Leon Braithwaite

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Leon Braithwaite
Personal information
Full name Leon Jerome Braithwaite
Date of birth (1972-12-17)17 December 1972
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) 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
*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.[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.[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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Exeter City 1946/47–2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player’s Database. Retrieved 28 November 2007.