{{Short description|Association football player (born 1979)}} {{for|the Haitian international footballer|Jeff Louis}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jefferson Louis | image = Jefferson Louis York City v. Crawley Town 1.png | image_size = 200 | caption = Louis playing for Crawley Town in 2009 | fullname = Jefferson Lee Louis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Harrow, London, England | currentclub = Slough Town (assistant first-team coach) | height = | position = Striker | years1 = 1996–1998 | clubs1 = Risborough Rangers | caps1 = 49 | goals1 = 19 | years2 = 1998–2000 | clubs2 = Thame United | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = Aylesbury United | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2001–2002 | clubs4 = Thame United | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2002–2004 | clubs5 = Oxford United | caps5 = 55 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 2003 | clubs6 = → Woking (loan) | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2004 | clubs7 = → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2004 | clubs8 = Forest Green Rovers | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2004–2005 | clubs9 = Woking | caps9 = 26 | goals9 = 4 | years10 = 2005 | clubs10 = Bristol Rovers | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2005 | clubs11 = Hemel Hempstead Town | caps11 = 1 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2005 | clubs12 = Lewes | caps12 = 2 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2005 | clubs13 = Worthing | caps13 = 6 | goals13 = 2 | years14 = 2005–2006 | clubs14 = Stevenage Borough | caps14 = 18 | goals14 = 6 | years15 = 2006 | clubs15 = Eastleigh | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 1 | years16 = 2006–2007 | clubs16 = Yeading | caps16 = 8 | goals16 = 4 | years17 = 2007 | clubs17 = Havant & Waterlooville | caps17 = 20 | goals17 = 5 | years18 = 2007–2008 | clubs18 = Weymouth | caps18 = 18 | goals18 = 10 | years19 = 2008 | clubs19 = Maidenhead United | caps19 = 3 | goals19 = 0 | years20 = 2008 | clubs20 = Mansfield Town | caps20 = 18 | goals20 = 4 | years21 = 2008–2009 | clubs21 = Wrexham | caps21 = 42 | goals21 = 15 | years22 = 2009–2010 | clubs22 = Crawley Town | caps22 = 18 | goals22 = 5 | years23 = 2009–2010 | clubs23 = → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | caps23 = 24 | goals23 = 7 | years24 = 2010–2011 | clubs24 = Gainsborough Trinity | caps24 = 9 | goals24 = 1 | years25 = 2010–2011 | clubs25 = → Darlington (loan) | caps25 = 6 | goals25 = 0 | years26 = 2011 | clubs26 = Weymouth | caps26 = 1 | goals26 = 0 | years27 = 2011 | clubs27 = Hayes & Yeading United | caps27 = 9 | goals27 = 1 | years28 = 2011 | clubs28 = Maidenhead United | caps28 = 12 | goals28 = 3 | years29 = 2011–2012 | clubs29 = Brackley Town | caps29 = 8 | goals29 = 13 | years30 = 2012 | clubs30 = Lincoln City | caps30 = 14 | goals30 = 6 | years31 = 2012 | clubs31 = Newport County | caps31 = 17 | goals31 = 2 | years32 = 2012 | clubs32 = → Whitehawk (loan) | caps32 = 6 | goals32 = 4 | years33 = 2013 | clubs33 = Brackley Town | caps33 = 24 | goals33 = 7 | years34 = 2013–2014 | clubs34 = Hendon | caps34 = 25 | goals34 = 22 | years35 = 2014 | clubs35 = Margate | caps35 = 17 | goals35 = 9 | years36 = 2014 | clubs36 = Lowestoft Town | caps36 = 16 | goals36 = 3 | years37 = 2014–2016 | clubs37 = Wealdstone | caps37 = 58 | goals37 = 22 | years38 = 2016 | clubs38 = Staines Town | caps38 = 10 | goals38 = 3 | years39 = 2016–2017 | clubs39 = Oxford City | caps39 = 29 | goals39 = 8 | years40 = 2017 | clubs40 = Banbury United | caps40 = 21 | goals40 = 13 | years41 = 2017–2018 | clubs41 = Chesham United | caps41 = 23 | goals41 = 8 | years42 = 2018 | clubs42 = Farnborough | caps42 = 6 | goals42 = 2 | years43 = 2018–2019 | clubs43 = Chesham United | caps43 = 45 | goals43 = 12 | years44 = 2019 | clubs44 = Hampton & Richmond Borough | caps44 = 6 | goals44 = 1 | years45 = 2019–2020 | clubs45 = St Albans City | caps45 = 12 | goals45 = 2 | years46 = 2020–2021 | clubs46 = Beaconsfield Town | caps46 = 16 | goals46 = 1 | years47 = 2021–2022 | clubs47 = North Leigh | caps47 = 22 | goals47 = 7 | years48 = 2022 | clubs48 = Risborough Rangers | caps48 = 9 | goals48 = 1 | years49 = 2022–2023 | clubs49 = Thame United | caps49 = 24 | goals49 = 9 | years50 = 2023 | clubs50 = Slough Town | caps50 = 5 | goals50 = 0 | years51 = 2023–2024 | clubs51 = Beaconsfield Town | caps51 = 15 | goals51 = 4 | years52 = 2024–2025 | clubs52 = Thame United | caps52 = 54 | goals52 = 9 | totalcaps = 821 | totalgoals = 257 | nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Dominica | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 10:21, 4 June 2025 (UTC) }} '''Jefferson Lee Louis''' (born 22 February 1979)<ref name="PFA 378">{{cite book | last = Hugman | first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | year = 2005 | page = 378 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref> is a former footballer who played as a striker. He is assistant first-team coach at Slough Town. A journeyman, he has featured for 51 different clubs over a 28-year career.<ref>{{cite web | last=Johnston | first=Neil | title=football's ultimate journeyman | website=BBC Sport | date=2 August 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c51ynqw5re2o | access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref> He has played in the English Football League for Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Mansfield Town and is a former Dominica international.
