Shilow Tracey

Shilow Tracey (born 29 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Shilow Tracey

Personal information
Full name	Shilow Ethan Tracey[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Newham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Ebbsfleet United	0	(0)
2016–2021	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2020	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	7	(1)
2020–2021	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	8	(0)
2021	→ Cambridge United (loan)	17	(1)
2021–2023	Cambridge United	63	(3)
2023–	Crewe Alexandra	76	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

Career

Tracey began his career at Ebbsfleet United and made a single appearance for them in the Kent Senior Cup against Charlton Athletic.^[3]

Tottenham Hotspur

In the 2016 winter transfer window Tracey moved to Tottenham for an undisclosed fee.^[4] Paul Prenderville 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".^[4] In July, 2018 Tracey signed a new contract committing to the club until 2020.^[5]

Loan spells

In January 2020, Tracey went out on loan to Macclesfield Town of League Two.^[6] On 8 February 2020 he made his football league debut away at Leyton Orient which ended 1–1.^[7] On 18 February, Tracey scored his first professional league goal in a 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle.^[8]

On 18 September 2020, Tracey joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2020–21 season.^[9] He scored his first goals for Shrewsbury on 10 November 2020 when he scored a hat-trick in an EFL Trophy group game against Crewe Alexandra.^[10]

On 25 January 2021, Tracey joined League Two side Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.^[11]

Cambridge United

On 17 June 2021, Tracey signed a two-year deal with Cambridge United.^[12]

Crewe Alexandra

On 26 June 2023, Tracey joined EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra after signing a two-year deal.^[13] He made his Crewe debut at Gresty Road on 5 August 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town,^[14] and scored his first Crewe goal in a 3–3 draw at Wrexham on 30 September 2023.^[15] On 4 March 2025, Tracey was stretchered off after suffering a broken leg during Crewe's League Two defeat by Fleetwood Town at Gresty Road.^[16][17]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ebbsfleet United	2014–15	Conference South	0	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	1	0
	2015–16	National League South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17	National League South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		1	0	1	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2016–17[18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tottenham Hotspur U21	2017–18[19]	—	—		—		—		3[b]	1	3	1
	2018–19[20]	—	—		—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
	2019–20[21]	—	—		—		—		3[b]	0	3	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2020–21[22]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		—		—		—		7	1	7	1
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2019–20[21]	League Two	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2020–21[22]	League One	8	0	1	0	0	0	3[b]	4	12	4
Cambridge United (loan)	2020–21[22]	League Two	17	1	0	0	0	0	0[b]	0	17	1
Cambridge United	2021–22[23]	League One	26	2	2	0	1	0	1[b]	1	30	3
	2022–23[24]		37	1	3	0	2	0	1[b]	0	43	1
	Total		63	3	5	0	3	0	2	1	73	4
Crewe Alexandra	2023–24[25]	League Two	43	3	2	0	2	0	4[c]	0	51	3
	2024–25[26]	League Two	33	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	6
	Total		76	9	3	0	3	0	4	0	86	9
Career total			170	14	9	0	6	0	17	6	201	20

1. Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. One appearance in the EFL Trophy; three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs.