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Billy Sharp

1986 - Today

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Billy Louis Sharp (born 5 February 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers. Sharp has played for Sheffield United, Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United. On 1 January 2019, Sharp scored his 220th goal and became the leading English born goal scorer in English professional football during the 21st century so far, overtaking the record set by Rickie Lambert. On 8 February 2019, Sharp scored his 100th goal in all competitions for Sheffield United when he scored his second goal in a 3–3 draw against Aston Villa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Sharp is the 21,541st most popular soccer player (down from 17,333rd in 2024), the 8,713th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,953rd in 2019) and the 1,152nd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Billy Sharp ranks 21,541 out of 21,273. Before him are Akram Tawfik, Yuma Takahashi, Yuki Nogami, Shunsuke Ueda, Viktoria Schnaderbeck, and Darko Todorović. After him are El Mehdi Maouhoub, James Morrison, Mate Vatsadze, Tisha Venturini, Takahiko Sumida, and Carlos Martínez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Billy Sharp ranks 1,954. Before him are Ryota Noguchi, James DeGale, Takuma Ito, Matt Walsh, Kratika Sengar, and Yoshinobu Harada. After him are James Morrison, Masha Dashkina Maddux, Mathías Corujo, David Warner, Stuart Bithell, and Lauren Collins.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Sharp ranks 8,715 out of 8,785. Before him are Gary Naysmith (1978), Katarina Johnson-Thompson (1993), Saskia Clark (1979), David Laws (1965), Alex Gregory (1984), and Richard Kilty (1989). After him are James Morrison (1986), Kimberley Nixon (1985), Jenny Jones (1980), Jack Laugher (1995), Asha Philip (1990), and Liam Ridgewell (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Billy Sharp ranks 1,152. Before him are Jonathan Gould (1968), Tom Lawrence (1994), Steven Pressley (1973), Jack Harrison (1996), Rosella Ayane (1996), and Gary Naysmith (1978). After him are James Morrison (1986), Liam Ridgewell (1984), Marcus Tavernier (1999), Stuart Armstrong (1992), Steve Howey (1971), and James McArthur (1987).

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