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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.

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 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)

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.[2]

Domžale

In September 2017, Nicholson signed with Domžale in Slovenia.[3]

Charleroi

Nicholson joined Belgian club Charleroi in August 2019, signing a four-year deal.[4]

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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[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

International

As of 28 September 2022[13]

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
Total		32	10

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

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2021–22[16]

Jamaica

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

References

External links

• Shamar Nicholson at Global Sports Archive

На других языках

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[de] Shamar Nicholson

Shamar Amaro Nicholson (* 16. März 1997 in Kingston) ist ein jamaikanischer Fußballspieler, der seit Januar 2022 beim russischen Erstligisten Spartak Moskau unter Vertrag steht. Der Stürmer ist seit Februar 2017 jamaikanischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Shamar Nicholson

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[es] Shamar Nicholson

Shamar Amaro Nicholson (Kingston, Jamaica, 16 de marzo de 1997) es un futbolista jamaicano. Juega como delantero y su equipo es el F. C. Spartak de Moscú de la Liga Premier de Rusia.[2]

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[fr] Shamar Nicholson

Shamar Amaro Nicholson est un footballeur international jamaïcain né le 15 mars 1997 à Kingston. Il joue au poste d'attaquant au Spartak Moscou.

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[it] Shamar Nicholson

Shamar Nicholson (Kingston, 16 marzo 1997) è un calciatore giamaicano, attaccante dello Spartak Mosca e della nazionale giamaicana.

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[ru] Николсон, Шамар

Шама́р Ама́ро Ни́колсон[1] (англ. Shamar Amaro Nicholson; род. 16 марта 1997, Кингстон) — ямайский футболист, нападающий московского «Спартака» и сборной Ямайки.

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