Showkat Ali Tahir (born 3 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for North Carolina FC as a forward. He is a product of the Brentford and Fulham academies and began his senior career with Chesham United in non-League football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Showkat Ali Tahir[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | North Carolina FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Brentford | ||
| 2016–2019 | Fulham | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cheshunt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Cheshunt | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Chesham United | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Carolina FC | 20 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 16 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
A forward, Tahir began his youth career in the Brentford and Fulham academies and progressed with the latter club to sign a two-year scholarship deal in July 2017.[2][3] After his release by Fulham at the end of the 2019–20 season,[4] he dropped into non-League football to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Cheshunt in December 2019,[5] for whom he was an unused substitute on one occasion during the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[6] Tahir moved to join Southern League Premier Division Central club Chesham United in August 2021 and made four appearances and scored one goal prior to his departure midway through the 2021–22 season.[5][7][8]
On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Tahir had signed one-year contract with USL League One club North Carolina FC.[8] He made 20 appearances and scored two goals during a 2022 season which culminated in a bottom place finish.[1][9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cheshunt | 2019–20[6] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chesham United | 2021–22[7] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| North Carolina FC | 2022[1] | USL League One | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
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North Carolina FC – current squad | |
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