Shamar Nicholson

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.

Shamar Nicholson

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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  Jamaica CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2017 United States Team CONCACAF Nations League 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)

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

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boys' Town	2014–15[16]	National Premier League	20	7			—		—		20	7
	2015–16[16]	National Premier League	24	6			—		—		24	6
	2016–17[16]	National Premier League	31	15			—		—		31	15
	Total		75	28			—		—		75	28
Domžale	2017–18[17]	Slovenian PrvaLiga	15	5	—		—		—		15	5
	2018–19[17]	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	13	2	0	4	0	—		35	13
	2019–20[17]	Slovenian PrvaLiga	3	0	—		3[b]	2	—		6	2
	Total		47	18	2	0	7	2	—		56	20
Charleroi	2019–20[18]	Belgian Pro League	25	8	3	0	—		—		28	8
	2020–21[18]	Belgian Pro League	33	9	2	1	2[b]	0	—		37	10
	2021–22[18]	Belgian Pro League	18	13	0	0	—		—		18	13
	Total		76	30	5	1	2	0	—		83	31
Spartak Moscow	2021–22	Russian Premier League	12	5	4	3	—		—		16	8
	2022–23[18]	Russian Premier League	22	3	4	1	—		1[c]	0	27	4
	2024–25[18]	Russian Premier League	9	3	5	1	—		—		14	4
	Total		43	11	13	5	—		1	0	57	16
Clermont (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 1	26	4	2	0	—		—		28	4
Career total			267	91	22	6	9	2	1	0	299	99

1. Includes Slovenian Cup, Belgian Cup, Russian Cup, Coupe de France
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2017	6	0
	2019	12	7
	2021	11	3
	2022	3	0
	2023	14	6
	2024	10	3
Total		56	19

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	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	15 June 2023	Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Qatar	0–1	1–1	Friendly
12	13 October 2023	Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Grenada	3–1	4–1	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
13	16 October 2023	Trinidad Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Haiti	3–2	3–2	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
14	18 November 2023	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Canada	1–1	1–2	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
15	21 November 2023	BMO Field, Toronto, Canada	Canada	1–1	3–2	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
16				2–1
17	6 June 2024	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Dominican Republic	1–0	1–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	9 June 2024	Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica	Dominica	1–0	3–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
19				3–0

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2021–22^[19]

Jamaica

• CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2017
• Caribbean Cup runner-up: 2017

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. "Shamar Nicholson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
17. Shamar Nicholson at Soccerway
18. "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.

External links

• Shamar Nicholson at Global Sports Archive