Sharp played youth soccer with the Michigan Alliance FC, before later joining the Michigan Wolves SC.[1]
Sharp attended Brighton High School where he earned all-conference, all-county, all-state honours in his senior year and was also named the Livingston County Player of the Year in 2018.[2][3]
College career
In 2019, Sharp began attending Western Michigan University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] On September 14, 2019, he score his first collegiate goal in a victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats.[5] In October 2019, he was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week and was named to the National Team of the Week.[6][7] At the end of his first season, he was named the MAC Freshman of the Year and named to the All-MAC First Team and College Soccer News All-Freshman Team.[8][9] In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-MAC Academic Team.[10] At the end of his junior season, he was named to the All-MAC Second Team, All-North Region Third Team, an the All-MAC Academic Team.[11][12][13]
He began his senior season with a hat trick in an exhibition match against the Cleveland State Vikings.[14] He was named the MAC Player of the Week three times[15][16][17][18] and was named as the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week once.[19] He helped the school win the MAC title that season, where he was named the MAC Tournament MVP.[20] That season he was aksi named to the All-MAC First Team, All-North Region First Team, First Team Scholar All-American, First Team Academic All-America, and Academic All-District.[21][22][23]
He returned for a fifth season in 2023 and was name to the Forwards to Watch List, TopDrawerSoccer Preseason All-American Third Team, and the Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List prior to the season.[24][25][26] On September 10, he scored a hat trick in a victory over the Dayton Flyers.[27] During the season, he was named the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week twice,[28][29] named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week,[30] and the National Player of the Week.[31][32][33] On November 8, 2023, he became the school's all-time leading scorer.[34][35] On November 16, he scored a hat trick in a 3–0 victory over the Green Bay Phoenix.[36][37] At the end of the season he was named the National Scholar Player Of The Year[38] and was a finalist for the Mac Hermann Trophy (awarded to the top college soccer player of the year).[39] He was also named to the All-MVC First Team,[40] was a First Team All-American,[41]TopDrawerSoccer First Team All-American,[42] Academic All-District Team,[43] Academic All-America Second Team,[44] He led the NCAA in goals (19) and points (46) in 2023.[45]
At the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Sharp was selected in the third round (61st overall) by Toronto FC.[48] However, he did not immediately join the club, instead returning to college for an additional year.[49][50] After attending pre-season with the first team,[51] in February 2024, he signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[52][53] He made his debut on April 7 against Columbus Crew 2.[54] He scored his first goal for the club on April 14, in a victory over FC Cincinnati 2.[55] In May 2024, he joined the Toronto FC first team on a short-term loan ahead of the league match against Nashville SC,[56] making his debut in that match on May 15, in a substitute appearance.[57][58] He signed another two short-term loans that season.[59][60]
In September 2024, he signed a MLS contract with the Toronto FC first team through the 2025 season, with options for 2026 and 2027.[61][62] In 2025, he was loaned to the second team for some matches.[63]
