Shamar Nicholson
Shamar Amaro Nicholson (born 16 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian side Charleroi and for the Jamaica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Charleroi | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Trench Town High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Boys' Town | 74 | (28) |
| 2017–2019 | Domžale | 47 | (18) |
| 2019– | Charleroi | 73 | (27) |
| 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 09:37, 7 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:49, 13 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Boys' Town
Nicholson was developed in the Boys' Town F.C. 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 NK Domžale in Slovenia.[3]
International career
Nicholson played for the Jamaica U20 national team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5] He made his senior national team debut in February 2017.[6][7][8] Nicholson scored his first goal for Jamaica on 5 June 2019 in a friendly match against the United States.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2021
| 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[10] | National Premier League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| 2015–16[10] | 24 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2016–17[10] | 31 | 15 | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||||||||
| Total | 74 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 28 | ||||||
| Domžale | 2017–18[11] | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
| 2018–19[11] | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 13 | ||||
| 2019–20[11] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
| Charleroi | 2019–20[12] | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21[12] | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | ||||
| 2021–22[12] | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 73 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 76 | ||
International
- As of 12 November 2021[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 10 | |
- As of match played 7 October 2021[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
- 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".
- "Shamar Nicholson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Shamar Nicholson at Soccerway
- "Shamar Nicholson » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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