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Billy Sharp

ビリー・シャープ　/　びりー・しゃーぷ

Association football player from United Kingdom

February 5, 1986 (age 40)　・　Sheffield, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

What I admire about Billy Sharp is his refusal to chase glamour. A Sheffield boy who kept returning home to Sheffield United, banging in goals season after season, he embodies the unglamorous virtue of consistency. Strikers are judged ruthlessly on numbers, yet Sharp has done it across countless clubs while pushing his career toward the age of forty in League One. There is something deeply honest about a player still grinding at Doncaster Rovers, set to go free in 2026, never coasting. I find his longevity and local loyalty far more compelling than any one-season wonder.

Overview

Billy Louis Sharp (born 5 February 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2026. Sharp has played for Sheffield United, Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Billy Sharp
Name (Japanese): ビリー・シャープ
Reading: びりー・しゃーぷ
Born: February 5, 1986 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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