Daniel Luis Sáez

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| name = Daniel Luis

| image = CubaUSACGC2015 (4).jpg

| caption = Luis lining up for Cuba at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

| fullname = Daniel Eduardo Luis Sáez{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Cuba |work=FIFA.com |page=5 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|11|df=y}}{{Soccerway|daniel-luis-saez/145602|Daniel Luís}}

| birth_place = Havana, Cuba

| height = 1.95 m

| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 2012–2017

| clubs1 = La Habana

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Camagüey

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = Atlántico

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = La Habana

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = Delfines del Este

| clubs6 = PDX FC

| years6 = 2020–2021

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 0

| clubs7 = Rio Grande Valley FC

| years7 = 2022

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 2

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| nationalteam1 = Cuba U17

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| nationalteam2 = Cuba U20

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| nationalteam3 = Cuba U23

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| nationalyears4 = 2012–2019

| nationalteam4 = Cuba

| nationalcaps4 = 19

| nationalgoals4 = 1

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| club-update = 22:24, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

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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 La Habana, except for a stint at Camagüey in 2017.[http://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=40558 Hexagonal final con refuerzos y calendario] - JIT {{in lang|es}}

On 9 March 2022, Lios signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.{{cite web |title=Toros add three players to 2021 roster |url=https://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/1164006 |website=Toros Communications |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514173742/https://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/1164006 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |date=14 May 2021}}

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.{{FIFA player|362960|Daniel Luís}} 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.{{cite web|title=Tres cubanos más desertan de su selección en la Copa Oro|url=https://www.razon.com.mx/deportes/tres-cubanos-mas-desertan-de-su-seleccion-en-la-copa-oro-concacaf-luismel-morris-daniel-luis-saez-reinaldo-perez-ultimas-noticias-de-futbol-internacional/|website=Razon|language=es|date=21 June 2019}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/49078/Daniel_Luis.html |title=Luis, Daniel |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=5 January 2017}}

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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1.	22 March 2016	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	{{fb\|BER}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–1	2017 Caribbean Cup qualification