Sam Nicholson

€4MMarket Value

Livingston•Midfielder•

Scotland

Sam Nicholson

€4MMarket Value

Livingston•Midfielder•

Scotland

6.5

Season Score

Jan 20, 1995

175 cm

Height

0.09

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026

6.5

Season Score

Jan 20, 1995

175 cm

Height

0.09

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 12
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 1
Mins/game: 10
Avg Rating: 6.52

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Hearts

2012/2013 - 2016/2017

10815100.145,960-

Colorado Rapids

2017/2018 - 2023/2024

98840.086,7706.80

Bristol Rovers

2020/2021 - 2021/2022

741380.185,0936.94

Motherwell

2023/2024 - 2025/2026

Total

33040230.1219,491

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Scotland U21

2016/2017

7000.00370-

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Livingston

25/26

11———00-

Motherwell

25/26

110—1210.00106.52

Motherwell

24/25

100—3350.00106.64

Motherwell

23/24

162—5730.31206.91

Colorado Rapids

22/23

252—1,8180.15606.76

Colorado Rapids

21/22

151—8330.11006.83

Bristol Rovers

21/22

395—2,7530.33106.96

Bristol Rovers

20/21

358—2,3400.42206.92

Colorado Rapids

19/20

20—1750.00006.63

Colorado Rapids

18/19

282—1,8070.25206.76

Colorado Rapids

17/18

283—2,1370.13306.86

Minnesota United

16/17

121—6390.28006.91

Hearts

16/17

263—1,5620.2911-

Hearts

15/16

415—2,9730.1830-

Hearts

14/15

295———00-

Hearts

13/14

122—1,4250.1900-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Scotland U21

16/17

70—3700.0000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2013/2014	Premiership	12	1425	2	1	0.19	—
2014/2015	Championship (Scotland)	29	—	5	6	—	—
2015/2016	Premiership	36	2583	3	1	0.14	—
2016/2017	Premiership	19	1183	3	2	0.38	—
2017	Major League Soccer (United States)	12	639	1	1	0.28	6.91
2018	Major League Soccer (United States)	27	2047	3	0	0.13	6.86
2019	Major League Soccer (United States)	27	1777	2	3	0.25	6.77
2020	Major League Soccer (United States)	2	175	0	0	0	6.63
2020/2021	League One (England)	30	1952	6	3	0.41	6.92
2021/2022	League Two (England)	34	2355	5	5	0.38	6.97
2022	Major League Soccer (United States)	15	833	1	0	0.11	6.83
2023	Major League Soccer (United States)	22	1594	1	1	0.11	6.72
2023/2024	Premiership	16	573	2	0	0.31	6.91
2024/2025	Premiership	9	245	0	0	0	6.64
2025/2026	Premiership	10	112	0	0	0	6.52

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Sam Nicholson — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2021/2022 · 6.97League Two (England)
Lowest-rated season: 2025/2026 · 6.52Premiership
Rating trend: -0.28last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.24 G+A per 9034 goals + 23 assists across 15 league seasons (per-90 from 17493 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 15 (2013–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 42ndrating 6.91 vs 91 rated peers
Goals rank: #26 of 912 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 79th0.31 per 90

Cohort: 91 Premiership midfielders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-05

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
St. Johnstone	13	1	4	8	2	0	0	1	Jan 2025
Ross County	12	7	2	3	0	0	1	0	Feb 2025
Partick Thistle	10	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	Apr 2017
Kilmarnock	9	2	4	3	1	0	0	0	Jan 2025
Inverness CT	8	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	Feb 2017
Motherwell	8	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	Feb 2017
Livingston	7	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	Jan 2026
St. Mirren	7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	Feb 2026
Alloa Athletic	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apr 2015
Raith Rovers	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	Apr 2015
Rochdale	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	Apr 2022
Hamilton Academical	4	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	Mar 2017
Dumbarton	4	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	Mar 2015
Exeter City	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	Nov 2021
Queen of the South	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mar 2015
Cowdenbeath	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	Apr 2015
Wigan Athletic	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	Feb 2021
Hull City	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	Mar 2021
Celtic	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	—
Hibernian	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer History

Motherwell

Livingston

Jul 1, 2026Free Transfer

Colorado Rapids

Motherwell

Jan 23, 2024Free Transfer

Colorado Rapids

Free Agent

Jan 2, 2024Transfer

Bristol Rovers

Colorado Rapids

Jul 7, 2022Free Transfer

Colorado Rapids

Bristol Rovers

Jul 22, 2020Free Transfer

May 1, 2018Transfer

Jul 10, 2017Free Transfer

Player Information

Livingston

Current Team

Date of Birth

Jan 20, 1995

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland

Nationality

Scotland

Height

175 cm

Weight

71 kg

Shirt Number

#19

Age

31 years

Position

Midfielder

Market Value

€4M

Weekly Wage

£1,600

Yearly Salary

£83,200

Performance Overview

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

Matches

Total played0

Started (Lineups)0

From Bench0

Total Minutes-

Minutes per game-

Attacking

Goals1

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy-

Total passes0

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles0

Interceptions0

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels0

Duels Won0

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

330

total appearances

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About Sam Nicholson

Sam Nicholson's 10 outings in the 2025/2026 Premiership (112 minutes) produced no goals and no assists. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.52. Within 91 Premiership midfielders with 450+ minutes in 2023/2024, he places in the 42nd percentile by match rating — goals rank: 26th of 91.

His best-rated season remains 2021/2022 (6.97, League Two (England)); his lowest was 2025/2026 (6.52). His two latest rated seasons run 0.28 lower than the rest of his career.

His recorded league football covers 5 domestic leagues: Major League Soccer (United States) (105 appearances, 8 goals), Premiership (102 appearances, 10 goals) and League Two (England) (34 appearances, 5 goals) — the three with most games. Availability: 25-plus league games in 6 of the 15 campaigns on record. The densest run of the record is 2020/2021–2023, with 101 league games — an average of 34 per season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Sam Nicholson play?

Sam Nicholson plays as a Midfielder for Livingston.

What team does Sam Nicholson play for?

Sam Nicholson currently plays for Livingston.

How old is Sam Nicholson?

Sam Nicholson is 31 years old, born on January 20, 1995. He is from Scotland.

How tall is Sam Nicholson?

Sam Nicholson is 175 cm tall. He weighs 71 kg.

What nationality is Sam Nicholson?

Sam Nicholson is from Scotland and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Livingston.