Cohen Conrad Bramall (born 2 April 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for side

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. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025. He played

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for several years before joining

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in 2017. He spent the 2017–18 season on loan to

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of the

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. After Arsenal released him in 2019, he joined

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, and went on to play for Lincoln City and

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before signing for Portsmouth in 2025.

Early life and career

Bramall was born in

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, Cheshire. He began his career in

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in his local area, with Kidsgrove Athletic, Alsager Town, Nantwich Town, Market Drayton Townwith whom he won the 2015–16 Shropshire Premier Cup in his second spell at the club
and Newcastle Town. In May 2016, he moved to

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Premier Division club

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. He played on a part-time basis while working at a

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car factory. Bramall was first offered a trial with

club

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, appearing with their under-23 side in a match.

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of the

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were also interested in signing him.

Arsenal

After a short trial, Bramall signed professional forms with Premier League club

on 9 January 2017. The fee was officially undisclosed, but was widely reported as around £40,000. He spent the remainder of the season playing for the club's under-23 side. In July, Bramall joined the first-team squad for Arsenal's pre-season tour of Australia and China, making his senior debut in a friendly against

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side

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. On 21 August 2017, Bramall and Arsenal teammate

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were loaned to Championship club

until the end of the season. On Bramall's return to Arsenal, he played three times for their under-21 team in the

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, and the club confirmed he would be released when his contract expired at the end of the season.

Birmingham City (loan)

Bramall made his senior professional debut the next day in Birmingham's starting eleven for their

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match against

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. He played 78 minutes in a 2–1 defeat. He made his first

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appearance in Birmingham's next match, playing the whole of a 2–0 defeat at home to

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. That was his last appearance until December, when, with central defenders

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suspended and Marc Roberts injured, he started at left wing-back in a 1–0 loss away to

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. Despite speculation that the loan might be cut short in the January transfer window, he remained at the club, and returned to the league team on 3 February, as a substitute for the injured

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in a 3–1 win away to

. He was involved in an incident for which Wednesday's Marco Matias was

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for violent conduct. Former referee

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said afterwards that if there had been a dismissable offence, it was committed by Bramall, and Matias' red card was rescinded on appeal. Bramall played in two more Championship matches in February, but those were his last.

Colchester United

Bramall signed a two-year contract with League Two club

on 2 August 2019. He made his debut for the club the following day in Colchester's 1–1 home draw with

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. He was sent off for the first time in his professional career on 13 August for violent conduct during Colchester's 3–0 win against

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in the

. He scored his first professional goal with a well taken

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in Colchester's 3–0 win over

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on 21 December 2019.

Lincoln City

On 1 February 2021, he joined Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, signing a multi-year contract. He made his debut coming off the bench against

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on 9 February 2021. On the opening day of the 2021–22 season, Bramall was subject to alleged racist abuse from a fan during the game against Gillingham. A man from Gillingham was later arrested on suspicion of assault and an additional allegation of racial abuse was being looked into. On 8 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, against

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Rotherham United

On 1 July 2022, Bramall joined

after his release clause was met. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2022 in a 2–2 draw against

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Portsmouth

On 31 January 2025, Bramall joined Championship club

for an undisclosed fee on a short-term deal until the end of the season. He was released upon the expiration of his short-term deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Market Drayton Town *Shropshire Premier Cup: 2015–16

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bramall, Cohen 1996 births Living people Footballers from Crewe English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. players Alsager Town F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players Market Drayton Town F.C. players Newcastle Town F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Northern Premier League players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen