Lawrence Nicholas
Nigerian footballer
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Lawrence Anwan Nicholas (born 17 May 2001) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Libyan Premier League club Al-Afreeki.
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Nicholas with Khimki in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Anwan Nicholas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Afreeki | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Haruna Babangida Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Tambov | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Olimp-Dolgoprudny | 22 | (0) |
| 2022 | Khimki | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Fatih Karagümrük | 22 | (0) |
| 2025 | Istiklol | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Al-Afreeki | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Nicholas made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Tambov on 5 December 2020 in a game against Spartak Moscow, coming on for Dmitri Merenchukov in the 85th minute.[1] On 13 December 2020 he made his first start for Tambov in a game against Rubin Kazan.
On 18 February 2022, Nicholas signed a contract with Russian Premier League side FC Khimki until the end of the 2023–24 season.[2] On 21 July 2022, his contract with Khimki was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
On 30 July 2022, he signed with Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey.[4]
On 16 February 2025, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Nicholas to a one-year contract.[5] On 16 July 2025, Istiklol announced the departure of Nicholas.[6]
On 5 October 2025, Libyan Premier League club Al-Afreeki announced the signing of Nicholas.[7]
Personal life
Nicholas is registered as his last name by the Russian Premier League[8] and he is listed under that last name on the official site of FC Tambov.[9] However, other sources list "Anwan" as his last name (with the full name Nicholas Lawrence Anwan)[10] or "Lawrence" as his last name (with the full name Anwan Nicholas Lawrence).[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tambov | 2020–21 | RPL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Olimp-Dolgoprudny | 2021–22 | FNL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| Khimki | 2021–22 | RPL | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Istiklol | 2025 | Tajikistan Higher League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
- Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League Two
- Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup
