Shilow Tracey

Shilow Tracey

Personal information
Full name	Shilow Ethan Tracey [1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth	Newham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Ebbsfleet United	0	(0)
2016–2021	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2020	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	7	(1)
2020–2021	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	8	(0)
2021	→ Cambridge United (loan)	17	(1)
2021–2023	Cambridge United	63	(3)
2023–	Crewe Alexandra	58	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Shilow Tracey (born 29 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Tracey began his career at Ebbsfleet United and made a single appearance for them in the Kent Senior Cup against Charlton Athletic. ^[3]

Tottenham Hotspur

In the 2016 winter transfer window Tracey moved to Tottenham for an undisclosed fee. ^[4] Paul Prederville reviewed the player for Sky Sports quoting that Tracey is "Quick and strong, his performances for the Ebbsfleet youth team have drawn similarities with Yaya Toure". ^[4] In July, 2018 Tracey signed a new contract committing to the club until 2020. ^[5]

Loan spells

In January 2020, Tracey went out on loan to Macclesfield Town of League Two. ^[6] On 8 February 2020 he made his football league debut away at Leyton Orient which ended 1–1. ^[7] On 18 February, Tracey scored his first professional league goal in a 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle. ^[8]

On 18 September 2020, Tracey joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2020–21 season. ^[9] He scored his first goals for Shrewsbury on 10 November 2020 when he scored a hat-trick in an EFL Trophy group game against Crewe Alexandra. ^[10]

On 25 January 2021, Tracey joined League Two side Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. ^[11]

Cambridge United

On 17 June 2021, Tracey signed a two-year deal with Cambridge United. ^[12]

Crewe Alexandra

On 26 June 2023, Tracey joined EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra after signing a two-year deal. ^[13] He made his Crewe debut at Gresty Road on 5 August 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town, ^[14] and scored his first Crewe goal in a 3–3 draw at Wrexham on 30 September 2023. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ebbsfleet United	2014–15	Conference South	0	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2015–16	National League South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17	National League South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		1	0	1	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2016–17 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tottenham Hotspur U21	2017–18 [17]	—	—		—		—		3 [b]	1	3	1
	2018–19 [18]	—	—		—		—		1 [b]	0	1	0
	2019–20 [19]	—	—		—		—		3 [b]	0	3	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2020–21 [20]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		—		—		—		7	1	7	1
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2019–20 [19]	League Two	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2020–21 [20]	League One	8	0	1	0	0	0	3 [b]	4	12	4
Cambridge United (loan)	2020–21 [20]	League Two	17	1	0	0	0	0	0 [b]	0	17	1
Cambridge United	2021–22 [21]	League One	26	2	2	0	1	0	1 [b]	1	30	3
	2022–23 [22]		37	1	3	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	43	1
	Total		63	3	5	0	3	0	2	1	73	4
Crewe Alexandra	2023–24 [23]	League Two	43	3	2	0	2	0	4 [c]	0	51	3
	2023–24 [24]	League Two	15	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	5
	Total		58	8	3	0	3	0	4	0	68	8
Career total			152	13	9	0	6	0	17	6	183	19

1. Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. One appearance in the EFL Trophy; three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs.

References

1. Shilow Tracey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. "Shilow Tracey profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
3. Ed Miller (17 September 2014). "Fleet 0-2 Charlton Athletic". Ebbsfleet United Football Club. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
4. Paul Prenderville (14 January 2016). "Shilow Tracey joins Tottenham from Ebbsfleet - we profile the teenager". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
5. "New contracts for Development pair". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
6. "Harry Hamblin and Shilow Tracey join Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
7. "Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
8. "Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
9. Cox, Lewis (18 September 2020). "Shrewsbury Town sign Tottenham Hotspur flyer Shilow Tracey on loan". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
10. "Crewe 3-4 Shrewsbury". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
11. "Shilow Tracey: Cambridge United sign Tottenham Hotspur winger on loan". BBC Sport. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
12. "Shilow Tracey re-signs with U's". Cambridge United F.C. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
13. "Shilow Tracey: Crewe Alexandra sign former Cambridge United forward". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
14. "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. PA Media. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
15. "Wrexham 3-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
16. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
17. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
18. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
19. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
20. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
21. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
22. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
23. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
24. "Games played by Shilow Tracey in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2024.