==Early life== Louis was born in Harrow,<ref name="PFA 378"/> and raised in Harlesden, London. He and his mother moved to Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, when he was 17.<ref name=Walsh>{{cite news |first=David |last=Walsh |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article806344.ece |title=FA Cup: The Graduate |date=29 December 2002 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |accessdate=10 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He played football for local clubs Risborough Rangers,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=792&iid=47&sud=533 |title=JLo-{{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Visibilty}}<!--sic--> Policing at Rangers |first=Stuart |last=Hammonds |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |date=11 November 2007 |accessdate=10 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717015743/http://thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=792&iid=47&sud=533 |archivedate=17 July 2011 }}</ref> Aylesbury United<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/jefferson-louis|title = Jefferson Louis Profile |publisher=Aylesbury United F.C. |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> and Thame United before, in 2001, he was convicted of dangerous driving while disqualified and sentenced to a year's imprisonment.<ref name=Walsh/> He served six months before being released from Woodhill Prison.<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/2622291.stm|title=Louis lives the dream|date=3 January 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 April 2012}}</ref>
==Club career== Louis joined Oxford United on an initial trial basis in February 2002<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~172132,00.html |title=Evers and Louis in training |date=12 February 2002 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408161115/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~172132,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and impressed suitably to be handed a Football League debut, as a 78th-minute substitute for Dave Savage, in the club's final game of the season: a 2–1 home defeat to Darlington on 20 April 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10342~15204,00.html |title=Match report, Oxford United 1 Darlington 2 |date=20 April 2002 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025145311/http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10342~15204%2C00.html |archivedate=25 October 2008 }}</ref> Retained by the club, the following season he attracted much media attention when, having scored the winner in Oxford United's televised FA Cup Second Round clash with Swindon Town,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10342~21301,00.html |title=Match report, Oxford United 1 Swindon Town 0 |date=8 December 2002 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408091845/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10342~21301,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> he was captured naked live on television joyously celebrating the U's draw with the club, Arsenal, he supported as a boy.<ref name=BBC /> The club would go on to lose the tie, at Highbury, 2–0 with Louis appearing as a 54th-minute substitute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10342~21366,00.html |title=Match report, Arsenal 2 Oxford United 0 |date=4 January 2003 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407203601/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10342~21366,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite the attention, his manager Ian Atkins felt that he failed to progress in the second half of the season and he was transfer listed at the season's end.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~386521,00.html |title=Louis on the list |date=27 May 2003 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407203606/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~386521,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 31 July 2003 he agreed to join Woking 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~405069,00.html |title=Louis set for Woking switch |date=31 July 2003 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408072015/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~405069,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was recalled from the loan on 15 September 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~424933,00.html |title=Louis back with the U's |date=15 September 2003 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408072028/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~424933,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and earned a