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Tobi Sho-Silva

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

Tobi Sho-Silva
Personal information
Full name Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde Sho-Silva[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Thamesmead, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maidenhead United
Number 14
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)
2022–2023 Carlisle United 21 (4)
2023– Maidenhead United 28 (5)
International career
2013 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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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]

Sho-Silva joined Maidenhead United for the 2023–24 season.[17]

International career

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Born in England, Sho-Silva is of Nigerian descent.[18] He has represented England at under-18 level, making only one appearance in a 1–0 loss to Belgium on 5 March 2013.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 October 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlton Athletic 2013–14[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[21] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welling United (loan) 2013–14[20] Conference Premier 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
Welling United (loan) 2014–15[21] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2015–16[22] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bromley 2016–17[23] National League 38 11 1 0 — 1[a] 0 40 11
Dover Athletic 2017–18[24][25] National League 14 1 0 0 — 1[b] 1 15 2
2018–19[26] National League 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 24 2
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[27] National League 35 5 1 0 — 4[c] 2 40 7
Sutton United 2020–21[28] National League 35 4 1 0 — 2[a] 0 38 4
2021–22[29] League Two 7 0 1 0 0 0 4[d] 1 12 1
Total 42 4 2 0 0 0 6 1 50 5
Carlisle United 2021–22[29] League Two 13 4 — — — 13 4
2022–23[30] League Two 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 21 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 4
Maidenhead United 2023–24[31] National League 24 4 2 3 — 2[e] 0 28 7
2024–25[32] National League 4 1 1 1 — 0 0 5 2
Total 28 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 33 9
Career total 222 36 10 4 0 0 14 4 246 44
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Cup
  3. ^ 3 appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in National League play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Honours

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Club

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Sutton United

References

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  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. ^ "Tobi Sho-Silva is a Magpie". www.maidenheadunitedfc.org. 4 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Scottish league winning debut thrills Oluwatobi". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 13 September 2015.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  25. ^ https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/tobi-sho-silva/16667 [bare URL]
  26. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  31. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  32. ^ "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  33. ^ Phillips, Owen (23 May 2021). "Sutton win National League to reach EFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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