He began his career with Queens Park Rangers before joining fellow London based side Fulham in 1998.
He helped the club win promotion during the 2000–01 season but fell out of favour under manager Alan Cork and was allowed to join Leyton Orient six months later.
He scored on his first start for the club in a match against Preston North End,[2] but his spell at Fulham was brief as he struggled to make an impact in the side and he was eventually allowed to go on loan to Cardiff City.
[3] He helped the team win promotion to the Second Division during the 2000–01 season as they finished as runners-up to Brighton & Hove Albion.
In the 2001–02 season, Brazier fell out of favour with manager Alan Cork after being told on the first day of pre-season training that he had been placed on the transfer list, along with a number of other players, including Jason Fowler, Scott McCulloch and Andy Thompson, who labelled themselves the "death camp" due to their exclusion from first team activity.