S. Nicholson · career
Sam Alastair Nicholson
Wingers · Motherwell · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 123 appearances, 13 goals and 9 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Bristol Rovers — Season rating 22, 6 goals and 3 assists in 30 games. Form has slipped 9 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Major League Soccer) and kept playing — 15 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Motherwell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Motherwell | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Motherwell | 16 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Colorado Rapids II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Colorado Rapids | 22 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | Colorado Rapids | 15 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Colorado Rapids | 27 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Colorado Rapids | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Minnesota United FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Heart Of Midlothian | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Heart Of Midlothian | 36 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Heart Of Midlothian | 29 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Heart Of Midlothian | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 7 | 0 |
| Scotland U19 | 2014/15 | UEFA U19 Championship | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Championship×2League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 10 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
Schedule · 2025/26
10 played5 unused sub2 injured33 not in squad· 136 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Twente | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Carlisle | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | League Cup | A Clyde | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | League Cup | H Peterhead | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | League Cup | A Stenhousemuir | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | League Cup | H Morton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hertha BSC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-0 | Injured Doubtful | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Cup | A ST Johnstone | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 3-3 | Injured Doubtful | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Cup | A Aberdeen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Premiership | A Celtic | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | League Cup | H ST Mirren | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 25 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | H Livingston | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | H Dundee | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A Rangers | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | H Ross County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-0 | Played | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 11 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Played | 9 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 18 | FA Cup | A Aberdeen | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 5-0 | Played | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-2 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | Premiership | A Celtic | 1-3 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 2-3 | Played | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 1-3 | Played | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 26 | Premiership | A Rangers | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-1 | Played | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 13 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-3 | Played | 9 | 5.9 | ||
| May 16 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — |