Paul Nicholson (footballer)

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Paul Nicholson
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Nicholson with FC Cincinnati in 2016
Personal information
Full name Paul Nicholson
Date of birth (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Whitehaven, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2005 Morecambe
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Rio Grande Red Storm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 West Virginia Chaos 14 (1)
2010 GPS Portland Phoenix 16 (1)
2011–2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 119 (6)
2016–2017 FC Cincinnati 33 (1)
Managerial career
2018–2020 Cincinnati Dutch Lions
2021– Kings Hammer SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2021

Paul Nicholson (born 10 August 1986 in Whitehaven) is an English retired footballer who played in the United Soccer League from 2011 to 2017.

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Career

College and amateur

Nicholson started his career playing for Morecambe under 17 and under 18 team. After being unsuccessful in obtaining a professional contract with the club, Nicholson moved to the United States in 2005 after accepting a scholarship to play college soccer at the University of Rio Grande. He was selected a first team All-American in 2008 and first team All-AMC. Nicholson was named in the All Tournament team for the 2008 NAIA Tournament and was tabbed the tournament's Most Valuable Defensive Player. He was honorable mention All-AMC in 2007 and was on the second team in 2006. [1]

During his college career, Nicholson also played with USL Premier Development League club West Virginia Chaos during their 2009 season. [2] He also appeared for USL PDL club GPS Portland Phoenix during their 2010 season. [3]

Professional

Nicholson signed his first professional contract in February 2011, joining USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads. [1] He made his professional debut on 17 April 2011 in Wilmington's first game of the 2011 season, a 1–0 win over the Rochester Rhinos, [4] and scored his first professional goal on 29 April, in a 3–2 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [5]

Wilmington re-signed Nicholson for the 2012 season on 13 February 2012. [6]

After five years with Wilmington, Nicholson signed with FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural 2016 season. [7] Following the conclusion of the 2017 season, Nicholson announced his retirement from professional football. [8]

Coaching

Nicholson was the head coach at Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC in the USL League 2. In his first season as head coach the Lions had a 6-4-4 record and finished 3rd in the Great Lakes Division. In his second season has the head coach, in 2019, the Lions finished slightly better with a 6-3-5 record but fell just short of the USL League 2 playoffs. In 2019, Nicholson and the Dutch Lions won the Subway Cup, winning the season series against their rival Dayton Dutch Lions FC. In 2020, he left the club. [9]

In 2021, he became the head coach of USL League Two club Kings Hammer SC. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ Archived 9 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Weingartner, Tana (7 December 2015). "FC Cincinnati Announces First Eleven Players". Wvxu.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (6 November 2017). "Paul Nicholson Announces Retirement". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Sparks, Ryan (7 August 2020). "Cincinnati Dutch Lions part ways with Nicholson, Ponchak". Cincinnati Soccer Talk.
  10. ↑ Brazzell, Boston (19 February 2021). "Cincinnati is back in USL League Two with addition of Kings Hammer". Cincinnati Soccer Talk.
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