Kevin Jean-Louis

Kevin Jean-Louis

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Obrian Jean-Louis
Date of birth	(1989-06-27) June 27, 1989 (age 35)
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	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]}

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]

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.