Sam Nicholson

Motherwell

Born on : January 20, 1995 (31 years) at Edinburgh

Nationality : Scotland

Height : 1m75

U21 International

2024-2025
2023-2024
2021-2022
2020-2021
2015-2016

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Current season statistics (2025/2026)

0 Impacting goals 0 Goals

0 Impacting assists 0 Assists

11 Played matches 172 Minutes played

1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

LOM

ROM

Main position
Left Offensive Midfielder	35%
Other positions
Right Offensive Midfielder	33%

Nicholson's career statisticsLast updated on 05/07/2026 at 06:05

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Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

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Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

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ass.

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2025/2026

Motherwell

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Motherwell	WilliamHill Premiership	10					2	3	161	19	0%	15	26%	1		30%	10%	60%
Motherwell	Scottish FA Cup	1							11	19	0%	1	50%			0%	0%	100%

2024/2025

Motherwell

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Motherwell	WilliamHill Premiership	9					6	2	250	19	22%	10	24%	1		33%	11%	56%
Motherwell	Scottish FA Cup	1					1		67	19	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2023/2024

Motherwell

289

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Motherwell	cinch Premiership	16	2		289		11	1	577	19	38%	11	94%	2		31%	31%	38%
Motherwell	Scottish FA Cup									19		1	0%

2023

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Colorado	MLS	22	1	1	1491	31	8	1491	28	91%	8	65%	6	18%	36%	45%
Colorado	US Open Cup	2	1		135	2		135	28	50%	1	67%		50%	0%	50%
Colorado	Leagues Cup	2				3		24	28	0%	2	100%		0%	0%	100%
Colorado 2	MLS Next Pro	1				3		80	28	100%				0%	0%	100%

2022

Colorado

831

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Colorado	MLS	15	1		831		19	3	831	15	67%	5	75%			33%	40%	27%

2021/2022

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Bristol Rovers	Sky Bet League Two	34	5	4	470	22	13	2348	11	76%	10	74%	1	50%	29%	21%
Bristol Rovers	Papa John's Trophy	2	1	1	134	2	1	134	11	100%	1	67%		50%	0%	50%
Bristol Rovers	Emirates FA Cup	4				6		334	11	100%		100%		50%	25%	25%

2020/2021

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Bristol Rovers	Carabao Cup	1				3		90	11	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Bristol Rovers	Sky Bet League One	30	6	3	325	31	7	1949	11	73%	8	65%	2	30%	23%	47%
Bristol Rovers	Papa John's Trophy	2	1		158	3		158	11	100%		40%		50%	50%	0%
Bristol Rovers	Emirates FA Cup	2	1		137		1	137	11	100%		67%		100%	0%	0%

2020

Colorado

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Colorado	MLS	2					2		173	28	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

2019

Colorado

886

901

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Colorado	MLS	27	2	3	886		31	5	1771	28	70%	8	79%	2		41%	7%	52%
Colorado	US Open Cup	1					1		31	28	0%	1	100%			0%	100%	0%

2018

Colorado

758

803

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Colorado	MLS	19	2		758		31	2	1516	28	100%		70%	3		21%	21%	58%
Colorado	US Open Cup	1					2		90	28	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2018

Minnesota

523

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Minnesota	MLS	8	1		523		10		523	12	75%	2	100%			38%	0%	63%

2017

Minnesota

636

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Minnesota	MLS	12	1	1	636		12	1	636	28	67%	6	80%			33%	17%	50%

2016/2017

Hearts

300

402

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Hearts	(C3) Europa League	4				3	1	210	11	50%	2	100%			50%	25%	25%
Hearts	Ladbrokes Premiership	19	4	2	300	14	4	1200	11	68%	8	50%	1	1	37%	16%	47%
Hearts	Scottish League Cup	1				2		28	11	0%	1	100%			0%	0%	100%
Hearts	Scottish FA Cup	3				1	1	170	11	33%	2	75%			33%	33%	33%
Scotland U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	2				1		80	17	50%	1				0%	0%	100%

