Shamar Nicholson

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Shamar Nicholson
Shamar Nicholson 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 27)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tijuana
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2014 Trench Town High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Boys' Town 75 (28)
2017–2019 Domžale 47 (18)
2019–2021 Charleroi 76 (30)
2022–2025 Spartak Moscow 43 (11)
2023–2024 → Clermont (loan) 26 (4)
2025– Tijuana 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Jamaica U20 1 (0)
2017– Jamaica 56 (19)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2017 United States Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Shamar Amaro Nicholson (born 16 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Jamaica national team.

Contents

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, but it was ultimately decided that he would stay with Boys' Town [2] Nicholson played 75 matches for the team, scoring 28 goals.

Domžale

In September 2017, Nicholson signed with Domžale in Slovenia. [3] He ultimately played 47 league matches and scored 18 goals.

Charleroi

Nicholson joined Belgian club Charleroi in August 2019, signing a four-year deal. [4] Prior to his departure in 2021, Nicholson played more league games for Charleroi than for any other club in his career. He scored 30 goals in the competition.

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. [6] He also went on to win the Russian Cup that season in a 2–1 win over Dynamo Moscow. [7]

In September 2023, Nicholson made a loan move to Clermont of Ligue 1. [8]

Nicholson's contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent on 2 February 2025. [9]

Tijuana

On 5 February 2025, Nicholson signed with Tijuana in Mexico. [10]

International career

Nicholson played for the Jamaica U20 national team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [11]

He made his senior national team debut in February 2017. [12] [13] [14] Nicholson scored his first goal for Jamaica on 5 June 2019 in a friendly against the United States. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boys' Town 2014–15 [16] National Premier League 207——207
2015–16 [16] National Premier League246——246
2016–17 [16] National Premier League3115——3115
Total7528——7528
Domžale 2017–18 [17] Slovenian PrvaLiga 155———155
2018–19 [17] Slovenian PrvaLiga29132040—3513
2019–20 [17] Slovenian PrvaLiga30—3 [b] 2—62
Total47182072—5620
Charleroi 2019–20 [18] Belgian Pro League 25830——288
2020–21 [18] Belgian Pro League339212 [b] 0—3710
2021–22 [18] Belgian Pro League181300——1813
Total76305120—8331
Spartak Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 12543——168
2022–23 [18] Russian Premier League22341—1 [c] 0274
2024–25 [18] Russian Premier League9351——144
Total4311135—105716
Clermont (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 26420——284
Career total26791226921029999

International

As of match played 18 November 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 201760
2019127
2021113
202230
2023146
2024103
Total5619
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 June 2019 Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–01–0 Friendly
225 June 2019 Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 1–01–1 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33 July 2019 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–21–3 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
46 September 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, JamaicaFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–06–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
53–0
612 October 2019 Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
715 October 2019 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, CuraçaoFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 4–06–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
812 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United StatesFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–02–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
92 September 2021 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, MexicoFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–11–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
108 September 2021 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa RicaFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1115 June 2023 Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena, Wiener Neustadt, AustriaFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–11–1Friendly
1213 October 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 3–14–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
1316 October 2023 Trinidad Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3–23–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
1418 November 2023Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–11–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
1521 November 2023 BMO Field, Toronto, CanadaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–13–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
162–1
176 June 2024Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1–01–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
189 June 2024 Windsor Park, Roseau, DominicaFlag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 1–03–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
193–0

Honours

Spartak Moscow

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. ↑ "Spartak v Kuban game report". Soccerway. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Russian Cup final report by Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ↑ https://www.clermontfoot.com/shamar-nicholson-arrive-au-clermont-foot-63/
  9. ↑ "Шамар Николсон покидает «Спартак»" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 2 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to Tijuana, Shamar Nicholson" (in Spanish). Club Tijuana. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Myers, Sanjay (17 June 2016). "Shamar Nicholson keeps fire of hope burning in the darkness". Jamaica Observer . Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "U.S. MNT vs. Jamaica". Ussoccer.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Jamaica camp roster features Portmore United stars". CONCACAF.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Playing for his father". Jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ↑ Butler, Dylan (5 June 2019). "Recap: United States 0, Jamaica 1".
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Shamar Nicholson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. 1 2 3 Shamar Nicholson at Soccerway
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shamar Nicholson » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  19. ↑ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
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