recall to the first team. On 27 August 2004 he joined Gravesend & Northfleet on a month's loan,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~557357,00.html |title=Jefferson goes out on loan |date=27 August 2004 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407203604/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~557357,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> before being recalled from his loan period on 24 September 2004 to enable him to sign for Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~568400,00.html |title=Louis set to leave |date=24 September 2004 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. Official Website |accessdate=12 April 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408161109/https://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~568400,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 Second Division side Bristol Rovers between May and September 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal end Oxford dream |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 February 2003 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2607165.stm |access-date=2 April 2008}}</ref><ref name=sbase>{{cite web | title = Jefferson Louis |work=Soccerbase | publisher = Centurycomm | url = https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=30644| access-date = 1 April 2008}}</ref> After brief spells at Worthing and Stevenage Borough, he signed for Yeading 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 Maidenhead United before joining Mansfield Town in January 2008 on a three-month contract. He was released on 2 May 2008<ref>{{cite news |title=Stags seal deal for striker Louis |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 January 2008 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7216202.stm |access-date=2 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Louis Departs |publisher=Mansfield Town F.C |date=2 May 2008 |url=http://www.mansfieldtown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~1304185,00.html |accessdate=2 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506052517/http://www.mansfieldtown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10325~1304185%2C00.html |archivedate= 6 May 2008 }}</ref> and joined Wrexham the following month.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7441135.stm|title=Little captures journeyman Louis|date=6 June 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=6 June 2008}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10311~1649395,00.html |title=Jeffo To Leave The Racecourse |date=6 May 2009 |publisher=Wrexham F.C |accessdate=6 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521094502/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10311~1649395%2C00.html |archivedate=21 May 2009 }}</ref> he joined Crawley Town on 24 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1143|title=Jefferson Louis joins Reds|date=24 May 2009|publisher=Crawley Town F.C |accessdate=24 May 2009}}</ref> He joined Rushden & Diamonds 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 Justin Edinburgh to keep him till the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/8357337.stm|title=Diamonds snap up Crawley striker|date=12 November 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 November 2009}}</ref>
He joined Gainsborough Trinity in June 2010,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/8743868.stm |title=Louis is key striker – Gainsborough boss Brian Little |date=16 June 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 October 2010}}</ref> but in October moved on to Conference National club Darlington on loan until January 2011, with the intention of the deal then being made permanent.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/9080019.stm |title=Darlington sign Gainsborough striker Jefferson Louis |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 October 2010 |access-date=18 January 2011}}</ref> The deal fell through, so Louis returned to Gainsborough at the end of the loan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Jefferson-Louis-returns-Gainsborough-Trinity-undisclosed-reasons/article-3077520-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505160438/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Jefferson-Louis-returns-Gainsborough-Trinity-undisclosed-reasons/article-3077520-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Jefferson Louis returns to Gainsborough Trinity for undisclosed reasons |newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo |date=8 January 2011 |accessdate=18 January 2011 }}</ref> Released by Gainsborough,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/sport/Cowan-frustrated-Trinity-s-failure-win/article-3127501-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914023927/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/sport/Cowan-frustrated-Trinity-s-failure-win/article-3127501-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2012 |title=Gavin Cowan frustrated at Gainsborough Trinity's failure to win |newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo |date=21 January 2011 |accessdate=26 January 2011 }}</ref> 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 Hayes & Yeading United.