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Harrison Sharp

{{Short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}{{Infobox football biography

| name = Harrison Sharp

| height =

| caps1 = 14

| clubs1 = Dundee

| years1 = 2019–

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Aberdeen

| image = Harrison Sharp.png

| position = Goalkeeper

| clubnumber = 30

| currentclub = Dundee

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland

| fullname =

| caption = Sharp during a Dundee warm-up in 2024

| image_size =

| club-update = 17:00, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

| clubs2 = → Edinburgh City (loan)

| years2 = 2020–2021

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| youthclubs2 = Dundee

| youthyears2 =

| nationalyears1 = 2022

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 0

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalteam-update = 13:43, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = → Dunfermline Athletic (loan)

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

}}Harrison Sharp (born 4 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Scottish football updater|Dundee}} club Dundee.{{soccerbase|114944|accessdate=19 October 2020}}

Club career

Sharp made his debut for Dundee coming off the bench in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Elgin City, after keeper Calum Ferrie was sent off during the game.{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Neil|date=8 September 2019|title=Dundee 1 Elgin City 2: Ten-man Dark Blues suffer huge cup upset against League 2 part-timers|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/974331/dundee-1-elgin-city-2-dark-blues-suffer-huge-cup-upset-against-league-2-part-timers/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 October 2020|website=thecourier.co.uk}}

In October 2020, Sharp joined Edinburgh City on a season-long loan.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 October 2020|title=Harry joins Edinburgh City on loan|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/harry-joins-edinburgh-city-on-loan/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 October 2020|website=dundeefc.co.uk}}

On 7 January 2021, Sharp signed a two-year extension with Dundee, keeping him at the club until 2023.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 January 2021|title=Harry signs new deal|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/harry-signs-new-deal/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 January 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk}} In December 2021, he was listed as an outfield substitute for a Dundee game away to Aberdeen due to a combined injury and COVID-19 crisis within the squad, though spent the entire game on the bench.{{Cite web|last=Mair|first=Steven|date=2021-12-26|title=Dundee bench consists of assistant manager, two goalkeepers and a teenager|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/farcical-dundee-bench-consists-assistant-25788506|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Daily Record|language=en}} He made his first start for Dundee in a draw away to Motherwell.{{Cite news |title=Dundee dig in for Motherwell draw |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60534423 |access-date=2022-03-05}} He made six further starts that season, including in a 3–1 victory at home to Hibernian.

Sharp began the 2022–23 season as first choice goalkeeper, starting all four Scottish League Cup group stage matches. He also started the season as Dundee's starting keeper, before being dropped to the bench in September.{{Cite news |title=Harper scores brace as Inverness beat Dundee |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62859925 |access-date=2023-04-26}}{{Cite news |title=Dundee win adds to struggling Hamilton's woes |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63018085 |access-date=2023-04-26}} He won the Scottish Championship with Dundee at the end of the season.{{Cite news |title=Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65420805 |access-date=2023-05-05}}

On 2 June 2023, Dundee announced that Sharp had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him there until the summer of 2025.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-02 |title=Sharp extends stay |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/sharp-extends-stay/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}} On 3 August, he joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a loan until January 2024.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Douglas |date=2023-08-03 |title=Harry Sharp joins Dunfermline {{!}} Dunfermline Athletic Football Club - |url=https://dafc.co.uk/harry-sharp-joins-dunfermline/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Dunfermline Athletic Football Club |language=en-GB}} He made his debut two days later in a league win over Airdrieonians.{{Cite news |title=Dunfermline edge fellow new boys Airdrieonians |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66194516 |access-date=2023-08-05}} Sharp was recalled by Dundee on 18 January 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=Sharp and Wilkie back from loans |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/sharp-wilkie-back/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}} He came on as a substitute two days later to replace Adam Legzdins in the Scottish Cup game away to Kilmarnock.{{Cite news |title=Kilmarnock v Dundee |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67938501 |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} He made his first start of the season for Dundee the next week, and played well including saving a penalty in an away league victory over Livingston, which saw him named to the SPFL Team of the Week.{{Cite news |title=Livingston v Dundee |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68039655 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Team of the Week {{!}} SPFL |url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/team-of-the-week-49737 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=spfl.co.uk}}

On 14 February 2025, Sharp again signed a new two-year deal with Dundee, running until the summer of 2027.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=New deal for Sharp |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/new-deal-for-sharp/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}}

International career

Sharp was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61507036 |title=Rangers' Alex Lowry one of five new call-ups by Scotland Under-21s |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}

Career statistics

{{Updated|13 August 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |Scottish League Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!width="40"|Apps

!width="40"|Goals

!width="40"|Apps

!width="40"|Goals

!width="40"|Apps

!width="40"|Goals

!width="40"|Apps

!width="40"|Goals

!width="40"|Apps

!width="40"|Goals

rowspan="8" |Dundee

|2019–20{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Games played by Harrison Sharp in 2019/20|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114944&season_id=152|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 October 2020|website=Soccerbase}}

| rowspan="2" |Scottish Championship

|0

000001Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.010
2020–21{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Games Played by Harrison Sharp in 2020/2021|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114944&season_id=153|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 October 2020|website=Soccerbase}}

|0

000000000
2021–22{{Cite web|title=Games Played by Harrison Sharp in 2021/2022|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114944&season_id=154|access-date=2 June 2021|website=Soccerbase}}

|Scottish Premiership

|6

010000070
2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=114944|season=2022|accessdate=7 June 2022}}

|Scottish Championship

|7

0005020140
2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=114944|season=2023|accessdate=18 July 2023}}

|rowspan="3" |Scottish Premiership

|1

010000020
2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=114944|season=2024|accessdate=17 July 2024}}

|0

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2025–26{{Soccerbase season|id=114944|season=2025|accessdate=12 June 2025}}

|0

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colspan="2" |Total

!14

0205030240
rowspan="3" |Dundee B

|2023–24

| colspan="3" |—

colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—1010
2024–25

| colspan="3" |—

colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—2020
colspan="2" |Total

!0

000003030
Edinburgh City (loan)

|2020–21

|Scottish League Two

|0

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Dunfermline Athletic (loan)

|2023–24

|Scottish Championship

|8

000colspan="2" |—0080
colspan="3" |Career total

!22

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Honours

Dundee

References

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{{Dundee F.C. squad}}

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Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:Men's association football goalkeepers

Category:Dundee F.C. players

Category:Edinburgh City F.C. players

Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers

Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players

Category:Scottish Professional Football League players

Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen