Showkat Tahir

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Showkat Tahir
Personal information
Full name Showkat Ali Tahir [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Chettle Court Rangers
0000–2016 Brentford
2016–2019 Fulham
2019–2020 Cheshunt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Cheshunt 0 (0)
2021 Chesham United 1 (0)
2022 North Carolina FC 20 (2)
International career
2017 England U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Showkat Ali Tahir (born 3 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays 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.

Contents

Club career

Early years

As a forward, Tahir began his youth career with Chettle Court Rangers and the Brentford and Fulham academies. [2] [3] He progressed with the latter club to sign a two-year scholarship deal in July 2017. [4] After his release by Fulham at the end of the 2019–20 season, [5] he dropped into non-League football to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Cheshunt in December 2019, [6] for whom he was an unused substitute on one occasion during the remainder of the 2019–20 season. [7] Following a trial with Hayes & Yeading United, [8] Tahir joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Chesham United in August 2021. [6] He made four appearances and scored one goal prior to his departure midway through the 2021–22 season. [9] [10]

North Carolina FC

On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Tahir had signed one-year contract with USL League One club North Carolina FC. [10] He made 20 appearances and scored two goals during a 2022 season which culminated in a bottom place finish. [1] [11]

International career

Tahir was capped once by England at U16 level, in a 4–0 UEFA Development Tournament win over Finland on 15 February 2017. [12]

Personal life

Tahir attended Uxbridge High School. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheshunt 2019–20 [7] Isthmian League Premier Division000000
Chesham United 2021–22 [9] Southern League Premier Division Central10201 [lower-alpha 1] 141
North Carolina FC 2022 [1] USL League One 202202
Career total2122011243
  1. Appearance in Southern League Cup

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