Leon Braithwaite
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Jerome Braithwaite | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1995 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 1995–1998 | Exeter City | 66 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | St Patrick's Athletic 32 12 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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.[1] 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 at against Glasgow Celtic FC at Park 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
Personal life
He is the brother of athlete Darren Braithwaite. 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
- St. Patrick's Athletic - 1997/98, 1998/99
- 1 England non league cap vs USA
- League of Ireland league supporters player of the Month February 1998
- Fasted league Hat-trick in Conference History for Margate FC vs Woking (17 Mins)
References
- ↑ "Exeter City 1946/47–2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player’s Database. Retrieved 2007-11-28.