Nicholas Nelson (Jamaican Footballer)
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Nicholas Anthoney Nelson (born November 22, 1998) is a Jamaican footballer. He plays as a right winger for Dunbeholden in the
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Career


Schoolboy

Nelson was regarded as a star player and prolific striker in schoolboy football while representing
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Club

Nelson has represented Rivoli United,
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, Molynes United,
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, Cavalier and Dunbeholden in the
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. Nelson was captain of Molynes in
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season. There were speculations that Nelson would sign for a
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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." 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
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of
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and
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of
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. Nelson returned to Jamaica in 2023 signing for Dunbeholden. Nelson scored back-to-back braces for Dunbeholden in the 2023–24 season.


International

Nelson represented Jamaica at the under-17. He scored a brace against
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in the semifinals of the
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. Also, Nelson scored the winner versus
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in a 1-0 victory in the group stage of the
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. In 2022 Nelson made his senior team debut for Jamaica in
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versus Canada, coming on as a half-time substitute for
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.


Personal life

Nelson's older brother,
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, is also a footballer who plays for Molynes United. Both brothers played together at Molynes United in the club's inaugural season in the
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in 2019.


Honors


Individual

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2014 CFU Men's U-17 Tournament The qualifying competitions for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship were handled by two regional of CONCACAF's bodies; the Caribbean Football Union (Caribbean zone) and the Central American Football Union (Central American zone). Representative te ...
Golden Boot


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Nicholas 1998 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Dunbeholden F.C. players Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Molynes United F.C. players Cavalier F.C. players Rivoli United F.C. players C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Waterhouse F.C. players Maverley Hughenden F.C. players