| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tesfaye Walda Simeon Bramble | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Felixstowe & Walton United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Chelmsford City | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2001 | Cambridge City | 18 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Southend United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Southend United | 139 | (29) |
| 2005 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Stockport County | 68 | (11) |
| 2007–2008 | Stevenage Borough | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Leiston | 7 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Montserrat | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:39, 9 August 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tesfaye Walda Simeon "Tes" Bramble (born 20 July 1980 in Ipswich, England) is an English-born Montserratian footballer. He made over 200 appearances in the Football League, scoring 43 goals, between 2001 and 2007, and played international football for Montserrat.
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Bramble, who is the brother of footballer Titus Bramble, started his career at Chelmsford City and went to Southern Premier League outfit Cambridge City before signing for Southend United in January 2001.[1] Manager Dave Webb initially signed Bramble on loan before the deal was made permanent for a fee of £7,000.[2] Bramble made over 150 league and cup appearances, scoring 40 goals, in four-and-a-half seasons at Southend United,[1] and played for Southend in the Football League Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium in March 2004.[3]
During his time at Southend United, Bramble was forced to play in goal against Boston United when goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan was sent off for handball outside the area. He kept a clean sheet for the period he was in goal, making a couple of inspired saves.
Bramble qualifies to play for Montserrat through his maternal grandfather and was called up in November 2004. He made his international debut in a Caribbean Cup qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda in which he scored but was unable to prevent Montserrat losing 5–4.[4]
Bramble spent two months on loan at Cambridge United, where he scored three times in nine games,[1] before being released by Southend United at the end of the 2004–05 season,[5] and joining Stockport County on a two-year contract in June 2005.[6] He made over 70 appearances for Stockport, scoring 12 goals.[1] Bramble was out of contract in the summer of 2007 and signed for Stevenage Borough in July 2007,[7] but was sidelined for two-months following knee surgery in November 2007.[8] He was released at the end of the 2007–08 season,[9] having made 11 Conference National appearances and scoring a one goal.[1] He joined Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Leiston in August 2008.[10]
In June 2011, Bramble was convicted of rape and sentenced to four and a half years in prison,[11] after a four day trial at Leeds Crown Court. [12] He is appealing his conviction.