Sonny Sharples-Ahmed

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}

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| fullname = Sonny Sharples-Ahmed

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|03|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salford, England

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Bolton Wanderers

| clubnumber = 48

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| youthclubs1 = Bolton Wanderers

| years1 = 2023–

| clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2023–2024

| clubs2 = → Bamber Bridge (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2025–

|nationalteam1 = Egypt U23

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| club-update = 11:32, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 21:56, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

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Sonny Sharples-Ahmed (born 24 March 2005) is an English-Egyptian footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|BoltonWa}} club Bolton Wanderers.

Career

=Bolton Wanderers=

Sharples-Ahmed came through the Bolton Wanderers Academy. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 14 April 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=First Pro Deals For Academy Youngsters |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/april/first-pro-deals-for-academy-youngsters |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=bwfc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}

Sharples-Ahmed made his Bolton debut on 14 November 2023 in a 2–0 victory against Stockport County in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 86th minute as a substitute for Dan Nlundulu.{{cite web |title=REPORT Stockport County 0 Wanderers 2 |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/report-stockport-county-0-wanderers-2 |website=bwfc.co.uk |access-date=4 December 2024 |language=en |date=14 November 2023}} On 15 December 2023, he joined Bamber Bridge on a one-month loan.{{cite web |title=Sonny Sharples join Bamber Bridge on loan!|url=https://clubs.footballwebpages.co.uk/BamberBridge/News/sonny-sharples-join-bamber-bridge-on-loan/4966 |publisher=clubs.footballwebpages.co.uk |access-date=4 December 2024}}

On 3 December 2024, Sharples-Ahmed made his league debut for Bolton in a 3–1 victory over Mansfield Town, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for John McAtee.{{cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/report-wanderers-3-mansfield-town-1|title=REPORT Wanderers 3 Mansfield Town 1|website=bwfc.co.uk|date=3 December 2024|accessdate=4 December 2024}} Following his league debut, manager Ian Evatt confirmed that Sharples-Ahmed was now part of the first team squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/24772899.bolton-wanderers-academy-graduate-praised-league-debut/|title=Bolton Wanderers academy graduate praised after league debut|website=Bolton News|date=5 December 2024|accessdate=5 December 2024}}

International Career

He participated with the Egyptian national team U23 for the first time on 19 March 2025 against Qatar national team U23 in a friendly match in Doha.

References