| Nicholas Nelson | |
| Full Name: | Nicholas Anthoney Nelson |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Dunbeholden |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hydel High School |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Rivoli United |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Waterhouse |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Molynes United |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Maverley Hughenden |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Molynes United |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Cavalier |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Molynes United |
| Caps7: | 56 |
| Goals7: | 19 |
| Years8: | 2022-2023 |
| Clubs8: | Xelajú M. C. |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Dunbeholden |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Nationalteam1: | Jamaica U-15 |
| Nationalteam2: | Jamaica U-17 |
| Nationalteam3: | Jamaica U-20 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Jamaica |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 31 December 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.[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]