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/9369769.stm |title=Jefferson Louis signs for Hayes & Yeading |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 January 2011 |access-date=23 January 2011}}</ref> Released by Hayes & Yeading at his own request in March, he rejoined Maidenhead United the following day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-sport/hayesandyeading/2011/03/11/tamworth-v-hayes-yeading-113046-28321388/ |title=Tamworth v Hayes & Yeading |first=Chris |last=Slavin |newspaper=Uxbridge Gazette |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=4104 |title=Three More for Maidenhead |publisher=Football Conference |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319230948/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=4104 |archive-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
After spending the first half of the 2011–12 season with Brackley Town, Louis joined Lincoln City on 31 January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16813026 |title=Lincoln City sign quartet on transfer deadline day |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2012}}</ref> In June 2012 he agreed a deal to rejoin his former Rushden & Diamonds manager Justin Edinburgh at Newport County.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/9754848.County_sign_two_new_players/|title=County sign two new players|date=11 June 2012|newspaper=South Wales Argus|accessdate=12 June 2012}}</ref> In November 2012 he joined Whitehawk on loan until his contract with Newport County expired on 1 January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/10065970.louis-looks-to-have-played-his-last-game-for-exiles/|title=Louis looks to have played his last game for Exiles|date=23 November 2012|website=South Wales Argus}}</ref> He then returned to Brackley Town, making his second debut at the turn of the year against Droylsden 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 Hendon in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=95208 |title=Hendon recruit Louis as Morgan returns |newspaper=Non League Daily |date=15 July 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320010430/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=95208 |archivedate=20 March 2014 }}</ref> In February 2014, Louis joined Margate, before later playing for Lowestoft Town, his 30th team.
Louis' next club was Wealdstone, whom he joined in December 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34756283|title = FA Cup: Five things you may have missed|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> He scored 18 goals for the club in 57 league matches. On 3 June 2016, Staines Town announced that Louis had put pen to paper for them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://followtheswans.com/2016/06/03/all-the-latest-from-wheatsheaf-park-2/ |title=All the latest from Wheatsheaf Park |publisher=Staines Town F.C. |date=3 June 2016 |accessdate=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604042714/https://followtheswans.com/2016/06/03/all-the-latest-from-wheatsheaf-park-2/ |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 13 October 2016, Oxford City manager Justin Merritt completed the signing of Louis.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/news/jefferson-louis-signs-on-at-city-1708412.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018080021/http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/news/jefferson-louis-signs-on-at-city-1708412.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2016 |title=Jefferson Louis signs on at City |publisher=Oxford City F.C. |date=13 October 2016 |accessdate=13 October 2016 }}</ref> Caretaker boss since December, Mark Jones, released Louis at the end of the season after being appointed the permanent manager,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15293657.FOOTBALL__Mark_Jones_relishing_challenge_after_being_appointed_permanent_Oxford_City_head_coach/ |title=Mark Jones relishing challenge after being appointed permanent Oxford City head coach |first=Mark |last=Edwards |newspaper=Oxford Mail |date=18 May 2017 |accessdate=25 May 2017}}</ref> and he subsequently joined local rivals Banbury United.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15330156.FOOTBALL__Jefferson_Louis_and_Tom_Winters_make_Banbury_United_switch/ |title=Jefferson Louis makes Banbury switch |newspaper=Oxford Mail |date=18 May 2017 |accessdate=6 June 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15774082.FOOTBALL__Jefferson_Louis_leaves_Banbury_United/ |title=Jefferson Louis leaves Banbury United |first=Mark |last=Edwards |newspaper=Oxford Mail |date=15 December 2017 |accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref> He switched to Farnborough of the newly formed Southern Football League Premier South ahead of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/16235667.It_s_club_number_37_for_former_Exiles_striker_Jefferson_Louis/ |title=Former Newport County striker Jefferson Louis signs for club