| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde Sho-Silva [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Thamesmead, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2023–2025 | Maidenhead United | 42 | (5) |
| 2025– | Kidderminster Harriers | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde "Tobi" Sho-Silva (born 27 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.
After playing youth football for Charlton Athletic, Sho-Silva signed on loan for Welling United in January 2014. [2] The loan was extended a month later. [3] In May 2014 he signed a new contract with Charlton. [4] After returning to his parent club, he re-signed on loan for Welling United in September 2014. [5] He moved on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2015. [6] Following his release by the Addicks, Sho-Silva joined Bromley after a successful trial spell during pre-season. [7] At the end of the season, he departed the club, having scored 11 National League goals. [8]
In June 2017, Sho-Silva signed for Dover Athletic. [9] On 7 December 2018, Sho-Silva signed for Chelmsford City on a one-month loan deal. [10] In February 2019, Sho-Silva signed on loan for Margate. [11]
Sho-Silva was released by Dover at the end of the 2018–19 season and joined FC Halifax Town. [12] Sho-Silva joined Sutton United in August 2020 [13] 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. [14]
On 31 January 2022, Sho-Silva joined League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. [15]
Sho-Silva joined Maidenhead United for the 2023–24 season. [16] Across two seasons, he scored eleven goals in 51 games for the Magpies.
Sho-Silva signed for Kidderminster Harriers ahead of the 2025-26 season. [17]
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]
| 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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 [f] | 2 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 264 | 46 | ||
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