Position: Forward
Birthdate: July 3, 2000
Hometown: London, England
Height: 6-foot-3
Pronunciation: Tola Showunmi
Previous team: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
2024: The 23-year-old Showunmi joined LouCity after a rookie season with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in which he numbered 4 goals and 3 assists. He made 10 appearances in purple, scoring 2 goals, before an August move to England’s League One Crawley Town ahead of the club’s 2024-2025 season.
Before Louisville City FC: The London, England, native made his move overseas to star first at Merrimack College in Massachusetts before transferring. At the University of New Hampshire, he was named the United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team and named the America East Conference’s Striker of the Year in 2021. Showunmi earned his first professional deal from Pittsburgh after emerging from a preseason combine and trial. He went on to number 28 appearances for a Riverhounds side that earned the Players’ Shield for posting the USL Championship’s best regular season finish.