number 37 |newspaper=South Wales Argus |first=Andrew |last=Penman |date=18 May 2018 |accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cheshamunited.co.uk/news/team_member/jefferson-louis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192545/https://www.cheshamunited.co.uk/news/team_member/jefferson-louis |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2018 |title=Jefferson Louis Player Profile |publisher=Chesham United F.C. |accessdate=15 September 2018 }}</ref> On 24 December 2019 he joined St Albans City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/st-albans-city/jefferson-louis-reaction-after-st-albans-draw-with-hungerford-1-6451043 |title=Personal joy not enough for Jefferson Louis as St Albans throw away a two-goal lead |newspaper=The Herts Advertiser |first=Neil |last=Metcalfe |date=4 January 2020 |accessdate=27 December 2021 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202154751/https://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/st-albans-city/jefferson-louis-reaction-after-st-albans-draw-with-hungerford-1-6451043 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the summer of 2020 he joined Southern Premier Division side Beaconsfield Town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/news/125883/Beaconsfield-Boss-Finally-Gets-His-Men |title=Beaconsfield boss finally gets his man |first=Steve |last=Whitney |publisher=Southern Football League |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> In October 2021, he transferred to North Leigh.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/19680958.ex-oxford-united-striker-jefferson-louis-joins-north-leigh/ |title=Ex-Oxford United striker Jefferson Louis joins North Leigh |first=James |last=Roberts |newspaper=Oxford Mail |date=29 October 2021 |accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref>
On 13 June 2023, Louis joined National League South side Slough Town as player-coach.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.sloughtownfc.net/article/2996/Chris-Winton-and-Jefferson-Louis-join-first-team-coaching-staff/ |title=Chris Winton and Jefferson Louis join First Team coaching staff |first=Scott |last=Davies |publisher=sloughtownfc.net |date=13 June 2023 |accessdate=4 August 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/25212972.ultimate-football-journeyman-jefferson-louis-retires-aged-46/|title=Ultimate football journeyman Jefferson Louis retires aged 46|publisher=Oxford Mail|last=Rice|first=Liam|date=4 June 2025|accessdate=4 June 2025}}</ref>
==Coaching career== On 4 June 2025, Louis returned to Slough Town as assistant first-team coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sloughtownfc.net/article/3591/Jefferson-Louis-returns-as-Assistant-First-Team-Coach|title=Jefferson Louis returns as Assistant First Team Coach|website=sloughtownfc.net|date=4 June 2025|accessdate=4 June 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== *Correct after match played 19 April 2025. Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/jefferson-louis/1834|title=Jefferson Louis | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive|website=www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Aylesbury United||2000–01||IL Division One||14||5||1||0||0||0||0||0||15||5 |- |Oxford United||2001–02||Third Division||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |Oxford United||2002–03||Third Division||34||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||34||6 |- |Oxford United||2003–04||Third Division||20||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||2 |- |→ Woking (loan)||2003–04||Conference||8||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||2 |- |Oxford United||2004–05||League Two||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |→ Gravesend & Northfleet (loan)||2004–05||Conference||5||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||2 |- |Forest Green Rovers||2004–05||Conference||10||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||2 |- |Woking||2004–05||Conference||26||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||4 |- |Bristol Rovers||2004–05||League Two||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||0 |- |Hemel Hempstead Town||2005–06||SL Division One West||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||1 |- |Lewes||2005–06||Conference South||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |Worthing||2005–06||IL Premier Division||6||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||2 |- |Stevenage Borough||2005–06||Conference Premier||18||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||6 |- |Eastleigh||2006–07||Conference South||6||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||1 |- |Yeading||2006–07||Conference South||8||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||4 |- |Havant & Waterlooville||2006–07||Conference South||20||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||5 |- |Weymouth||2007–08||Conference Premier||18||10||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||10 |- |Maidenhead United||2007–08||Conference South||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |Mansfield