Global InformationLee Sharpe information
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Stuart Sharpe | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Halesowen, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Torquay United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Torquay United | 14 | (3) |
| 1988–1996 | Manchester United | 193 | (21) |
| 1996–1999 | Leeds United | 30 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Bradford City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | Bradford City | 47 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2002 | Exeter City | 4 | (1) |
| 2003 | Grindavík | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Garforth Town | 21 | (6) |
| Total | 345 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | England | 8 | (0) |
| 1992 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Stuart Sharpe (born 27 May 1971) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit, reality television personality and golfer.
As a player, Sharpe was predominantly a left winger from 1988 to 2004. He notably played in the Premier League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Bradford City and in Serie A for Sampdoria. He also had spells in the Football League with Torquay United, Portsmouth and Exeter City before wrapping his career up in Iceland with Grindavík and in non-league football with Garforth Town. Sharpe's spell at Manchester United lasted eight years, during which he won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, the Football League Cup, three FA Charity Shields and a European Cup Winners' Cup. He won a total of eight caps for England as well as one cap for the B team.
He retired from professional football in 2003, but achieved renewed fame after a number of reality television appearances. Notable appearances include Celebrity Wrestling, Celebrity Love Island, Dancing on Ice . He has also worked as a pundit largely abroad on international coverage of the Premier League for both ESPN Star and the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel.
In 2021, Sharpe began competing in professional golf tournaments.[2]
- ^ "Sharpe, Lee Stuart Sharpe - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Daniel. "Lee Sharpe, golfer: How the first pop-star footballer of his era turned a 'pipe dream' into reality". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 May 2022.