Jefferson Lee Louis (born 22 February 1979) is a former

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who played as a striker. He is currently assistant first-team coach at Slough Town. A

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, he has changed clubs 51 times over a 28-year career. He has played in the

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for

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and

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

and is a former Dominica international.

Early life

Louis was born in

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, and raised in

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, London. He and his mother moved to

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, Buckinghamshire, when he was 17. He played football for local clubs Risborough Rangers, Aylesbury United and Thame United before, in 2001, he was convicted of dangerous driving while disqualified and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. He served six months before being released from

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Club career

Louis joined

on an initial trial basis in February 2002 and impressed suitably to be handed a

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debut, as a 78th-minute substitute for Dave Savage, in the club's final game of the season: a 2–1 home defeat to

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on 20 April 2002. Retained by the club, the following season he attracted much media attention when, having scored the winner in

's televised

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Second Round clash with

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, he was captured naked live on television joyously celebrating the U's draw with the club,

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, he supported as a boy. The club would go on to lose the tie, at

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, 2–0 with Louis appearing as a 54th-minute substitute. Despite the attention, his manager

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felt that he failed to progress in the second half of the season and he was transfer listed at the season's end. On 31 July 2003 he agreed to join

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on loan, the deal seeing him sign for one month with immediate recall, then two further months with the option of making the move permanent. He was recalled from the loan on 15 September 2003, and earned a recall to the first team. On 27 August 2004 he joined Gravesend & Northfleet on a month's loan, before being recalled from his loan period on 24 September 2004 to enable him to sign for

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on a free transfer. Louis left Forest Green Rovers for Woking on 3 December 2004, the latter paying a nominal fee for his services. He remained at Woking until the end of the 2004–05 season, scoring 3 times in 23 league matches. He made 10 league and cup appearances for

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side

between May and September 2005. After brief spells at

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and

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third level of the Engli ...

, he signed for

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in January 2006. He remained with the club until January 2007 but played only a handful of matches for the club. Louis then spent six months at Havant & Waterlooville and another six months at Weymouth. Louis spent a brief spell with

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before joining

in January 2008 on a three-month contract. He was released on 2 May 2008 and joined

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the following month. His spell at Wrexham was a successful one, scoring 15 goals in 42 appearances in the 2008–09 season. After having his contract with Wrexham terminated by mutual consent, he joined

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

on 24 May 2009. He joined

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

on loan on 12 November. However, he limped off on his debut after 17 minutes. He did well at Nene Park, and in the last game of his original loan deal he scored twice against Barrow, prompting manager

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to keep him till the end of the season. He joined

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in June 2010, but in October moved on to

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club

on loan until January 2011, with the intention of the deal then being made permanent. The deal fell through, so Louis returned to Gainsborough at the end of the loan. Released by Gainsborough, he played once for former club Weymouth, as a substitute in a 2–1 win at Hemel Hempstead Town, then returned to the Conference with

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. Released by Hayes & Yeading at his own request in March, he rejoined Maidenhead United the following day. After spending the first half of the 2011–12 season with

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, Louis joined Lincoln City on 31 January 2012. In June 2012 he agreed a deal to rejoin his former

manager Justin Edinburgh at Newport County. In November 2012 he joined

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on loan until his contract with Newport County expired on 1 January 2013. He then returned to Brackley Town, making his second debut at the turn of the year against

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on 5 January 2013. By the end of the season he had scored 7 goals in 24 Conference North appearances, including the play-offs. He left Brackley at the end of the season and signed for

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in July 2013. In February 2014, Louis joined

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, before later playing for

Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow. History The club was established in 1887 as Lowestoft FC by a merger of East S ...

, his 30th team. Louis' next club was

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, whom he joined in December 2014. He scored 18 goals for the club in 57 league matches. On 3 June 2016,

Staines Town Staines Town Football Club was a football club based in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. Founded in 1892, it last competed in the Isthmian League, until it was dissolved in 2022. History Early days Staines Town FC was founded in 1892 and was known ...

announced that Louis had put pen to paper for them. On 13 October 2016, Oxford City manager Justin Merritt completed the signing of Louis. Caretaker boss since December, Mark Jones, released Louis at the end of the season after being appointed the permanent manager, and he subsequently joined local rivals

Banbury United Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium. History The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...

. During his time at United Louis became the first ever Banbury player to score 6 league goals in his first 6 games, breaking a 50-year-old record previously held by United's all-time top goalscorer Tony Jacques. In December 2017 he moved to fellow Southern League Premier Division side Chesham United. He switched to Farnborough of the newly formed

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Premier South ahead of the 2018–19 season. On 15 September 2018 he returned to league rivals Chesham United for the 7th round of the season, as they were struggling at the bottom of the table. On 24 December 2019 he joined St Albans City. In the summer of 2020 he joined Southern Premier Division side Beaconsfield Town. In October 2021, he transferred to

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. On 13 June 2023, Louis joined

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side Slough Town as player-coach. In October 2023, Louis rejoined Beaconsfield Town, moving again in January 2024 for another stint with Thame United. On 4 June 2025, Louis announced his retirement from playing aged 46.

Coaching career

On 4 June 2025, Louis returned to Slough Town as assistant first-team coach.

Career statistics

*Correct after match played 19 April 2025. Source:

International career

Louis represented

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in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against

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in March 2008, which Dominica lost 1–0. Louis played up front with his cousin Richard Pacquette in this match.

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