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Rhys Sharpe (born 17 October 1994) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for National League North side Kettering Town, where he plays as a defender.

Rhys Sharpe

Personal information
Full name	Rhys Sharpe[1]
Date of birth	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Kettering Town
Youth career
0000–2012	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)
2018–2019	Tamworth	19	(0)
2019–2020	Nuneaton Borough	32	(0)
2020-	Kettering Town	4	(0)
National team‡
2013–2015	Northern Ireland U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 29 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Derby County

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]

Notts County

He joined Notts County on a two-year contract on 2 June 2015.[8] He was released by mutual consent on 12 August 2016.

Swindon Town

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.

Matlock Town

On 9 March 2017, Sharpe joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town.[10]

Tamworth

Rhys signed for National League North side Tamworth on 2 February 2018, having 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 1 March 2018.[12]

Nuneaton Borough

Sharpe signed for National League North side Nuneaton Borough on 4 January 2019, on a six-month deal.[13]

International career

Northern Ireland U21

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.[14]

In October 2013, Sharpe was called by Northern Ireland U21.[15] Sharpe made his national team debut, playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Belgium U21.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2019.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	—		0	0	19	0
Nuneaton Borough	2018–19	National League North	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2019–20	Southern League Central Division	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		32	0	1	0	—		0	0	33	0
Career total			92	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	97	2

References

External links

• Rhys Sharpe at Soccerbase
• Rhys Sharpe at Soccerway
• Rhys Sharpe – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Northern Ireland profile at NIFG

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