Personal information | |||
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Full name | Showkat Ali Tahir [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Chettle Court Rangers | |||
–2016 | Brentford | ||
2016–2019 | Fulham | ||
2019–2020 | Cheshunt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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.
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]
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]
Tahir was capped once by England at U16 level, in a 4–0 UEFA Development Tournament win over Finland on 15 February 2017. [12]
Tahir attended Uxbridge High School. [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cheshunt | 2019–20 [7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chesham United | 2021–22 [9] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 1 | 4 | 1 |
North Carolina FC | 2022 [1] | USL League One | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
Career total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 |