Matthieu Louis-Jean (born 22 February 1976 in

Mont-Saint-Aignan Mont-Saint-Aignan () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, northwestern France. The inhabitants of the town of Mont-Saint-Aignan are called ''Mont-Saint-Aignanais'' in French. Due to the presence of higher educa ...

) is a French former

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er, who is currently head scout for

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. He finished his career at Norwich in June 2005 after several seasons at Nottingham Forest, who he joined from

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in 1999 following a loan spell. An experienced full-back, Louis-Jean made 198 league appearances for Forest. His transfer to Norwich was a player exchange deal that saw Gary Holt move to the

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. Louis-Jean made just two appearances for Norwich at the start of his first season with the club ( 2005–06) before injury problems ruled him out of action for the remainder of the campaign. The Frenchman was near a return to the first team, but an injury playing for the reserve team saw his recovery set back yet again. Norwich manager Peter Grant announced in February 2007 that Louis-Jean would be released at the end of the 2006–07 season. Louis-Jean spent time as a scout for Nottingham Forest, before joining

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as head scout in April 2021.

References

External links

Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
* 1976 births Living people French footballers Le Havre AC players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Association football fullbacks Premier League players Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate footballers People from Mont-Saint-Aignan Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime Footballers from Normandy {{France-footy-defender-1970s-stub