Town||2007–08||League Two||18||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||4 |- |Wrexham||2008–09||Conference Premier||42||15||0||0||0||0||0||0||42||15 |- |Crawley Town||2009–10||Conference Premier||18||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||5 |- |Rushden & Diamonds (loan)||2009–10||Conference Premier||24||7||0||0||0||0||4||0||28||7 |- |Gainsborough Trinity||2010–11||Conference North||9||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||1 |- |Darlington (loan)||2010–11||Conference Premier||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |Weymouth||2010–11||SL Premier Division||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |Hayes & Yeading United||2010–11||Conference Premier||9||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||1 |- |Maidenhead United||2010–11||Conference South||12||3||0||0||0||0||1||0||13||3 |- |Brackley Town||2011–12||SL Premier Division||8||13||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||13 |- |Lincoln City||2011–12||Conference Premier||14||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||6 |- |Newport County||2012–13||Conference Premier||17||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||2 |- |Whitehawk (loan)||2012–13||IL Premier Division||6||4||0||0||0||0||1||0||7||4 |- |Brackley Town||2012–13||Conference North||24||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||24||7 |- |Hendon||2013–14||IL Premier Division||25||22||0||0||0||0||8||4||33||26 |- |Margate||2013–14||IL Premier Division||17||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||9 |- |Lowestoft Town||2014–15||Conference North||16||3||0||0||0||0||5||3||21||6 |- |Wealdstone||2014–15||Conference South||19||9||0||0||0||0||1||1||20||10 |- |Wealdstone||2015–16||National League South||39||13||3||3||0||0||4||3||46||19 |- |Staines Town||2016–17||IL Premier Division||10||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||3 |- |Oxford City||2016–17||National League South||29||8||3||0||0||0||0||0||32||8 |- |Banbury United||2017–18||SL Premier Division||21||13||3||1||0||0||3||3||27||17 |- |Chesham United||2017–18||SL Premier Division||23||8||3||1||0||0||0||0||26||9 |- |Farnborough||2018–19||SL Premier Division South||6||2||0||0||0||0||1||0||7||2 |- |Chesham United||2018–19||SL Premier Division South||31||10||1||1||0||0||4||0||36||11 |- |Chesham United||2019–20||SL Premier Division South||4||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- |Hampton & Richmond Borough||2019–20||National League South||6||1||0||0||0||0||2||0||8||1 |- |St Albans City||2019–20||National League South||12||2||0||0||0||0||2||0||14||2 |- |Beaconsfield Town||2020–21||SL Premier Division South||7||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||8||1 |- |Beaconsfield Town||2021–22||SL Premier Division South||9||0||1||0||0||0||2||2||12||2 |- |North Leigh||2021–22||SL Division One Central||22||7||0||0||0||0||4||3||26||10 |- |Risborough Rangers||2022–23||SSML Premier Division||10||1||1||0||0||0||4||1||15||2 |- |Thame United||2022–23||IL Division One Central||24||9||0||0||0||0||2||2||26||11 |- |Slough Town||2022–23||National League South||2||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||3||0 |- |Slough Town||2023–24||National League South||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |Beaconsfield Town||2023–24||SL Premier Division South||15||4||0||0||0||0||4||4||19||8 |- |Thame United||2023–24||SL Division One Central||16||4||0||0||0||0||1||0||17||4 |- |Thame United||2024–25||SL Division One Central||38||5||3||1||0||0||5||3||46||9 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !821!!257!!21!!7!!0!!0!!61!!29!!903!!293 |}
==International career== Louis represented Dominica in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Barbados in March 2008, which Dominica lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite web| title = Jefferson Louis| url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=296107/index.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080531005712/http://fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=296107/index.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 31 May 2008| publisher = FIFA | accessdate = 14 May 2008}}</ref> Louis played up front with his cousin Richard Pacquette in this match.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stuart |last=Hammonds |title=Sunday League World Cup Man |url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=2419&iid=60&sud=732 |work=The Non-League Paper |date=3 February 2008 |accessdate=26 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209165427/http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=2419&iid=60&sud=732 |archivedate= 9 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000001/report.html |title=Barbados – Dominica |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=15 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503121514/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round%3D250441/match%3D10000001/report.html |archivedate= 3 May 2008 }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{NFT player}}
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