Tola Showunmi

Tola Showunmi

Tola Showunmi playing for Louisville City in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Adetola Showunmi
Date of birth	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Enfield, London, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Louisville City
Number	24
Youth career
2014–2016	Boreham Wood
2016–2017	Cheshunt
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Merrimack Warriors	35	(13)
2020–2022	New Hampshire Wildcats	41	(14)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Cheshunt	8	(0)
2023	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	(4)
2024–	Louisville City	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024

Tola Showunmi (born 3 July 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Louisville City in the USL Championship.

Career

Early career & College

Showunmi played as a youth player with Boreham Wood ^[1] and Cheshunt, ^[2] the latter of which he made eight senior league appearances for in 2017 in both the Ryman League Division One North and the Isthmian League. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In 2018, Showumni moved to the United States to play college soccer at Merrimack College. In two seasons with the Warriors, Showumni made 35 appearances, netted 13 goals and received Northeast Conference first team all-conference honours in 2019. ^[6] In 2020, he transferred to the University of New Hampshire, where he went on to make 41 appearances, scoring 14 goals and tallying six assists. ^[7] With the Wildcats, Showumni was voted to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team and claimed the America East Conference Striker of the Year in 2021. He also earned America East All-Conference First Team honors in 2021, and Second Team honors in 2022. ^[8]

On 12 January 2022, Showumni was selected 88th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Atlanta United. ^{[9] [10] [11]} However, he went unsigned by the team and instead returned to New Hampshire to continue his time at college.

Professional

On 1 March 2023, Showumni signed with USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds ahead of their 2023 season. ^{[12] [13]} He made his professional debut on 11 March 2023, appearing as a 79th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with Birmingham Legion. ^[14]

Shownmi joined Louisville City on 15 December 2023 for the 2024 season. ^[15]

References

1. "WOOD UNDER 16'S CLINCH LEAGUE TITLE". 18 April 2016.
2. "U18s Make Cup Progress". www.cu-fc.com.
3. "Cheshunt | Appearances | Adejola Showunmi | 2016-2017 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
4. "Cheshunt | Appearances | Adejola Showunmi | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
5. "Wildcats Add Two To Roster". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
6. "Tola Showunmi - Men's Soccer". Merrimack College Athletics.
7. "Tola Showunmi - 2022 - Men's Soccer". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
8. USLChampionship com Staff (2 March 2023). "All-America selection Tola Showunmi highlights two new Hounds additions". USL Championship.
9. "2022 MLS SuperDraft: Atlanta United's Four Selections | Atlanta United FC". atlutd.
10. "Atlanta United drafts 4 attackers in 2022 Superdraft". Dirty South Soccer. 12 January 2022.
11. "Tola Showunmi Selected by Atlanta United FC in MLS SuperDraft". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
12. "Hounds add young forward Tola Showunmi".
13. Campbell, Dominic (1 March 2023). "Hounds sign midfielder Burke Fahling and forward Tola Showunmi". Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
14. "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
15. "LouCity signs forward Showunmi off promising rookie season". LouCity.com. Louisville City . Retrieved 15 December 2023.

External links

• Tola Showunmi at Soccerway