2015/2016

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Hearts	Scottish League Cup	4	1	2	390	7		390	11	100%		100%		75%	0%	25%
Hearts	Ladbrokes Premiership	36	3	2	861	25	15	2582	11	78%	8	95%	3	47%	28%	25%
Hearts	Scottish FA Cup	3	1		191	2	1	191	11	67%	1	100%	1	33%	33%	33%
Scotland U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	5				4	1	288	10	80%	1			40%	20%	40%

2014/2015

Hearts

398

434

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Hearts	Challenge Cup	1				1		90	11	100%		50%	100%	0%	0%
Hearts	Championship	29	5	4	398	15	14	1989	11	72%	8	81%	76%	14%	10%
Hearts	Scottish League Cup	1				3		90	11	100%		50%	0%	0%	100%
Scotland U-21	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	1						45	0	100%			100%	0%	0%

2013/2014

Hearts

714

756

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Hearts	Scottish Premiership	25	2	714	27	4	1428	28	60%	10	66%		28%	16%	56%
Hearts	Scottish League Cup	1			1		84	28	100%		25%		0%	100%	0%
Scotland U-19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	5			2	2	231	0	40%	3		2	20%	60%	20%

2012/2013

Total

Notes

Overall

42/100

Physical

9/20

Mental

8/20

Technical

11/20

Offense

8/20

Defense

5/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Championship

2015

Transfers

23/01/24 >	Motherwell	Free
17/06/22 > 02/01/24	Colorado
22/07/20 > 17/06/22	Bristol Rovers	Free
01/05/18 > 02/07/20	Colorado	Trade
10/07/17 > 01/05/18	Minnesota
01/07/12 > 10/07/17	Hearts

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 04/07/2026 at 00:31

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Bristol Rovers	75	14	8	368	5150	3		79%59	43%32	32%24
Colorado	91	7	4	866	6062	11		79%72	30%27	47%43
Colorado 2	1				80			100%1	0%0	100%1
Scotland U-21	8				413			75%6	38%3	50%4
Scotland U-19	5				231	2		40%2	20%1	20%1
Hearts	127	16	10	526	8422	5	1	70%89	48%61	32%41
Minnesota	20	2	1	580	1159			70%14	35%7	55%11
Motherwell	37	2		533	1066	4		24%9	30%11	51%19

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Aberdeen	14	5	0	0
Ross County	12	7	0	0
Partick Th.	9	5	1	2
Inverness	8	2	2	0
LA Galaxy	8	5	2	0
Livingston	6	6	2	1
Alloa	3	3	0	0
Hibernian	12	3	2	0
Motherwell	8	3	1	0
Kilmarnock	8	3	2	0
Vancouver	7	2	0	0
St. Mirren	5	3	0	0
Kansas City	5	2	0	0
Raith Rovers	5	5	1	0
D.C. United	4	2	0	0
Dumbarton	4	3	2	0
Hamilton	4	3	1	1
FC Dallas	3	2	0	0
Cowdenbeath	3	3	1	2
QotS	2	2	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Celtic	15	13	39
St. Johnstone	14	9	25
Aberdeen	14	6	15
Seattle	6	5	15
Hibernian	12	4	16
Motherwell	8	4	11
Vancouver	7	4	11
San Jose	8	4	13
Salt Lake	6	4	13
Houston	8	4	17
Atlanta Utd	5	4	11
Hearts	3	3	6
Partick Th.	9	3	13
Falkirk	5	3	8
Inverness	8	3	9
Ross County	12	3	10
Red Bulls	4	3	8
Minnesota	6	3	11
Nashville SC	3	3	8
France U-21	2	2	4

