During his time in the Spurs Academy set-up Shilow Tracey primarily played as a winger. Joining Spurs from non-League side Ebbsfleet United during the 2015/16 season, Shilow did play in central midfield for a while after joining the club, while he was with the Spurs Under 18 side. However, despite sometimes playing at centre-forward in following seasons with the then Spurs Under 23 side, Shilow Tracey played a lot of games as a winger (he can play on either flank) for Spurs in the Under 23 side. Very direct with the ball and also very fast, Shilow has a good work rate off the ball as well. During his time in the Spurs Academy set-up he was one of the fastest players in the Spurs Academy. Always looking to take players on in wide positions, Shilow likes to get to the byline to deliver crosses into the penalty area. However, he also has an eye for goal, as he showed during his time at Spurs. I thought that one of Shilow’s best seasons for the Spurs Under 23 side came during the 2019/20 season, a season in which he provided a good number of assists in, and was also very creative for Spurs’ Under 23 side in, before being loaned out to Macclesfield for the second half of the season.

Shilow did feature once for the Spurs first team, as a second half substitute in a pre-season friendly with Spanish side Girona. However, after his loan move to Macclesfield came to an end after the 2019/20 season had finished, Shilow Tracey joined Shrewsbury Town in League One during the early stages of the following 2020/21 season. However, after not starting many games for Shrewsbury during his time there, Shilow later joined Cambridge United on loan for the second half of the season. I thought that he made a good impression on matches that he played in for Cambridge United during his time there. He would help them win promotion to League One that season, along with former Spurs Academy player Jubril Okedina. Shilow would join Cambridge United on a free transfer in the summer of 2021, after his contract with Spurs had come to an end. During the following season he made 26 League One appearances, scoring two goals and providing two assists. And during the season just gone with Cambridge United, Shilow played 37 League One games, scoring one goal and providing three assists.

The former Spurs man left Cambridge however, at the end of last season, after his contract with them was not renewed. Shilow has since joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on a two year contract, which is good news. I’ve always thought that Shilow would have a good career in the Football League since leaving Spurs, and the 25 year old is doing exactly that. I reckon that he’ll have a really good season with Crewe, and I wish Shilow all the very best of luck for the season ahead. Just yesterday (Saturday the 8th of July), Shilow provided an assist for Crewe, in a 5-0 friendly win against non-League side Halesowen, on his debut for the club.