Shilow Tracey (born 29 April 1998) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for club
Crewe Alexandra.
Career
Tracey began his career at
Ebbsfleet United
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.
The club was formed in 1946 from ...
and made a single appearance for them in the
Kent Senior Cup against
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
.
Tottenham Hotspur
In the 2016 winter transfer window Tracey moved to Tottenham for an undisclosed fee.
Paul Prederville reviewed the player for Sky Sports quoting that Tracey is "Quick and strong, his performances for the Ebbsfleet youth team have drawn similarities with Yaya Toure".
In July, 2018 Tracey signed a new contract committing to the club until 2020.
Loan spells
In January 2020, Tracey went out on loan to
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.
Initially kno ...
of League Two. On 8 February 2020 he made his football league debut away at
Leyton Orient which ended 1–1. On 18 February, Tracey scored his first professional league goal in a 1–1 draw against
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
.
On 18 September 2020, Tracey joined
League One side
Shrewsbury Town on loan for the
2020–21 season. He scored his first goals for Shrewsbury on 10 November 2020 when he scored a hat-trick in an
EFL Trophy
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group game against
Crewe Alexandra.
On 25 January 2021, Tracey joined
League Two
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side
Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.
Cambridge United
On 17 June 2021, Tracey signed a two-year deal with
Cambridge United.
Crewe Alexandra
On 26 June 2023, Tracey joined
EFL League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
club Crewe Alexandra after signing a two-year deal.
He made his Crewe debut at Gresty Road on 5 August 2023, in a 2–2 draw with
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...
,
and scored his first Crewe goal in a 3–3 draw at
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
on 30 September 2023.
Career statistics
References
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1998 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
English Football League players
Men's association football wingers
Black British sportsmen
Footballers from the London Borough of Newham