Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Anthoney Nelson | ||
Date of birth | March 23, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunbeholden | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hydel High School | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2015 | Rivoli United | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Waterhouse | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Molynes United | ||
2017 | Maverley Hughenden | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Molynes United | ||
2018–2019 | Cavalier | 23 | (6) |
2019–2022 | Molynes United | 56 | (19) |
2022-2023 | Xelajú M. C. | 21 | (2) |
2023– | Dunbeholden | 9 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
Jamaica U-15 | |||
Jamaica U-17 | |||
Jamaica U-20 | |||
2022– | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 32 December 2023 |
Nicholas Anthoney Nelson (born November 22, 1998) is a Jamaican footballer. He plays as a right winger for Dunbeholden in the Jamaica Premier League.
Nelson was regarded as a star player and prolific striker in schoolboy football while representing Hydel High School. [1]
Nelson has represented Rivoli United, Waterhouse, Molynes United, Maverley Hughenden, Cavalier and Dunbeholden in the Jamaica Premier League. [1] [2] [3] Nelson was captain of Molynes in 2022 season. [4]
There were speculations that Nelson would sign for a German club at the end of January 2022. Nelson was quoted stating “I don’t know the team I am heading to, but it is in Germany. I will have to keep focused and keep working hard to show there is a lot of talent in Jamaica and in Molynes." [5]
On July 16, 2022, Nelson signed with C.S.D Xelajú M. C. of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala after a successful United States tour with the club. Nelson impressed in friendlies against C.D. Águila of El Salvador and D.C. United of Major League Soccer. [6]
Nelson returned to Jamaica in 2023 signing for Dunbeholden. Nelson scored back-to-back braces for Dunbeholden in the 2023–24 season. [7] [8]
Nelson represented Jamaica at the under-17. He scored a brace against Guadeloupe in the semifinals of the 2014 CFU Men's U-17 Tournament. [9] Also, Nelson scored the winner versus USA in a 1-0 victory in the group stage of the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [10]
In 2022 Nelson made his senior team debut for Jamaica in World Cup Qualifiers versus Canada, coming on as a half-time substitute for Lamar Walker. [11]
Nelson's older brother, Jermy Nelson, is also a footballer who plays for Molynes United. [12] Both brothers played together at Molynes United in the club's inaugural season in the Jamaica Premier League in 2019. [13]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Nicholas Anthoney Nelson | ||
Date of birth | March 23, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunbeholden | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hydel High School | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2015 | Rivoli United | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Waterhouse | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Molynes United | ||
2017 | Maverley Hughenden | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Molynes United | ||
2018–2019 | Cavalier | 23 | (6) |
2019–2022 | Molynes United | 56 | (19) |
2022-2023 | Xelajú M. C. | 21 | (2) |
2023– | Dunbeholden | 9 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
Jamaica U-15 | |||
Jamaica U-17 | |||
Jamaica U-20 | |||
2022– | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 32 December 2023 |
Nicholas Anthoney Nelson (born November 22, 1998) is a Jamaican footballer. He plays as a right winger for Dunbeholden in the Jamaica Premier League.
Nelson was regarded as a star player and prolific striker in schoolboy football while representing Hydel High School. [1]
Nelson has represented Rivoli United, Waterhouse, Molynes United, Maverley Hughenden, Cavalier and Dunbeholden in the Jamaica Premier League. [1] [2] [3] Nelson was captain of Molynes in 2022 season. [4]
There were speculations that Nelson would sign for a German club at the end of January 2022. Nelson was quoted stating “I don’t know the team I am heading to, but it is in Germany. I will have to keep focused and keep working hard to show there is a lot of talent in Jamaica and in Molynes." [5]
On July 16, 2022, Nelson signed with C.S.D Xelajú M. C. of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala after a successful United States tour with the club. Nelson impressed in friendlies against C.D. Águila of El Salvador and D.C. United of Major League Soccer. [6]
Nelson returned to Jamaica in 2023 signing for Dunbeholden. Nelson scored back-to-back braces for Dunbeholden in the 2023–24 season. [7] [8]
Nelson represented Jamaica at the under-17. He scored a brace against Guadeloupe in the semifinals of the 2014 CFU Men's U-17 Tournament. [9] Also, Nelson scored the winner versus USA in a 1-0 victory in the group stage of the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [10]
In 2022 Nelson made his senior team debut for Jamaica in World Cup Qualifiers versus Canada, coming on as a half-time substitute for Lamar Walker. [11]
Nelson's older brother, Jermy Nelson, is also a footballer who plays for Molynes United. [12] Both brothers played together at Molynes United in the club's inaugural season in the Jamaica Premier League in 2019. [13]