: J 2 ▁League ▁players ▁Category : T ok yo ▁Ver dy ▁players ▁Category : Ex pat ri ate ▁football ers ▁in ▁Japan ▁ ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁def enders <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Arthur ▁Br ans gro ve ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁professional ▁footballer ▁who ▁plays ▁as ▁a ▁goal keeper ▁for ▁Bow ers ▁& ▁Pit se a . ▁ ▁Br ans gro ve ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Br ent ford ▁from ▁W alth am ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁Col chester ▁United ' s ▁Academy . ▁After ▁helping ▁Col chester ' s ▁under - 1 8 s ▁to ▁league ▁and ▁cup ▁success , ▁he ▁progress ed ▁into ▁the ▁under - 2 1 ▁development ▁squad ▁while ▁experien cing ▁lo ans ▁away ▁from ▁Col chester ▁with ▁Bishop ' s ▁St ort ford , ▁M ald on ▁& ▁Ti pt ree ▁and ▁We ald stone . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁for ▁Col chester ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁professional ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁business . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Har low , ▁Br ans gro ve ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Br ent ford ▁from ▁W alth am ▁Ab bey ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 . ▁He ▁joined ▁Col chester ▁United ' s ▁Academy ▁from