Tobi Sho-Silva

Tobi Sho-Silva

Personal information
Full name	Oluwatobi Fabian Shobowale Akintunde Sho-Silva [1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Thamesmead, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team	Maidenhead United
Number	14
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)
2022–2023	Carlisle United	21	(4)
2023–	Maidenhead United	26	(5)
International career
2013	England U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 14 September 2024 (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 club Maidenhead United. ^[2]

Career

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]

Sho-Silva joined Maidenhead United for the 2023–24 season. ^[17]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2024

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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	11
Dover Athletic	2017–18 [24] [25]	National League	14	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	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 [lower-alpha 3]	2	40	7
Sutton United	2020–21 [28]	National League	35	4	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	38	4
	2021–22 [29]	League Two	7	0	1	0	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 4]	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 [lower-alpha 5]	0	28	7
	2024–25 [32]	National League	2	1	0	0	—		0	0	2	1
	Total		26	5	2	3	0	0	2	0	30	8
Career total			220	36	9	3	0	0	14	4	243	43

1. Appearance in the FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Cup
3. 3 appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in National League play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Honours

Club

Sutton United

• National League: 2020–21 ^[33]

References

1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
2. Tobi Sho-Silva at Soccerbase
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4. "Welling extend Sho-Silva loan spell". BBC Sport.
5. "Tobi Sho-Silva Harry Gerard Charlton". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
6. "Charlton Athletic's development squad striker Tobi Sho-Silva has rejoined Welling United on a month-long youth loan". Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
7. "Inverness sign Storey & Sho-Silva". BBC Sport.
8. "Club secure signing of Tobi Sho-Silva". 5 August 2016.
9. "Tobi Sho-Silva departs Club". 5 June 2017.
10. Tobi Sho-Silva: Dover Athletic sign striker after departure from Bromley‚ bbc.com, 24 June 2017
11. "Clarets sign Dover Athletic attacker". Chelmsford City F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
12. "Margate sign forward Tobi Sho-Silva on loan from Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
13. Hogwood, Cameron (9 July 2019). "Ex-Dover striker Tobi Sho-Silva joins National League club Halifax Town". Kent Online. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
14. Scargill, Tom (7 August 2020). "FC Halifax Town: Striker Sho-Silva joins Sutton". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
15. "Sutton United 3–0 Hartlepool United: U's win National League title". BBC Sport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
16. "CONTRACT: Striker joins from Sutton". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
17. "Tobi Sho-Silva is a Magpie". www.maidenheadunitedfc.org. 4 August 2023.
18. "Scottish league winning debut thrills Oluwatobi". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 13 September 2015.
19. "Addicks duo feature for England U18s". Charlton Athletic F.C. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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25. https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/tobi-sho-silva/16667 ^{[ bare URL ]}
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30. "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
31. "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
32. "Games played by Tobi Sho-Silva in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
33. Phillips, Owen (23 May 2021). "Sutton win National League to reach EFL". BBC Sport . Retrieved 2 July 2021.