Jake Charlie Nicholson (born 19 July 1992) is an English former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
. He is a product of the
West Ham United and
Tottenham Hotspur youth academies. He has also represented England at
under-19 level.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Nicholson began his career with
West Ham United, joining the club at the age of 10, but opted for a switch to
Tottenham Hotspur in July 2009. After a year with the
Under-18s, he was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2010–11 season.
Prior to making an appearance for the senior side, Nicholson joined Finnish club
MyPa on a two-month loan in March 2011. The midfielder made his professional debut for
Tottenham Hotspur on 25 August 2011, replacing
Jake Livermore
Jake Cyril Livermore (born 14 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club West Bromwich Albion.
Livermore began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, spending most of his tenure out on loan at clu ...
in a
UEFA Europa League qualification play-off match against
Hearts. However, it would go on to be his only appearance for the club before his release in June 2013.
Greenock Morton
In the 2013-14 Nicholson returned to football in a move brokered by his friend, actor
Tamer Hassan. He completed a switch to Scottish club
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...
on 23 November, where he remained for three months.
AFC Wimbledon
Nicholson returned to English football on 19 February 2014, when he joined
League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
side
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...
after a successful trial. Scoring on his debut in a 4–3 win against
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...
, the club were then deducted the three points after fielding Nicholson as an ineligible player. Nicholson later signed a new long-term deal with the club in May 2014. However, his contract was mutually terminated with the Dons in January 2015.
International
Nicholson made a single appearance for the
England Under-19 national team. He replaced
George Thorne in the 74th minute in a 1–0 defeat to
Germany on 8 February 2011.
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from the London Borough of Harrow
People from Harrow, London
English men's footballers
English expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
England men's youth international footballers
Veikkausliiga players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Walton Casuals F.C. players
Kingstonian F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players
AFC Wimbledon players
St Albans City F.C. players
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
English Football League players
Isthmian League players
National League (English football) players