Jefferson Lee Louis (born 22 February 1979) is a former footballer who played as a striker. He is assistant first-team coach at Slough Town.
A journeyman, he has featured for 42 different clubs (51 moves) in almost a 30-year career. In addition, he appeared for 7 clubs in a year, which may be a record.
Louis has played in the English Football League for Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Mansfield Town, and is a former Dominica international.
He is also one of the few footballers to have made over 1,000 competitive appearances, with at least 1,037 appearances (the first Dominican to achieve the feat, since the time matches are recorded).
Early life Louis was born in Harrow, and raised in Harlesden, London. He and his mother moved to Aylesbury, 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 Woodhill Prison.
Club career Louis joined Oxford United on an initial trial basis in February 2002 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. 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, he was captured naked live on television joyously celebrating the U's draw with the club, Arsenal, he supported as a boy. The club would go on to lose the tie, at Highbury, 2–0 with Louis appearing as a 54th-minute substitute. 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.
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. 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 Forest Green Rovers 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 Second Division side Bristol Rovers between May and September 2005. 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 and joined Wrexham 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 on 24 May 2009. 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.
He joined Gainsborough Trinity in June 2010, 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. 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 Hayes & Yeading United. 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 Brackley Town, Louis joined Lincoln City on 31 January 2012. In June 2012 he agreed a deal to rejoin his former Rushden & Diamonds manager Justin Edinburgh at Newport County. In November 2012 he joined Whitehawk 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 Southern Football League 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 North Leigh.
On 13 June 2023, Louis joined National League South 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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsThame United1999–2000IL Division One101+0+Aylesbury United2000–01IL Division One145100000155Oxford United2001–02Third Division1000000010Oxford United2002–03Third Division346512010427Oxford United2003–04Third Division202211110244→ Woking (loan)2003–04Conference8510000095Oxford United2004–05League Two1000000010→ Gravesend & Northfleet (loan)2004–05Conference5200000052Forest Green Rovers2004–05Conference102210000123Woking2004–05Conference264000021285Bristol Rovers2004–05League Two1000000010Bristol Rovers2005–06League Two8000100090Hemel Hempstead Town2005–06SL Division One West1100000011Worthing2005–06IL Premier Division6200000062Lewes2005–06Conference South2000000020Stevenage Borough2005–06Conference Premier186000000186Eastleigh2006–07Conference South6100000061Yeading2006–07Conference South8410000094Havant & Waterlooville2006–07Conference South205000000205Weymouth2007–08Conference Premier2173100222610Maidenhead United2007–08Conference South3000000030Mansfield Town2007–08League Two184000010194Wrexham2008–09Conference Premier42154200314918Crawley Town2009–10Conference Premier185110000196Rushden & Diamonds (loan)2009–10Conference Premier267200040327Gainsborough Trinity2010–11Conference North9100000091Darlington (loan)2010–11Conference Premier6000001070Weymouth2010–11SL Premier Division1000000010Hayes & Yeading United2010–11Conference Premier101113Maidenhead United2010–11Conference South123000010133Brackley Town2011–12SL Premier Division26141000002714Lincoln City2011–12Conference Premier146000000146Newport County2012–13Conference Premier172000000172Whitehawk (loan)2012–13IL Premier Division6400001074Brackley Town2012–13Conference North247000032279Hendon2013–14IL Premier Division25221100843427Margate2013–14IL Premier Division179000000179Lowestoft Town2014–15Conference North164000053217Wealdstone2014–15Conference South19100000112011Wealdstone2015–16National League South39134300434719Staines Town2016–17IL Premier Division103000000103Oxford City2016–17National League South298300000328Banbury United2017–18SL Premier Division21133100332717Chesham United2017–18SL Premier Division248310000279Farnborough2018–19SL Premier Division South6200001072Chesham United2018–19SL Premier Division South40121100404513Chesham United2019–20SL Premier Division South5010000060Hampton & Richmond Borough2019–20National League South6100002081St Albans City2019–20National League South122000020142Beaconsfield Town2020–21SL Premier Division South7110001091Beaconsfield Town2021–22SL Premier Division South90100022122North Leigh2021–22SL Division One Central2270000432610Risborough Rangers2022–23SSML Premier Division101100041152Thame United2022–23IL Division One Central2490000222611Slough Town2022–23National League South2010001040Slough Town2023–24National League South2000000020Beaconsfield Town2023–24SL Premier Division South154000044198Thame United2023–24SL Division One Central164000030194Thame United2024–25SL Division One Central395310073499Career total906+278+46+15+4+1+79+35+1,036+331+
International career Louis represented Dominica in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Barbados in March 2008, which Dominica lost 1–0. Louis played up front with his cousin Richard Pacquette in this match.
See also List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances
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