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Sam Nicholson

Forward#10

Bio

Born in Edinburgh in 1995, Sam Nicholson made his senior debut with Heart of Midlothian F.C. in 2013 and has also played for Colorado Rapids and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. He plays as a forward. He has represented the Scotland national under-19 football team and the Scotland national under-21 football team. Lineball holds stats from 136 of his games across 2015–2025.

Key facts

Age: 31
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 71 kg
Number: #10
Born: 20/1/1995
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Debut: 2013
Position: Forward
Nationality: Scotland

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2013–now

2013–Heart of Midlothian F.C.
2013–2014Scotland national under-19 football teamNational team
2014–Scotland national under-21 football teamNational team
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 Scottish Championship LIV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2025-26 Scottish PremiershipMotherwell	10	0	0	4	0	112	1	0	0	10	10	4	8	0	2	0
2024-25 Scottish PremiershipMotherwell	9	0	0	2	0	247	1	0	0	9	7	2	5	0	6	0
2023-24 Scottish PremiershipMotherwell	8	1	–	–	–	329	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023 MLSColorado Rapids	22	1	1	19	2	1,500	6	0	4	22	2	23	22	0	31	0
2022 MLSColorado Rapids	15	1	0	13	4	833	0	0	0	15	5	4	16	0	19	0
2020 MLSColorado Rapids	2	0	0	3	0	175	0	0	2	2	0	2	3	0	2	0
2019 MLSColorado Rapids	27	2	3	49	17	1,770	2	0	8	27	8	29	51	0	31	0
2018 MLSColorado Rapids / Minnesota United FC	27	3	0	46	17	2,047	3	0	12	27	2	34	42	0	41	0
2017 MLSMinnesota United FC	12	1	1	19	5	639	0	0	0	12	4	13	16	0	12	0
2016-17 UEFA Europa LeagueHeart of Midlothian	3	–	–	–	–	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015-16 UEFA Europa LeagueHeart of Midlothian	1	–	–	–	–	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career11 seasons	136	9	5	155	45	7,861	13	0	26	124	38	111	163	0	144	0

Game log, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

Game
14 May v CelticL 2-3 14 May	0	9	1	1	1	2	1	1
3 May @ FalkirkL 0-1 3 May	0	13	0	1	1	0	1	0
12 Apr @ Heart of MidlothianL 1-3 12 Apr	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
5 Apr v FalkirkL 2-3 5 Apr	1	27	0	1	1	1	0	0
15 Mar @ CelticL 1-3 15 Mar	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	0
8 Mar @ DundeeL 1-2 8 Mar	0	5	0	1	1	1	0	0
22 Feb @ St MirrenW 5-0 22 Feb	1	13	0	1	1	0	1	0
16 Feb v AberdeenW 2-0 16 Feb	0	9	0	1	1	0	3	0
12 Feb v RangersD 1-1 12 Feb	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
1 Feb @ LivingstonW 2-0 1 Feb	1	25	0	1	1	0	2	0

Recent games

Nov '268
@ Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Did not record a stat
D 1-1
Oct '2631
@ Stenhousemuir
Did not record a stat
W 3-0
Oct '2625
v Arbroath
Did not record a stat
W 1-0
Oct '2618
@ Dunfermline Athletic
Did not record a stat
D 0-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, Scottish Premiership

Split
AwayHome or away, 4W	14	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	26.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0
HomeHome or away, 4W	13	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	24.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.4	0.0
LossesResult, 0W	14	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	30.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.0
WinsResult, 8W	8	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	26.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.0
DrawsResult, 0W	5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	9.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 8W	27	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	25.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.0
CelticOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.0	1.3	0.0
AberdeenOpponent, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
St JohnstoneOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
FalkirkOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Heart of MidlothianOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
HibernianOpponent, 0W	2	–	–	–	–	44.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
LivingstonOpponent, 2W	2	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	46.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
RangersOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ross CountyOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	39.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
St MirrenOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
DundeeOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dundee UnitedOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
KilmarnockOpponent, 0W	1	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fir Park, MotherwellGround, 4W	13	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	24.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.4	0.0
Celtic Park, GlasgowGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
McDiarmid Park, PerthGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
The SMISA Stadium, PaisleyGround, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tynecastle Park, EdinburghGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Easter Road, EdinburghGround, 0W	1	–	–	–	–	68.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Falkirk StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Global Energy Stadium, DingwellGround, 1W	1	–	–	–	–	67.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pittodrie Stadium, AberdeenGround, 0W	1	–	–	–	–	19.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
The Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park, DundeeGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tony Macaroni Arena, LivingstonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0