Shamar Amaro Nicholson (born 16 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belarusian Premier League club Maxline Vitebsk, on loan from Liga MX club Tijuana. He also plays for 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 Nicholson played 75 matches for the team, scoring 28 goals.
Domžale In September 2017, Nicholson signed with Domžale in Slovenia. He ultimately played 47 league matches and scored 18 goals.
Charleroi Nicholson joined Belgian club Charleroi in August 2019, signing a four-year deal. 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. 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. He also went on to win the Russian Cup that season in a 2–1 win over Dynamo Moscow.
On 1 September 2023, hours before the closing of the summer transfer window, Nicholson made a loan move to Clermont of Ligue 1.
Nicholson's contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent on 2 February 2025.
Tijuana On 5 February 2025, Nicholson signed with Tijuana in Mexico.
International career Nicholson played for the Jamaica U20 national team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
He made his senior national team debut in February 2017. Nicholson scored his first goal for Jamaica on 5 June 2019 in a friendly against the United States.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBoys' Town2014–15National Premier League207——2072015–16National Premier League246——2462016–17National Premier League3115——3115Total7528——7528Domžale2017–18Slovenian PrvaLiga155———1552018–19Slovenian PrvaLiga29132040—35132019–20Slovenian PrvaLiga30—32—62Total47182072—5620Charleroi 2019–20Belgian Pro League25830——2882020–21Belgian Pro League3392120—37102021–22Belgian Pro League181300——1813Total76305120—8331Spartak Moscow2021–22Russian Premier League12543——1682022–23Russian Premier League22341—102742024–25Russian Premier League9351——144Total4311135—105716Clermont (loan)2023–24Ligue 126420——284Tijuana2024–25Liga MX91———912025–26Liga MX91——30121Total182——30212Maxline Vitebsk (loan)2026Belarusian Premier League13030——160Career total298932569240336101
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica2017602019127202111320223020231462024103202562Total6221
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nicholson goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Shamar NicholsonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 5 June 2019 Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly2 25 June 2019 Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States 1–0 1–1 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup3 3 July 2019 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States 1–2 1–3 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup4 6 September 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica 1–0 6–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B5 3–06 12 October 2019 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2–0 2–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B7 15 October 2019 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao 4–0 6–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B8 12 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States 1–0 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup9 2 September 2021 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification10 8 September 2021 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–1 1–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification11 15 June 2023 Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 0–1 1–1 Friendly12 13 October 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 3–1 4–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A13 16 October 2023 Trinidad Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 3–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A14 18 November 2023 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 1–1 1–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A15 21 November 2023 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada 1–1 3–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A16 2–117 6 June 2024 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 1–0 1–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification18 9 June 2024 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica 1–0 3–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification19 3–020 6 September 2025 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda 1–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification21 14 October 2025 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Spartak Moscow Russian Cup: 2021–22
Jamaica CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2017 Caribbean Cup runner-up: 2017
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