Showkat Tahir

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

Showkat Tahir
Personal information
Full name Showkat Ali Tahir[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Brentford
2016–2019 Fulham
2019–2020 Cheshunt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Chesham United 1 (0)
2022– North Carolina FC 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Early years

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

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.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cheshunt 2019–20[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Chesham United 2021–22[7] Southern League Premier Division Central 1 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 4 1
North Carolina FC 2022[1] USL League One 2 0 — — 2 0
Career total 3 0 2 0 1 1 6 1
  1. Appearance in Southern League Cup

References
  1. Showkat Tahir at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. "Showkat Tahir". Fulham Football Club. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. "Academy Scholar Signings". Fulham FC. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Player Departures". Fulham FC. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Whitney, Steve. "Chesham Bolster Numbers for Bank Holiday". Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. "BetVictor Isthmian Premier Division – Corinthian-Casuals 3 – 1 Cheshunt – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Showkat Tahir Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Showkat Tahir Joins 2022 North Carolina FC Roster". North Carolina FC. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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