[3] As a player, he played eleven years for the Seychelles national team as a midfielder and striker.
[4] He won two bronze medals as a player at the Indian Ocean Island Games[5] as well as a gold as a manager.
[4] He started his career and Bel Air, in an era when Seychellois football teams were based in a particular region.
[5] He played in at least one full international, a 1–1 draw with Namibia on 8 April 2000 in qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
[5] At the 1993 Indian Ocean Island Games, which was the first Indian Ocean Island Games held in Seychelles, Jean-Louis scored a goal in the third-place playoff but Seychelles eventually lost 6–2 to Mauritius.
[6] Jean-Louis was first appointed the manager of the Seychelles national team in December 2010,[2] replacing Andrew Amers-Morrison as head coach.
[5] After his appointment, Jean-Louis said that his objective with the team was, "Reaching the Indian Ocean Island Games final and making local fans proud with a win.
"[6] At the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games held in Seychelles, Jean-Louis's team was drawn in group A with Mauritius, Comoros and the Maldives.
[4] His first match in his second spell as manager was against Burundi on 7 October 2015 in the first round of African qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.