TJ Bramble

TJ Bramble

Personal information
Full name	Thomas-James Everton Bramble[1]
Date of birth	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Dartford, England[2]
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	17	(2)
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, 21 July 2024 (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 as a midfielder for Welling United. Born in England, he represents Antigua and Barbuda at international level.

Club career

Gillingham

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]

Dover Athletic

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]

Chelmsford City

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]

Welling United

In July 2023, Bramble signed for Welling United following a successful trial.^[15]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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] [a]	National League	12	1	1	1	—		1[b]	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

1. Dover Athletic's results were expunged in March 2021 after the club had failed to meet fixture obligations^[19]
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. p. 57. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
2. "T. Bramble". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
3. "Scholars agree work experience deals". Gillingham F.C. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
4. Cawdell, Luke (31 May 2019). "TJ Bramble, Miguel Scarlett and goalkeeper Joe Walsh have signed pro deals at Gillingham". Kent Online. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
5. Townsend, Ian (1 November 2019). "Wasps confirm FIVE signings". Isthmian League. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
6. Townsend, Ian (22 February 2020). "Brickies sign a Gill". Isthmian League. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
7. Cawdell, Luke (24 June 2020). "Gillingham begin talks with Max Ehmer, Brandon Hanlan, Mika Mandron and Regan Charles-Cook over new contracts". Kent Online. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
8. "National League News: May–August 2020 (27 August 2020)". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
9. "Dover Athletic 1–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
10. "Yeovil Town v Dover Athletic". Dover Athletic F.C. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
11. "RETAINED LIST 2022/23". www.doverathletic.com. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
12. "Leyton Orient Trial Player Revealed". The Real EFL. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
13. Doug O'Kane [@dougokane88] (2 February 2023). "For those asking who the trialists were at the under 21s game the other day. I believe they were Guiseley trio Ekow Coker, Lewis Whitham and Kallan Murphy (the Reds have a close link with Guiseley where they send some loans). Also TJ Bramble (ex Gillingham, Dover) and Eduino Vaz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. "Robbie Simpson Post Heybridge (A)". Chelmsford City F.C. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
15. "Wings secure trialist trio Burchell, Bramble and Adom". wellingunited.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
16. "Antigua and Barbuda vs. Bermuda 3–2". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
17. "Parker on target in international friendly". Gillingham F.C. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
18. "Honduras wins Group C in style; advances to Qualification Stage". CONCACAF. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
19. "Dover Athletic: National League club hit with fine, points deduction and results expunged". BBC Sport. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

External links

• TJ Bramble at National-Football-Teams.com