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2025/2026	Motherwell	27%	64%	11	53%	11%	36	Very negative
2024/2025	Motherwell	30%	60%	10	42%	36%	36	Slightly negative
2023/2024	Motherwell	31%	38%	16	50%	50%	2	-
2023	Colorado	19%	50%	26	15%	54%	13	Slightly positive
2022	Colorado	33%	27%	15	20%	60%	5	-
2021/2022	Bristol Rovers	50%	23%	40	43%	50%	14	Slightly positive
2020/2021	Bristol Rovers	34%	43%	35	10%	80%	20	Extremely positive
2020	Colorado	100%	0%	2	0%	0%	0	-
2019	Colorado	39%	50%	28	14%	29%	7	Extremely positive
2018	Colorado	20%	60%	20	25%	63%	8	Slightly negative
2018	Minnesota	38%	63%	8	0%	0%	0	-
2017	Minnesota	33%	50%	12	33%	33%	3	-
2016/2017	Hearts	36%	43%	28	25%	35%	20	Positive
2015/2016	Hearts	49%	26%	43	50%	0%	2	-
2014/2015	Hearts	74%	13%	31	80%	20%	10	Very slightly negative
2013/2014	Hearts	27%	54%	26	24%	41%	17	Slightly positive
2012/2013	Hearts	0%	0%	0	27%	42%	45	-

Key figures

The player hasn't scored at home in Premiership for 944 minutes.

Nicholson hasn't scored in Premiership for 2024 minutes.

He has lost in Premiership the last 6 matches

He hasn't won in Premiership any of the last 6 matches

Nicholson hasn't scored away from home in Premiership for 1302 minutes.

He has lost in Premiership the last 4 away from home matches

The player hasn't won in Premiership any of the last 4 away from home matches

Sam Nicholson hasn't scored at home all competitions included for 944 minutes.

He hasn't scored all competitions included for 2204 minutes.

Nicholson has lost all competitions included the last 6 matches

The player hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 6 matches

He hasn't scored away from home all competitions included for 1482 minutes.

He has lost all competitions included the last 4 away from home matches

Nicholson hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 4 away from home matches

The player has lost in non-league and non-national team competition the last 5 matches

Nicholson hasn't won in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 5 matches

The player hasn't scored at home in non-league and non-national team competition for 510 minutes.

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Heart of Midlothian
31/08/2013	SP	Inverness - Hearts	2 - 0	First match with the club, first loss
14/12/2013	SP	Hearts - Inverness	0 - 2	First start
18/01/2014	SP	St. Johnstone - Hearts	3 - 3	First goal
25/01/2014	SP	Ross County - Hearts	1 - 2	First victory
10/01/2015		Dumbarton - Hearts	1 - 5	First time scoring 2 goals
05/04/2017		St. Johnstone - Hearts	1 - 0	First red card
Minnesota United
22/07/2017		Minnesota - Red Bulls	0 - 3	First match with the club, first start, first loss
29/07/2017		Minnesota - D.C. United	4 - 0	First victory
30/09/2017		Houston Dynamo - Minnesota	2 - 1	First goal
Colorado Rapids
05/05/2018		Kansas City - Colorado	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
23/06/2018		Colorado - Minnesota	3 - 2	First victory
04/07/2018		Colorado - Seattle	1 - 2	First goal
Bristol Rovers
05/09/2020		Ipswich Town - Bristol Rovers	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
03/10/2020		Bristol Rovers - Northampton	2 - 0	First victory
31/10/2020		Rochdale - Bristol Rovers	1 - 1	First goal
05/12/2020		AFC Wimbledon - Bristol Rovers	2 - 4	First time scoring 2 goals
Colorado Rapids 2
09/08/2023		Colorado 2 - Houston Dos	1 - 3	First match with the club, first start, first loss
Motherwell
27/01/2024		St. Johnstone - Motherwell	1 - 1	First match with the club
06/02/2024		Motherwell - Ross County	5 - 0	First victory
17/02/2024		Hearts - Motherwell	2 - 0	First loss
28/02/2024		Livingston - Motherwell	1 - 3	First start, first goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 04/07/2026 at 00:31

