Rhys Sharpe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rhys Sharpe[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 October 1994||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tamworth | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → Mickleover Sports (loan) | ||
2015 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Notts County | 5 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Matlock Town | 33 | (2) |
2018– | Tamworth | 13 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 27 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 2 March 2018 (UTC) |
Rhys Sharpe (born 17 October 1994) is an Northern Irish footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Central side Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.
Club career
Born in Nottingham, Sharpe was a Derby County youth graduate and in April 2013, Sharpe signed his first professional contract on a two-year after he completed his two-year scholarship programmes.[3] On 13 March 2015 he was loaned to League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a month's youth loan.[4] Four days later Sharpe made his professional debut, starting in a 4–1 away win against Morecambe,[5] with the loan later extended until the end of the season.[6]
At the end of the season, Sharpe returned to his parent club, and was released.[7] He joined Notts County on a two-year contract on 2 June 2015.[8] He was released by mutual consent on 12 August 2016.
On 6 December 2016, Sharpe joined League One side Swindon Town on a short-term deal.[9] After appearing once in the EFL Trophy, Sharpe was released at the end of his contract in January 2017.
On 9 March 2017, Sharpe joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town.[10]
Sharpe signed for Conference North side Tamworth in February 2, 2018, he had spent a period on trial with the club at the beginning if the season, but an injury scuppered any chance of the player earning a contract.[11] Following some impressive performances, Sharpe signed an extension to his contract on the March 1, 2018, meaning he became the fifth player to commit his future to the club for the 2018/19 season, alongside Aman Verma, Zack Kotwica, Tom Shaw and Akwasi Asante [12]
International career
Sharpe was called up by Northern Ireland national under-20 football team in July 2013, and made his debut against Denmark, before making two more appearances against USA and Mexico.[13]
In October 2013, Sharpe was called by Northern Ireland U21.[14] Sharpe made his national team debut, playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Belgium U21.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 April 2018.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Notts County | 2015–16 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Swindon Town | 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Matlock Town | 2016–17 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
Tamworth | 2017–18 | National League North | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Southern League Central Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
Career total | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Professional retain list and free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Rhys Sharpe". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Rams Hand Professional Deals To Ten". Derby County F.C. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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- ^ "Morecambe 1–4 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Sharpe Loan Extended Until End Of The Season". Shrewsweb. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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- ^ "Town Hand Sharpe Short-Term Deal". Swindon Town Official Site. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Gladiators add former Northern Ireland U21 international Sharpe to their squad". Matlock Town Official Site. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "New Recruit". TheLambs.co.uk. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Sharpe Extends Lambs Stay". TheLambs.co.uk. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Sharpe Nets NI Call-Up". Derby County F.C. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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External links
- Rhys Sharpe at Soccerbase
- Rhys Sharpe at Soccerway
- Rhys Sharpe – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Northern Ireland profile at NIFG
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association football defenders
- Derby County F.C. players
- Mickleover Sports F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- Notts County F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Matlock Town F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players