Shawn Nicklaw

Amateur

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.^[2]

College

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.^[2]

PSC Elite

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. ^[3]

HB Køge

Nicklaw then signed a two-year contract with the professional Danish football club beginning July 1, 2012.^[4] HB Køge played in the Danish Superliga, the highest division in Denmark, during the 2011–2012 season.^[5]

Wilmington Hammerheads

In 2013 Nicklaw transferred back to the United States where he played for the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Pro.

Þór Akureyri

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.

Jacksonville Armada FC

Nicklaw signed for Jacksonville Armada in December 2014, prior to their inaugural season.^[6]

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.^[7]

FC Edmonton

On 6 July 2016, Nicklaw was traded to FC Edmonton in return for Jason Plumhoff.^[8]

During his debut for the Eddies, Shawn won four duels, made three clearances, and had two interceptions as FC Edmonton kept a shutout in a 1–0 win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers earning him a spot on NASL's team of the week (Week 2 of the NASL Fall Season 2016).^[9]

2018 World Cup Qualification

In 2015 Nicklaw helped Guam achieve a historic first FIFA World Cup qualifying match win against Turkmenistan 1–0. A few days later he assisted his brother Travis Nicklaw, who scored the winning goal, clinching a second FIFA World Cup qualifying match victory over India during their second match in the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier Group D round. The win was notable considering India's FIFA rankings sits 33 spots ahead at No. 141, their population is in the billions and was dubbed the sleeping giants of football by FIFA.^{[16][17] [18]}

International goals

Score and Result lists Guam's goals first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	31 March 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	Singapore	1–0	2–2	Friendly

Non-FIFA goals

Score and Result lists Guam's goals first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	25 July 2014	GFA National Training Center, Harmon, Guam	Northern Mariana Islands	4–0	5–0	2015 EAFF East Asian Cup