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
FA Cup	FA Cup	6	1	471		471	100%6		67%4	17%1	17%1
League Cup	League Cup	1				90	100%1				100%1
League One	League One	30	6	325	3	1949	73%22		30%9	23%7	47%14
EFL Trophy	EFL Trophy	4	2	146	1	292	100%4		50%2	25%1	25%1
League Two	League Two	34	5	470	4	2348	76%26		50%17	29%10	21%7
Premiership	Premiership	115	11	563	4	6198	56%64	1	37%42	21%24	43%49
Scottish League Cup	Scottish League Cup	7	1	592	2	592	86%6		43%3	14%1	43%3
Scottish FA Cup	Scottish FA Cup	8	1	409		409	50%4		25%2	25%2	50%4
Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	1				90	100%1		100%1
Championship	Championship	29	5	398	4	1989	72%21		76%22	14%4	10%3
Major League Soccer	Major League Soccer	105	8	868	5	6941	80%84		31%33	21%22	48%50
US Open Cup	US Open Cup	4	1	256		256	50%2		25%1	25%1	50%2
MLS Next Pro	MLS Next Pro	1				80	100%1				100%1
RE	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	1				45	100%1		100%1
UEFAU21CQ	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	7				368	71%5		29%2	14%1	57%4
EEU19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	5				231	40%2		20%1	60%3	20%1
Europa League	Europa League	4				210	50%2		50%2	25%1	25%1
Leagues Cup	Leagues Cup	2				24					100%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2025/2026	Motherwell	1	9	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
2024/2025	Motherwell	1P	8	45	36	13	6	17	42	62
2024/2025	Motherwell	1	8	39	33	11	6	16	37	56
2023/2024	Motherwell	1P	8	43	36	10	13	13	55	54
2023/2024	Motherwell	1	8	37	33	8	13	12	46	51
2023	Colorado	1	14	27	34	5	12	17	26	54
2022	Colorado	1	18	43	34	11	10	13	46	57
2021/2022	Bristol Rovers	4	3	80	46	23	11	12	71	49
2020/2021	Bristol Rovers	3	24	38	46	10	8	28	40	70
2020	Colorado	1	3	6	2	2	0	0	4	2
2019	Colorado	1	16	42	34	12	6	16	58	63
2018	Colorado	1	21	31	34	8	7	19	36	63
2018	Minnesota	1	7	9	8	3	0	5	11	16
2017	Minnesota	1	19	36	34	10	6	18	47	70
2016/2017	Hearts	1P	5	46	36	12	10	14	55	49
2016/2017	Hearts	1	5	45	33	12	9	12	51	43
2015/2016	Hearts	1P	3	61	36	17	10	9	56	38
2015/2016	Hearts	1	3	59	32	17	8	7	54	33
2014/2015	Hearts	2	1	91	36	29	4	3	96	26
2013/2014	Hearts	1P	12	23	38	10	8	20	45	65
2013/2014	Hearts	1	12	13	33	7	7	19	33	59
2012/2013	Hearts	1	10	44	38	11	11	16	40	49

