Draft:Molly-Mae Sharpe

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Molly-Mae Sharpe
Personal information
Full name Molly-Mae Sharpe
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2007 Leeds United
2007–2013 Bradford City
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Barry University Buccaneers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013-2015 Bradford City
2019-2021 Durham
2021– Crystal Palace
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Molly-Mae Sharpe (born 11 March 1998[1]) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Crystal Palace in the FA Women's Championship.

Sharpe operates primarily as a winger on either the right or left side of the field or as a Striker. She is a frequent goalscorer for her clubs.

She played in every game of Palace's 2023–24 season Championship winning season, in which she contributed 8 goals[2]including the final goal of the campaign which secured promotion to the Women's Super League.

Sharpe was short-listed for Women's Championship Player of the 2023/24 Season[3] and Won Player of the Month for March 2024 after scoring 3 goals in 4 games.[4]

Playing Career[edit]

Early Years[edit]

Sharpe began playing football with her local club Thackley Juniors before joining the Academy of Leeds United at the age of 9.[5]

Bradford City[edit]

Age 12 she moved to Bradford City. Originally a Midfielder, she made the switch to Striker for her Senior debut aged just 16.[6]

In only her first year she would go on to score a hat-trick in the final of the West Riding County Cup which saw Bradford City crowned Champions over arch rivals Leeds United.[7]

US College Career[edit]

Sharpe moved to the US on a scholarship in 2015, joining Barry University in Miami.

She spent four years in Florida gaining a degree in Sport & Exercise Science. She was awarded Offensive Player of the Year in her last year.[8]

Return to UK[edit]

Durham[edit]

After Graduating from College in the US, she signed for Durham Women in the Women’s Championship. During which time she also completed a Master’s degree at the same time with a scholarship through the club.[9]

Durham finished second in the league in the Championship season of 2020/21, with Sharpe finishing the League's joint top scorer.[10]

Crystal Palace[edit]

For the 2021/22 season Sharpe made the move to London, joining Crystal Palace.[11]

Sharpe was an ever present in the Palace side which won promotion[12] to the WSL in 2024 for the first time in the clubs history.

Personal Life[edit]

Sharpe grew up supporting Bradford City.[13]

In her spare time she is a keen golfer.

Honours[edit]

Champions - FA Women's Championship 2023/2024 Season

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Molly-Mae Sharpe - Forward | Women". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Championship Top Scorers". bbcsport. 24 May 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Sharpe shortlisted for Championship Player of the Month". cpfc. 12 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Sharpe wins Women's Player of the Month for March". cpfc. 11 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Molly-Mae Sharpe: From Yorkshire to Palace - via the USA". cpfc. 8 March 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Durham WFC snap up 'Sharpe-shooter'". Shekicks. 15 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Molly-Mae Sharpe: From Yorkshire to Palace - via the USA". cpfc. 8 March 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Molly-Mae Sharpe: From Yorkshire to Palace - via the USA". cpfc. 8 March 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Durham Women FC sign Molly Sharpe". 4theloveofsport. 16 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Molly-Mae Sharpe: From Yorkshire to Palace - via the USA". cpfc. 8 March 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "CRYSTAL PALACE ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF FORMER DURHAM FORWARD SHARPE". cpfc. 23 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Crystal Palace Women promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship title". skysports. 28 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Molly-Mae Sharpe: From Yorkshire to Palace - via the USA". cpfc. 8 March 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Category:Living people Category:Women's association football forwards Category:1997 births Category:English women's footballers Category:Women's Super League players Category:Durham W.F.C. players Category:Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players Category:Footballers from Yorkshire