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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde Sho-Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Thamesmead, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United | ||
Number | 16 | ||
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 | 17 | (4) |
National team | |||
2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2022 |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2013–14[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16[21] | 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[22] | Conference Premier | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Welling United (loan) | 2014–15[23] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2015–16[24] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bromley | 2016–17[25] | National League | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 11 | |
Dover Athletic | 2017–18[26] | National League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2018–19[27] | 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[28] | National League | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 40 | 7 | |
Sutton United | 2020–21[29] | National League | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
2021–22[30] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 5 | ||
Carlisle United | 2021–22[31] | League Two | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
2022–23[32] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 190 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 210 | 34 |
Sutton United
Carlisle United F.C. – current squad | |
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