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 16, 2026	16/05	WHP	Round 38	Hibernian	0 - 1	Motherwell	On the bench
May 13, 2026	13/05	WHP	Round 37	Motherwell	2 - 3	Celtic Glasgow	10 Minutes
May 09, 2026	09/05	WHP	Round 36	Motherwell	1 - 1	Hearts	On the bench
May 02, 2026	02/05	WHP	Round 35	Falkirk	1 - 0	Motherwell	14 Minutes
April 26, 2026	26/04	WHP	Round 34	Rangers	2 - 3	Motherwell	On the bench
April 11, 2026	11/04	WHP	Round 33	Hearts	3 - 1	Motherwell	2 Minutes
April 04, 2026	04/04	WHP	Round 32	Motherwell	2 - 3	Falkirk	28 Minutes
March 21, 2026	21/03	WHP	Round 31	Motherwell	0 - 0	Hibernian	On the bench
March 14, 2026	14/03	WHP	Round 30	Celtic Glasgow	3 - 1	Motherwell	8 Minutes
March 07, 2026	07/03	WHP	Round 25	Dundee FC	2 - 1	Motherwell	45 Minutes
February 28, 2026	28/02	WHP	Round 29	Motherwell	2 - 0	Dundee United	On the bench
February 21, 2026	21/02	WHP	Round 28	St. Mirren	0 - 5	Motherwell	14 Minutes
February 18, 2026	18/02	SFAC	Round of 16	Aberdeen	2 - 0	Motherwell	11 Minutes
February 15, 2026	15/02	WHP	Round 27	Motherwell	2 - 0	Aberdeen	10 Minutes
February 11, 2026	11/02	WHP	Round 26	Motherwell	1 - 1	Rangers	4 Minutes
January 31, 2026	31/01	WHP	Round 24	Livingston	0 - 2	Motherwell	26 Minutes
January 24, 2026	24/01	WHP	Round 23	Motherwell	4 - 0	Kilmarnock	Absent
January 17, 2026	17/01	SFAC	4th Round	Motherwell	1 - 0	Ross County	Absent
January 10, 2026	10/01	WHP	Round 22	Hibernian	1 - 1	Motherwell	Absent
January 03, 2026	03/01	WHP	Round 21	Motherwell	2 - 0	St. Mirren	Absent
December 30, 2025	30/12	WHP	Round 20	Motherwell	2 - 0	Celtic Glasgow	Absent
December 27, 2025	27/12	WHP	Round 19	Rangers	1 - 0	Motherwell	Absent
December 20, 2025	20/12	WHP	Round 18	Motherwell	1 - 0	Dundee FC	Absent
December 13, 2025	13/12	WHP	Round 17	Dundee United	0 - 0	Motherwell	Absent
December 06, 2025	06/12	WHP	Round 16	Motherwell	3 - 0	Livingston	Absent
December 03, 2025	03/12	WHP	Round 15	Falkirk	0 - 0	Motherwell	Absent
November 29, 2025	29/11	WHP	Round 14	Motherwell	0 - 0	Hearts	Absent
November 25, 2025	25/11	WHP	Round 11	Motherwell	2 - 0	Hibernian	Absent
November 22, 2025	22/11	WHP	Round 13	Kilmarnock	1 - 3	Motherwell	Absent
November 09, 2025	09/11	WHP	Round 12	Aberdeen	1 - 1	Motherwell	Absent
November 01, 2025	01/11	PSC	Semi-finals	Motherwell	1 - 4	St. Mirren	Absent
October 29, 2025	29/10	WHP	Round 10	Motherwell	2 - 0	Dundee United	Absent
October 25, 2025	25/10	WHP	Round 9	Livingston	1 - 2	Motherwell	Absent
October 18, 2025	18/10	WHP	Round 8	Motherwell	1 - 2	Falkirk	Absent
October 05, 2025	05/10	WHP	Round 7	Celtic Glasgow	3 - 2	Motherwell	Absent
September 27, 2025	27/09	WHP	Round 6	Motherwell	2 - 0	Aberdeen	Absent
September 20, 2025	20/09	PSC	Quarter-finals	Aberdeen	0 - 1	Motherwell	Absent
September 13, 2025	13/09	WHP	Round 5	Dundee FC	1 - 1	Motherwell	Absent
August 30, 2025	30/08	WHP	Round 4	Motherwell	2 - 2	Kilmarnock	Absent
August 23, 2025	23/08	WHP	Round 3	Hearts	3 - 3	Motherwell	Absent
August 16, 2025	16/08	PSC	2nd round	St. Johnstone	0 - 1a.e.t.	Motherwell	Absent
August 09, 2025	09/08	WHP	Round 2	St. Mirren	0 - 0	Motherwell	Absent
August 02, 2025	02/08	WHP	Round 1	Motherwell	1 - 1	Rangers	Absent
July 22, 2025	22/07	PSC	Round 4	Motherwell	3 - 0	Greenock	Absent
July 19, 2025	19/07	PSC	Round 3	Stenhousemuir	0 - 1	Motherwell	Absent
July 15, 2025	15/07	PSC	Round 2	Motherwell	2 - 1	Peterhead	Absent
July 12, 2025	12/07	PSC	Round 1	Clyde	2 - 24-5 s.o	Motherwell	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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