Shamar Nicholson

Shamar Amaro Nicholson (born 16 March 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Jamaica national team.

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.

In September 2023, Nicholson made a loan move to Clermont of Ligue 1.

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.

International

 * Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nicholson goal.

Honours
Spartak Moscow
 * Russian Cup: 2021–22

Jamaica
 * CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2017
 * Caribbean Cup runner-up: 2017