Louis Collins

DOB: 30th July 2001

Position: Striker

Season of first appearance: 2021/22

Season of last appearance: 2021/22

Full Appearances: 6

Substitute: 1

Goals: 1

Also played for:

Sevenoaks Town, Dover Athletic, Tonbridge Angels, Hastings United, Folkestone Invicta, Cray Wanderers, Whitehawk, Eastbourne Borough, Ashford United

Player Profile:

Louis played youth football for Millwall, Ebbsfleet United and Bromley. He scored 47 goals in 23 games for Ebbsfleet’s Under-15 team and was the top scorer for Bromley’s Under-16s, winning the Kent Youth League Golden Boot two seasons in a row before earning a two-year scholarship at Scunthorpe United.

After his release by the Iron, Louis joined Isthmian South East side Sevenoaks Town, at the time managed by his father Micky. He then had a stint at Dover Athletic in the National League in 2020-21 but returned to Sevenoaks.

Manager Jay Saunders brought Louis to Hartsdown in March 2022. His debut was as a sub in a 3-1 home win over Haringey Borough on 19.3.22. He made seven appearances before the end of the season and scored one goal, which was in the final match of the season, a 2-1 home win over Kingstonian on 23.4.22.

After leaving Margate at the end of 2021-22, Louis followed Jay Saunders to National League South side Tonbridge Angels. He spent the second half of the 2022-23 campaign on loan at Hastings United and Folkestone Invicta.

He started 2023-24 at Cray Wanderers but then had spells at Whitehawk and Eastbourne Borough before joining Folkestone Invicta permanently in January 2024. Ahead of 2024-25, he signed for Ashford United.

On 3.1.26, Louis scored a hat-trick at Hartsdown when Ashford won 4-2.