Leon Braithwaite

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Leon Braithwaite
Personal information
Full name Leon Jerome Braithwaite [1]
Date of birth (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 50) [1]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991 Leyton-Wingate
1991–1992 Collier Row
1992–1993 Leyton
1993–1994 Collier Row
1992–1993 Leyton
1995 Bishop's Stortford
1995–1998 Exeter City 66 (9)
1997–1998 → Welling United (loan) 5 (1)
1998–1999 St Patrick's Athletic
1999–2000 Welling United 34 (15)
2000–2003 Margate [lower-alpha 1] 74 (27)
2003–2004 Dagenham & Redbridge 34 (5)
2004–2005 Fisher Athletic
2005 Margate
2005–2006 Ilford
2006 Erith & Belvedere
2006 Great Wakering Rovers
2006–2007 Enfield Town
2007 Redbridge
2008 Heybridge Swifts
2011 Red Lion Stanstead Abbotts
International career
2002 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Jerome Braithwaite (born 17 December 1972) is an English former footballer. He played for Exeter City, making a total of 66 Football League appearances. [3] [4] He made appearances for Margate, scoring 38 goals. He joined Margate from Welling United in 2000 and had two spells with the club, leaving for the second time in 2005. Braithwaite's spell at St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland was notable for a number of key goals, including a winning goal against title rivals Cork City in Turner's Cross. Leon won two league of Ireland championship medals with St Patricks Athletics and represented the club in the champions league qualifier where he was influential in the 0–0 draw against Glasgow Celtic FC at Park's head in front of a full house of 60000 supporters only to lose the return leg 0:2 Leon got called up to the Trinidad and Tobago squad, yet did not make his debut due to injury

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Personal life

He is the brother of athlete Darren Braithwaite.[ citation needed ] Leon and his brother Darren coach talented Junior athletes in track and field mainly in the 100m & 200m sprints Like his brother Leon has represented GB Vets in athletics. Leon Has a MSc in sports psychology

Honours

League of Ireland : 2

Notes

  1. ↑ The Margate appearances and goals only cover the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leon Braithwaite". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  3. ↑ "Exeter City 1946/47–2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  4. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2013). Non-League Club Directory 2014. Tony Williams Publications. p. 1006. ISBN   978-1-869833-72-5.


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