Showkat Tahir
English footballer (born 2001)
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Showkat Ali Tahir (born 3 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) |
| 2024 | Hilltop | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Arlesey Town | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:54, 23 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Tahir is a product of the Brentford and Fulham academies and played a season as a professional for USL League One club North Carolina FC. He resumed his career in non-League football in 2024.
Club career
Early years
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] Tahir had a spell with Amateur Combination club Wood Green Old Boys.[6] He moved up into non-League football to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Cheshunt in December 2019,[7] for whom he was an unused substitute on one occasion during the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[8] Following a trial with Hayes & Yeading United,[9] Tahir joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Chesham United in August 2021.[7] He made four appearances and scored one goal prior to his departure midway through the 2021–22 season.[10][11]
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.[11] He made 20 appearances and scored two goals during a 2022 season which culminated in a bottom place finish.[1][12]
Non-League football
In August 2024, Tahir began making appearances for Combined Counties League Premier Division North club Hilltop.[13] He transferred to Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Arlesey Town in mid-October 2024.[14]
International career
Personal life
Tahir attended Uxbridge High School.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cheshunt | 2019–20[8] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chesham United | 2021–22[10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| North Carolina FC | 2022[1] | USL League One | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Hilltop | 2024–25[13] | Combined Counties League Premier Division North | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Arlesey Town | 2024–25[10] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 5 | ||
- Appearance in Southern League Cup
- Appearance in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup
- 1 appearance in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Spartan South Midlands League Cup