Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shawn Robert Nicklaw | ||
Date of birth | April 15, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender, Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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FC Edmonton | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | San Diego Nomads | ||
2007–2010 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | HB Køge | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 21 | (1) |
2014 | Thór | 16 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Jacksonville Armada | 29 | (1) |
2016– | FC Edmonton | 22 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Guam | 24 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 31, 2015 |
Shawn Nicklaw (born April 15, 1989) is a Guamanian international footballer who currently plays for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. Nicklaw is an offensively oriented right-back with good technique and knowledge of the game.
Nicklaw played with the Nomads Soccer Club, earning the 2007 Red Bull National League Championship. During high school, he helped lead his team to the 2005 California Interscholastic Federation Championship and the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Eastern League Championships. Shawn also lettered two years in track and field for the Men's 400m.
Nicklaw played college soccer at the University of Connecticut between 2007 and 2010. During his time at UConn, he played 80 games, scored 2 goals, 7 assist, 39 shots, 12 shots on goal and 1 game-winning goal.
In 2011, Nicklaw attended a Pro Soccer Consulting combine in San Diego where he met contacts who invited him to a European Showcase Tour in Turkey in January this year. It was in Turkey that he was spotted by the management and coaching staff of HB Køge.
Nicklaw then signed a two-year contract with the professional Danish football club beginning July 1, 2012.HB Køge played in the Danish Superliga, the highest division in Denmark, during the 2011–2012 season.
In 2013 Nicklaw transferred back to the United States where he played for the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Pro.
Nicklaw signed with Icelandic Premier League club Thór in April 2014. Shawn's National team experience and ability to play multiple positions gives Thór options.
Nicklaw signed for Jacksonville Armada in December 2014, prior to their inaugural season.
In two seasons with the Armada FC, Nicklaw played in 29 league matches as a fullback, including 21 starts, and notched 10 shots in 1,937 minutes of action. A member of the Guam national team, he also started in two of Jacksonville’s U.S. Open Cup matches – Richmond Kickers (May 29, 2015) and Charleston Battery (June 1, 2016). Nicklaw scored the first goal in Community First Park history in the Armada FC’s 1-0 preseason win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Feb. 28, 2015.