

Personal life

His twin brother, Nauris Sējējs, also plays professional hockey with Genève-Servette HC as a

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. 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.

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* 2001 births Living people Genève-Servette HC players HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Latvian ice hockey forwards Latvian twins Ice hockey people from Riga Ice hockey people from Karlovy Vary Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Latvian expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland 21st-century Latvian sportsmen {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub