Luismi (footballer, born 1992)

Luismi
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Sánchez Benítez
Date of birth (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992
Place of birth Puerto Serrano, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Valladolid
Number 16
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Sevilla C 27 (0)
2012–2015 Sevilla B 72 (0)
2014–2016 Sevilla 1 (0)
2016– Real Valladolid 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.

Luis Miguel Sánchez Benítez (born 5 May 1992), commonly known as Luismi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Puerto Serrano, Cádiz, Andalusia, Luismi graduated from Sevilla FC's youth setup, making his debuts as a senior with the C-side in Tercera División. In July 2012, he signed his first professional contract, also being promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

On 11 November 2012, Luismi broke two bones in his skull in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home win against Real Jaén,[2] only returning to action on 31 March of the following year, against the same club.[3] On 1 February 2014, he was called up by manager Unai Emery for a La Liga match against Málaga CF, as a replacement to Cardiff City-bound Cala,[4] also being selected to the game against UD Almería on 8 March[5] but remaining on the bench on both occasions.

On 3 July 2014, Luismi penned a new two-year deal with the Andalusians,[6] being also an unused substitute in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup 0–2 loss against Real Madrid at Cardiff City Stadium on 12 August.[7] He made his first-team – and top division – debut on 23 August, replacing Vicente Iborra in the 80th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF.[8]

On 30 July 2015, Luismi signed his first professional deal, being definitely promoted to the main squad and being assigned the number 16.[9] The jersey, worn by Antonio Puerta when he died playing for Sevilla in 2007, was only to be given to products of the club's academy from that moment onwards;[10] halfway through the campaign, however, he was stripped of the number when it was controversially handed to Argentine Federico Fazio.[11]

After turning down a deal to play for the reserves in Segunda División, Luismi signed a two-year deal at fellow league team Real Valladolid on 29 June 2016.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Luismi hará la pretemporada con el Sevilla Atlético y firma contrato profesional" [Luismi will spend the pre-season with Sevilla Atlético and signs a professional contract] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "El sevillista Luismi, operado con éxito de una fractura craneal" [Luismi of Sevilla, successfully operated from a cranial fracture] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lusimi: "Han sido mis peores cinco meses, pero estoy muy contento de estar de vuelta"" [Luismi: "These have been my worst five months, but I am so glad to be back"] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Sevilla FC llegó a Málaga esta misma mañana con la novedad de última hora de Luismi" [Sevila FC arrived in Málaga this morning with the last-minute addition of Luismi] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lista de 18 con la principal novedad de Luismi y la vuelta de Iborra y Vitolo" [18-man list with Luismi as the main novelty and the return of Iborra and Vitolo] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Luismi renueva dos temporadas con el Sevilla FC" [Luismi renews for two seasons with Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014). "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Punto de fe del Valencia" [Valencia point of faith] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Luismi firmará contrato profesional con el primer equipo" [Luismi will sign a professional contract with the first team] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Luismi lucirá el '16' de Puerta" [Luismi will don Puerta's '16'] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "El sevillismo, indignado con Fazio por elegir el dorsal 16 de Puerta" [Sevilla fans, outraged by Fazio for having chosen Puerta's number 16] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Luismi se marcha dos temporadas al Valladolid" [Luismi goes to Valladolid for two years] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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