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.
![]() Nicholson with Spartak Moscow in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 11 | ||
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 | 25 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Jamaica U20 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Jamaica | 32 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC) |
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]
In September 2017, Nicholson signed with Domžale in Slovenia.[3]
Nicholson joined Belgian club Charleroi in August 2019, signing a four-year deal.[4]
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]
Nicholson played for the Jamaica U20 national team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8]
He made his senior national team debut in February 2017.[9][10][11] Nicholson scored his first goal for Jamaica on 5 June 2019 in a friendly against the United States.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boys' Town | 2014–15[13] | National Premier League | 20 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 7 | ||||||
2015–16[13] | 24 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||||||
2016–17[13] | 31 | 15 | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||||||||
Total | 75 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 28 | ||||||
Domžale | 2017–18[14] | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
2018–19[14] | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 13 | ||||
2019–20[14] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
Total | 47 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
Charleroi | 2019–20[15] | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
2020–21[15] | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | ||||
2021–22[15] | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | |||||
Total | 76 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 31 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | |||
2022–23[15] | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||
Total | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||
Career total | 223 | 84 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 91 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Jamaica | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 7 | |
2021 | 11 | 3 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 10 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 June 2019 | Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 25 June 2019 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
3 | 3 July 2019 | Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
4 | 6 September 2019 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
5 | 3–0 | |||||
6 | 12 October 2019 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
7 | 15 October 2019 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
8 | 12 July 2021 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
9 | 2 September 2021 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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