Tobi Sho-Silva

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Tobi Sho-Silva
Personal information
Full name Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde Sho-Silva[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Thamesmead, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2013 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2014 → Welling United (loan) 17 (1)
2014 → Welling United (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Bromley 38 (11)
2017–2019 Dover Athletic 22 (1)
2018–2019 → Chelmsford City (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Margate (loan) 10 (5)
2019–2020 FC Halifax Town 35 (5)
2020–2022 Sutton United 42 (4)
2022– Carlisle United 8 (3)
National team
2013 England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022

Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde "Tobi" Sho-Silva (born 27 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a forward.[2]

Career[]

After playing youth football for Charlton Athletic, Sho-Silva signed on loan for Welling United in January 2014.[3] The loan was extended a month later.[4] In May 2014 he signed a new contract with Charlton.[5] After returning to his parent club, he re-signed on loan for Welling United in September 2014.[6] He moved on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2015.[7] Following his release by the Addicks, Sho-Silva joined Bromley after a successful trial spell during pre-season.[8] At the end of the season, he departed the club, having scored 11 National League goals.[9]

In June 2017, Sho-Silva signed for Dover Athletic.[10] On 7 December 2018, Sho-Silva signed for Chelmsford City on a one-month loan deal.[11] In February 2019, Sho-Silva signed on loan for Margate.[12]

Sho-Silva was released by Dover at the end of the 2018–19 season and joined FC Halifax Town.[13] Sho-Silva joined Sutton United in August 2020[14] and was part of the team that won the National League and gained promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history.[15]

On 31 January 2022, Sho-Silva joined League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract.[16]

International career[]

Born in England, Sho-Silva is of Nigerian descent.[17] He has represented England at under-18 level, making only one appearance in a 1–0 loss to Belgium on 5 March 2013.[18]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 15 March 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Welling United (loan) 2013–14[19] Conference Premier 17 1 0 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ 17 1
Welling United (loan) 2014–15[20] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2015–16[21] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bromley 2016–17[22] National League 38 11 1 0 ~ ~ 1[a] 0 40 11
Dover Athletic 2017–18[23] National League 14 1 0 0 ~ ~ 0 0 14 1
2018–19[24] National League 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
Chelmsford City (loan) 2018–19 National League South 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Margate (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian Premier 10 5 — — 0 0 10 5
FC Halifax Town 2019–20[25] National League 35 5 1 0 — 4[b] 2 40 7
Sutton United 2020–21[26] National League 35 4 1 0 — 2[a] 0 38 4
2021–22[27] League Two 7 0 1 0 0 0 4[c] 1 12 1
Total 42 4 2 0 0 0 6 1 50 5
Carlisle United 2021–22[28] League Two 8 3 — — — 8 3
Career total 181 30 5 0 0 0 11 3 200 33
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ 3 appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in National League play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Club[]

Sutton United

References[]

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ Tobi Sho-Silva at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Welling complete triple signing". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Welling extend Sho-Silva loan spell". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Tobi Sho-Silva Harry Gerard Charlton". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Charlton Athletic's development squad striker Tobi Sho-Silva has rejoined Welling United on a month-long youth loan". Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Inverness sign Storey & Sho-Silva". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Club secure signing of Tobi Sho-Silva". 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Tobi Sho-Silva departs Club". 5 June 2017.
  10. ^ Tobi Sho-Silva: Dover Athletic sign striker after departure from Bromley‚ bbc.com, 24 June 2017
  11. ^ "Clarets sign Dover Athletic attacker". Chelmsford City F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Margate sign forward Tobi Sho-Silva on loan from Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  13. ^ Hogwood, Cameron (9 July 2019). "Ex-Dover striker Tobi Sho-Silva joins National League club Halifax Town". Kent Online. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  14. ^ Scargill, Tom (7 August 2020). "FC Halifax Town: Striker Sho-Silva joins Sutton". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Sutton United 3–0 Hartlepool United: U's win National League title". BBC Sport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  16. ^ "CONTRACT: Striker joins from Sutton". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Scottish league winning debut thrills Oluwatobi". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 13 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Addicks duo feature for England U18s". Charlton Athletic F.C. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  29. ^ Phillips, Owen (23 May 2021). "Sutton win National League to reach EFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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