Shamar Nicholson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shamar Amaro Nicholson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Trench Town High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Boys' Town | 75 | (28) |
2017–2019 | Domžale | 47 | (18) |
2019–2021 | Charleroi | 76 | (30) |
2022– | Spartak Moscow | 4 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Jamaica U20 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Jamaica | 29 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:49, 13 November 2021 (UTC) |
Shamar Amaro Nicholson (born 16 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow and for the Jamaica national team.
Club career[]
Boys' Town[]
Nicholson was developed in the Boys' Town youth system and made the transition to the first team in 2015–16. He had a trial with Real Salt Lake in 2015.[2]
Domžale[]
In September 2017, Nicholson signed with Domžale in Slovenia.[3]
Charleroi[]
Nicholson joined Belgian club Charleroi in August 2019, signing a four-year deal.[4]
Spartak Moscow[]
On 21 December 2021, Nicholson signed for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow on a four-and-a-half year contract.[5] He scored his first hat-trick on 2 March 2022, in his second game for the club during a 6–1 Cup win over PFC Kuban Krasnodar.
International career[]
Nicholson played for the Jamaica U20 national team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6] He made his senior national team debut in February 2017.[7][8][9] Nicholson scored his first goal for Jamaica on 5 June 2019 in a friendly match against the United States.[10]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 19 December 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boys' Town | 2014–15[11] | National Premier League | 20 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 7 | ||||||
2015–16[11] | 24 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||||||
2016–17[11] | 31 | 15 | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||||||||
Total | 75 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 28 | ||||||
Domžale | 2017–18[12] | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
2018–19[12] | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 13 | ||||
2019–20[12] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
Total | 47 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
Charleroi | 2019–20[13] | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
2020–21[13] | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | ||||
2021–22[13] | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | |||||
Total | 76 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 31 | ||
Career total | 198 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 79 |
International[]
- As of 12 November 2021[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Jamaica | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 7 | |
2021 | 11 | 3 | |
Total | 29 | 10 |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nicholson goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 June 2019 | Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 25 June 2019 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | Curaçao | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
3 | 3 July 2019 | Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States | United States | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
4 | 6 September 2019 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
5 | 3–0 | |||||
6 | 12 October 2019 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Aruba | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
7 | 15 October 2019 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | Aruba | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
8 | 12 July 2021 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States | Suriname | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
9 | 2 September 2021 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Honours[]
Jamaica
- Caribbean Cup runner-up: 2017
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2017
References[]
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Jamaica" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "Jamaica Football: Nicholson earns Real Salt Lake residency trial - SportsMax TV". Digicelsportsmax.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Reggae Boy Nicholson signs for Slovenian club". jamaica-star.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Reggae Boy Shamar Nicholson joins Sporting Charleroi for 4 years". 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Shamar Nicholson joins Spartak!". FC Spartak Moscow. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Myers, Sanjay (17 June 2016). "Shamar Nicholson keeps fire of hope burning in the darkness". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "U.S. MNT vs. Jamaica". Ussoccer.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Jamaica camp roster features Portmore United stars". CONCACAF.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Playing for his father". Jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Butler, Dylan (5 June 2019). "Recap: United States 0, Jamaica 1".
- ^ a b c d "Shamar Nicholson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Shamar Nicholson at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Shamar Nicholson » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
External links[]
- Shamar Nicholson at Global Sports Archive
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaica youth international footballers
- Jamaica under-20 international footballers
- Jamaica international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- NK Domžale players
- R. Charleroi S.C. players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- National Premier League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Russian Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Jamaican football biography stubs