KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have signed experienced striker Tobi Sho-Silva from Maidenhead United.
The 30-year-old scored one goal in 18 appearances for Maidenhead last season as the Magpies suffered relegation from the National League.
He spent the last two seasons with Maidenhead and previously played in League Two for Carlisle United where he scored four goals in 21 appearances.
Harriers boss, Adam Murray said: “Everybody’s looking for centre forwards this season, and that’s probably why it took it took a little bit of time to bring another number nine in because they are sparse.
“We wanted an established number nine. We could have gone out and took maybe a young guy from an academy that that hadn’t been out and been tested, but we wanted someone that, had been successful, that had won promotions, that that knew what the level is about.
“It took a little bit of time because obviously Toby’s played higher than this level for a long time, so to get him to come to drop to this level was a big ask for him, but he bought into the project, he wanted to be part of what we’re looking to do.
“We feel his attributes can really help the group. I do feel dropping down a level will be able to get more goals out of him in the way, in the style that we play.
“But he brings a mentality of winning, he understands what promotion looks like, so that’s a big factor and probably why we went for a more established player.
“He had offers in the league above at the last minute, and he turned them down to come to us and he’s willing to relocate to the area with his wife to really buy into the project.
“All those little things go a long way because when someone’s so committed to what you’re doing you know that they want to make it a success as well.”
Sho-Silva helped Carlisle win promotion to League One in 2022/23 and played a key role as Sutton United achieved promotion to the Football League in 2020/21.
He has also enjoyed spells with Bromley, Dover Athletic and Halifax Town.
Sho-Silva becomes Kidderminster’s second addition of the day after the club also swooped to bring in young forward Jason Adigun from Dagenham and Redbridge.
Harriers recently sold star striker and last season’s top scorer Ashley Hemmings to the Daggers for an undisclosed fee.
