Billy Sharp
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Louis Sharp | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rotherham United | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 16 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | Scunthorpe United | 82 | (53) |
| 2007–2010 | Sheffield United | 51 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 33 | (15) |
| 2010–2012 | Doncaster Rovers | 49 | (25) |
| 2012–2014 | Southampton | 17 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 39 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Reading (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Leeds United | 33 | (5) |
| 2015– | Sheffield United | 73 | (39) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2017 (UTC). |
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William Louis "Billy" Sharp (born 5 February 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sheffield United. He has also played for Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United.
Three days after the death of his newborn son in 2011, Sharp famously chose to play and scored the opener in that game, and 5 days later he was applauded by opposing fans following his goal against their team. He and his wife set up The Luey Jacob Sharp Foundation in aid of gastroschisis research and to support other people affected by this condition.
Born in Sheffield, Sharp played for Middlewood Rovers Junior Football Club as a young player, he then went on to begin his career with the youth teams of Rotherham United and Sheffield United, before making his senior debut for Sheffield United during the 2004–05 season. He joined Rushden and Diamonds on loan in January 2005, scoring 9 goals in 16 games for the club, before moving to Scunthorpe United in 2005.
Sharp joined Scunthorpe on a permanent deal in 2005 for £100k, during the 2005/6 season, Sharp truly made his mark in the 2005–06 season, notably after Scunthorpe signed fellow 19-year-old striker Andy Keogh from Leeds United. Keogh and Sharp became part of the most potent strike-force in League One, scoring 38 goals between them, Sharp scoring 23 goals, with Keogh netting 15 of them.
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