Shamar Nicholson

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Shamar Nicholson
Shamar Nicholson in 2022.jpg
Nicholson with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Shamar Amaro Nicholson[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 25)
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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Shamar Nicholson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

References[]

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Jamaica" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "Jamaica Football: Nicholson earns Real Salt Lake residency trial - SportsMax TV". Digicelsportsmax.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Reggae Boy Nicholson signs for Slovenian club". jamaica-star.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Reggae Boy Shamar Nicholson joins Sporting Charleroi for 4 years". 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Shamar Nicholson joins Spartak!". FC Spartak Moscow. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ Myers, Sanjay (17 June 2016). "Shamar Nicholson keeps fire of hope burning in the darkness". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. ^ "U.S. MNT vs. Jamaica". Ussoccer.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Jamaica camp roster features Portmore United stars". CONCACAF.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Playing for his father". Jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  10. ^ Butler, Dylan (5 June 2019). "Recap: United States 0, Jamaica 1".
  11. ^ a b c d "Shamar Nicholson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b c Shamar Nicholson at Soccerway
  13. ^ a b c "Shamar Nicholson » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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