Jamaican footballer (born 1997)
Shamar Nicholson
Full name
Shamar Amaro Nicholson[ 1] Date of birth
(1997-03-16 ) 16 March 1997 (age 28) Place of birth
Kingston , Jamaica Height
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Position(s)
Forward Current team
Tijuana Number
9 2011–2014
Trench Town High School 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
9
(1) 2015
Jamaica U20
1
(0) 2017–
Jamaica
58
(20)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 16 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 6 September 2025 (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 .
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]
On 1 September 2023, hours before the closing of the summer transfer window , 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 16 April 2025
International
As of match played 21 March 2025 [ 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
2025
2
1
Total
58
20
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
20
6 September 2025
Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton , Bermuda
Bermuda
1–0
4–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Spartak Moscow
Jamaica
References
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