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.
Nicholson was developed in the Boys' Town youth system and made the transition to the first team in 2015âÂÂ16. 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.
In September 2017, Nicholson signed with Domà ¾ale in Slovenia. He ultimately played 47 league matches and scored 18 goals.
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.
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 6âÂÂ1 Cup win over PFC Kuban Krasnodar. He also went on to win the Russian Cup that season in a 2âÂÂ1 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.
On 5 February 2025, Nicholson signed with Tijuana in Mexico.
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.
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