Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas-James Everton Bramble [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 May 2001||
Place of birth | Dartford, [2] England | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Welling United | ||
Youth career | |||
Gillingham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Gillingham | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Deal Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → East Grinstead Town (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2020 | → Sittingbourne (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Dover Athletic | 34 | (2) |
2023 | Chelmsford City | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Welling United | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Antigua and Barbuda U20 | 5 | (2) |
2018– | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 15 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 9 July 2023 (UTC) |
Thomas-James Everton "TJ" Bramble (born 9 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Welling United. Born in England, he represents the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
Bramble began his career as a youth team player for Gillingham. In February 2019, he joined Deal Town on a 28-day work experience agreement. [3] Bramble signed his first professional contract with Gillingham in May 2019. [4] On 1 November 2019, he joined East Grinstead Town on loan. [5] He played seven games for the club and scored two goals.
On 22 February 2020, Bramble joined Sittingbourne on loan. [6] He was released by Gillingham in June 2020 without ever having played for the first team. [7]
On 27 August 2020, Bramble signed for National League club Dover Athletic. [8] He made his club debut on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 victory over Notts County. [9] On 24 October 2020, Bramble scored his first goal for the club, the final goal in a 3–3 draw with Yeovil Town in the FA Cup; Dover lost the tie on penalties. [10] Bramble was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season following relegation, being offered the chance to come back for pre-season and prove his fitness. [11]
Following his release from Dover, Bramble went on trial at Leyton Orient and Barnsley. [12] [13] In March 2023, Bramble signed for National League South side Chelmsford City. On 28 March 2023, Bramble made his debut for the club in a 1–1 Tolleshunt D'Arcy Memorial Cup draw against Heybridge Swifts. [14]
In July 2023, Bramble signed for Welling United following a successful trial. [15]
In March 2018, Bramble was called up to the Antigua and Barbuda team for a pair of friendlies against Bermuda and Jamaica. He made his debut in a 3–2 win over Bermuda on 22 March. [16] [17]
Later the same year he featured for the Benna Boys in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in the United States, scoring in a win over Sint Maarten and a loss to Honduras in the group stage. [2] [18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gillingham | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Deal Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern Counties East Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4[ citation needed ] | 0 | ||
East Grinstead Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Isthmian League South East Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7[ citation needed ] | 2 | |
Sittingbourne (loan) | 2019–20 | Isthmian League South East Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5[ citation needed ] | 0 | ||
Dover Athletic | 2020–21 [2] [lower-alpha 1] | National League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
2021–22 [2] | National League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
Career total | 50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5 |
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