{{short description|Haitian footballer (born 1992)}} {{for|the Dominican international footballer|Jefferson Louis}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Jeff Louis |image = SM Caen B - Stade rennais B 20150913 - Jeff Louis (2).JPG |image_size = |caption = Louis playing for Stade Malherbe Caen in 2015 |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|8|df=y}} |birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti |height = 1.71 m<ref name="SW"/><ref name="NFT"/> |position = Midfielder |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 2009 |clubs1 = AS Mirebalais |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2010–2012 |clubs2 = Le Mans |caps2 = 32 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 2010–2012 |clubs3 = Le Mans B |caps3 = 19 |goals3 = 1 |years4 = 2012–2014 |clubs4 = Nancy |caps4 = 43 |goals4 = 12 |years5 = 2012–2014 |clubs5 = Nancy B |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 3 |years6 = 2014–2015 |clubs6 = Standard Liège |caps6 = 27 |goals6 = 3 |years7 = 2015–2018 |clubs7 = Caen |caps7 = 23 |goals7 = 1 |years8 = 2015 |clubs8 = Caen B |caps8 = 13 |goals8 = 3 |years9 = 2018 |clubs9 = → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) |caps9 = 11 |goals9 = 2 |nationalyears1 = 2011–2018 |nationalteam1 = Haiti |nationalcaps1 = 29 |nationalgoals1 = 3 }}
'''Jeff Louis''' (born 8 August 1992) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.<ref name="SW">{{soccerway|jeff-louis/155704|accessdate=14 August 2014}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2018 he represented the Haiti national team internationally, making 29 FIFA-official appearances and scoring 3 goals.
==Club career== Louis spent his early career in Haiti and France with AS Mirebalais, Le Mans and Le Mans II.<ref name="SW"/><ref name="NFT">{{NFT|45565|accessdate=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{LFP|id=louis-jeff|name=Jeff Louis|accessdate=14 August 2014}}</ref> He signed for Nancy in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asnl.net/58/toute_l_actualite/actualites/fiche/4121 |title=Jeff Louis a signé |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=21 July 2012 |language=fr |publisher=AS Nancy}}</ref> In May 2014 he was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Celtic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/celtic-target-nancy-midfielder-jeff-louis-1-3410743 |title=Celtic target Nancy midfielder Jeff Louis |date=14 May 2014 |access-date=14 August 2014 |publisher=The Scotsman}}</ref> In August 2014 he signed for Belgian club Standard Liège.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.standard.be/nouvelles-2/lire/~jeff-louis-joins-the-aurouches-ay.htm?lng=en#.U-zwd8t0zIU |title=Jeff LOUIS joins the "Rouches"! |date=11 August 2014 |access-date=14 August 2014 |publisher=Standard Liège |archive-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814224219/http://www.standard.be/nouvelles-2/lire/~jeff-louis-joins-the-aurouches-ay.htm?lng=en#.U-zwd8t0zIU |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2015 he signed with French club Caen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Caen-recrute-jeff-louis-officiel/575645?xtref=https://www.google.com/& |title=Caen recrute Jeff Louis officiel (in French) |work=m.lequipe.fr |date=20 July 2015 |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> Often injured, he was rarely able to play.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://haititempo.com/foot-france-sm-caen-jeff-louis-out-pour-plus-dun-mois/ |title=Foot- France- SM Caen : Jeff Louis out pour plus d'un mois ! - Haiti-Tempo |date=4 July 2017 |work=Haiti-Tempo |access-date=22 November 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> In September 2018, he was sentenced to three months in prison for traffic crime.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Jeff-louis-lourdement-condamne-apres-des-delits-routiers/941512 |title=Jeff Louis lourdement condamné après des délits routiers |website=France Football |language=fr-FR |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> After announcing his intention to end his career because of his knee injuries,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.loophaiti.com/content/jeff-louis-confirme-sa-fin-de-carriere-malgre-lui |title=Jeff Louis annonce sa fin de carrière, malgré lui |website=www.loophaiti.com |language=fr |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215931/http://www.loophaiti.com/content/jeff-louis-confirme-sa-fin-de-carriere-malgre-lui |url-status=dead }}</ref> he terminated his contract with Caen in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/separation-a-l-amiable-entre-jeff-louis-et-le-sm-caen-1542288201 |title=Ligue 1 : Séparation à l'amiable entre Jeff Louis et le SM Caen |date=15 November 2018 |work=France Bleu |access-date=21 November 2018 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
==International career== Louis made his international debut for the Haitian national football team in 2011,<ref name="NFT"/> and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.<ref>{{FIFA player|348057}}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Louis goal''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jeff Louis<ref name="NFT"/> |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 9 October 2014 || Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti || {{fb|GYF|local}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || 2014 Caribbean Cup |- | 2. || 27 March 2015 || Helong Stadium, Changsha, China || {{fb|CHN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly |- | 3. || rowspan="2" | 24 March 2017 || rowspan="2" | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti || rowspan="2" | {{fb|NCA}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2" | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |- | 4. || align="center"|3–0 |- | 5. || 10 September 2018 || Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti || {{fb|SMA}} || align="center"|13–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |}
==Honors== '''Haiti''' *Caribbean Cup bronze medal: 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/caribbean-cup-2014/3rd-place/4489/|title = Caribbean Cup 2014 – Results, fixtures, tables and stats |work=Global Sports Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/jamaica-v-haiti-16-november-2014-313340/|title = Jamaica v Haiti, 16 November 2014}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{LFP Ligue 1|jeff-louis}}
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