Louis Hugh Dennis (born 9 October 1992) is an English professional

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who made his name playing as a winger in two spells for

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club

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

. On release in the summer of 2025 he joined Torquay United F.C.

Career

Dagenham & Redbridge

Dennis was born in

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, and joined

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

's youth setup in 2003 at the age of ten. Released in the summer of 2009, he then progressed through the youth system at

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

after starting a two-year scholarship immediately after his release. In May 2011, after completing his scholarship, Dennis signed his first professional contract with Dagenham & Redbridge.

Bedfont Town and Welling United (loans)

Whilst a second-year scholar, Dennis joined

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side Bedfont Town on loan. In March 2011, he spent a month on loan at

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side

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

, although he failed to make any appearances.

Grays Athletic (loan)

In August 2011, Dennis joined Isthmian Division One North side

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on a season-long loan deal. His debut for Grays came in a 3–2 win over

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in the

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, where he scored from close range. His league debut came a week later in the 2–0 away win at Chatham Town, and he scored his first league goal for the club in the 4–0 home win over

AFC Sudbury Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury is a association football, football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The club was formed in 1999 by the merger of Sudbury Town F.C., Sudbury Town and Sudbury Wanderers F.C., Sudbury Wanderers, the proc ...

. Dennis scored the winner in a 2–1 win at Brentwood Town, scoring with a simple header, and continued his scoring run in September with his fourth goal in a 3–2 win against Redbridge. He then scored a brace in a 3–0 win over

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in the

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, and netted his final goal for Grays in January 2012, when he scored the first in a 2–1 away defeat to

Tilbury Tilbury is a port town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. The present town was established as separate settlement in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of Chadwell St Mary. It contains a Tilbury Fort, 16th century fort ...

. Dennis' final appearance for Grays came in March 2012, in a 3–2 defeat to

Soham Town Rangers Soham Town Rangers Football Club is an English football club based in Soham, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the and play at Julius Martin Lane. History The club was established in 1947 by a merger of Soham Town and Soham Ra ...

. Later on in the month, Dennis returned to Dagenham due to sustaining an Achilles injury. He made a total of 28 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.

Canvey Island (loan)

On 15 October 2012, Dennis joined Isthmian Premier Division side

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on a one-month loan deal. A day later he made his debut in the 6–0 home win over

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. His first goal for Canvey Island came in a 4–2 win over

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon, northwest of Charing Cross. Uxbridge formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex. As part ...

in an

replay. His second goal for the club came a week later, scoring a header in the 6–2 win over

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in the

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. He scored a fine chipped goal in the 1–1 draw with Chesham United in the FA Trophy. In November 2012, Dennis extended his loan with the club for a further month, after scoring three goals in nine starts. His first league goal came in December 2012, scoring the second in a 4–3 home win over Kingstonian. On 11 December, Dennis extended his loan for a further and final one month. His final goal for the club and first away goal came in a 5–4 away defeat to

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in January 2013. His final appearance for Canvey came in a 2–0 home victory over

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in the league. He made a total of 21 appearances for the club, scoring five goals.

Return to Dagenham

On his return to Dagenham in January 2013, Dennis signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract until 2015. He made his debut for the Daggers on 19 January 2013, in a 1–0 defeat to

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, replacing Brian Woodall as a second-half substitute. He continued to appear briefly as a substitute for the remainder of the season as Dagenham escaped relegation to the

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on the last day of the season. He finished the season with six appearances for the Daggers. The start of the 2013–14 season coincided with the permanent appointment of manager

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. Dennis made his first appearance of the season in a 2–0 home win over

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, replacing Josh Scott as a substitute. His first goal for the Daggers came in the 4–2 win over

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in the

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, scoring the final goal a minute after coming on as a substitute. Dennis returned to Dagenham in December 2013, after his loan with Hayes & Yeading ended. On 24 January 2014, he was released by Dagenham after his contract was terminated due to mutual consent.

Hayes & Yeading United (loan)

In November 2013, Dennis joined

side

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut for United in the 2–1

win over

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. His league debut came a week later against

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in a 2–1 home defeat. His third and final game for Hayes came in a 2–1 home defeat to

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...

Bromley

Dennis then joined

on 12 February 2014. He made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat to Dorchester Town, scoring after coming on as a second-half substitute.

Portsmouth

On 23 May 2018, Dennis joined

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on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. Portsmouth manager

Kenny Jackett Kenneth Francis Jackett (born 5 January 1962) is an English football manager and former player who played for Watford. He was most recently director of football at club Gillingham. A skilful left-footed player, able to play in defence or midf ...

described Dennis as 'an exciting player with a lot of talent', however never managed to utilize the skill in his dominantly reoccurring squad.

Leyton Orient

On 1 August 2019, Dennis joined League Two side

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for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Orient in a 2–2 draw with

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

on 14 September 2019.

Bromley

In August 2021, Dennis returned to National League side Bromley following his departure from Leyton Orient. The 2023–24 season saw Bromley promoted to the

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for the first time in the club's history, Dennis featuring in the play-off final as they defeated

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional association football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the Na ...

on penalties. On 24 June 2024, he signed a new contract. On 19 May 2025, the club announced he would be released in June when his contract expired.

Career statistics

Honours

Bromley *

: 2021–22; runner-up: 2017–18 *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Louis 1992 births Living people People from Hendon Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Bedfont Town F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen