Kevin Jean-Louis

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Kevin Jean-Louis
Personal information
Full name Kevin Obrian Jean-Louis
Date of birth (1989-06-27) June 27, 1989 (age 34)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Pamplemousses SC
International career
2009– Mauritius 62 (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]

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Early life

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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.

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References

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  6. "AFCON 2017: Mauritius caretaker coach Alain Happe names five foreign-based players in squad to face Ghana" . Retrieved 21 November 2016.