Kevin Jean-Louis
Personal information
Full name Kevin Obrian Jean-Louis
Date of birth (1989-06-27) June 27, 1989
Place of birth Terre Rouge, Mauritius
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Pamplemousses SC
Number 1
Youth career
St Francis Xavier Football School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pamplemousses SC
International career
2009– Mauritius 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Jean-Louis is a Mauritian goalkeeper who now plays for Pamplemousses SC and the Mauritius national football team, otherwise known as Club M.[1][2][3]

Early life

[4]

His father a former footballer, Kevin Jean Louis was admitted into the St Francis Xavier Football School at age 11. Mentored by Marcel Guillaume, he chose to be a goalkeeper, equivalent to his father. At age 17, he got an offer to go to Pamplemousses SC, which he accepted.

Club career

Mauritian goalkeeper Kevin Jean-Louis has attracted interest from two foreign teams: SS Saint-Louisienne in Réunion and FC Wohlen in Switzerland.[5]

International career

Newly appointed French manager Alain Happe, successor of Didier Six chose Kevin Jean-Louis to be included in the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification rounds in which there were formidable national squads such as Ghana[6]

Personal life

Kevin is an avid fan of Manchester United F.C., and looks up to Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.

References

  1. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kevin Jean-Louis". Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mauritius - K. Jean-Louis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Team Details - Player Details". Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "100 jours… 100 athlètes – Kevin Jean-Louis : Le dernier rempart | Défi Sport". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ↑ DéfiSports. "Jean-Louis courtisé par deux clubs étrangers". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "AFCON 2017: Mauritius caretaker coach Alain Happe names five foreign-based players in squad to face Ghana". Retrieved 21 November 2016.


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