Macarton Nickson
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Macarton Nickson
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Macarton Louis Nickson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|03|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karnataka, India
| height =
| position = Defensive Midfielder
| currentclub = NorthEast United
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = 2012
| youthclubs1 = Root FC (Bengaluru)
| youthyears2 = 2013–2021
| youthclubs2 = Bengaluru FC
| youthyears3 = 2023–2024
| youthclubs3 = NorthEast United
| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Indian Arrows
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Bengaluru United
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = NorthEast United
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2025–
| nationalteam1 = India
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17:38, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17:38, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Macarton Louis Nickson (born 19 March 2004) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for both the Indian Super League club NorthEast United and the India national team.{{cite web |title=Macarton Louis Nickson |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/56802?type=club |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=22 March 2025}}
Club career
Nickson started playing football at the age of six with Root FC, based in Bengaluru. He then joined Bengaluru FC’s youth academy where he played for eight years. At the age of seventeen, he was called up in the squad of Indian Arrows for the 2020–21 I-League, then top-flight league of Indian football. He played few matches for the Arrows before moving to Bengaluru United for the 2022–23 I-League 2, then third division of Indian football.{{cite news |last1=Dias |first1=Anil |title=Days after his 21st birthday Macarton Nickson receives his first India call-up by Manolo Marquez |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/macarton-nickson-receives-his-first-india-call-up-by-manolo-marquez-9899888/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=22 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323220005/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/macarton-nickson-receives-his-first-india-call-up-by-manolo-marquez-9899888/ |archive-date=23 March 2025}}{{cite news |title=Marquez hands maiden call-up for NEUFC midfielder Macarton ahead of Bangladesh clash |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/who-is-macarton-louis-nickson-india-call-up-vs-bangladesh-afc-asian-cup-qualifer-northeast-united-midfielder/article69360882.ece |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |date=22 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322200954/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/who-is-macarton-louis-nickson-india-call-up-vs-bangladesh-afc-asian-cup-qualifer-northeast-united-midfielder/article69360882.ece |archive-date=22 March 2025}}
=NorthEast United=
For 2023–24 season he joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC as a defensive midfielder. He won the 2024 Durand Cup with NorthEast United.{{cite news |title=Macarton Louis Nickson receives maiden call-up ahead of Bangladesh match |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/macarton-louis-nickson-receives-maiden-call-up-ahead-of-bangladesh-match-1503410739.html |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=The Statesman (India) |agency=IANS |date=22 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322203446/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/macarton-louis-nickson-receives-maiden-call-up-ahead-of-bangladesh-match-1503410739.html |archive-date=22 March 2025}}
International career
On 22 March 2025, the then India national team head coach Manolo Márquez announced Nickson's inclusion in the squad for the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.{{cite news |title=NorthEast United midfielder Macarton Louis Nickson added to Indian football squad |url=https://www.ptinews.com/story/sports/northeast-united-midfielder-macarton-louis-nickson-added-to-indian-football-squad/2395297 |access-date=1 April 2025 |work=Press Trust of India |date=22 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401074637/https://www.ptinews.com/story/sports/northeast-united-midfielder-macarton-louis-nickson-added-to-indian-football-squad/2395297 |archive-date=1 April 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played on 30 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Super Cup !colspan="2"|Durand Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal |
| Indian Arrows
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru United
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| rowspan="2"|NorthEast United
|rowspan="2"|Indian Super League |14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
= International =
{{updated|19 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India
|2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 0 | 0 |
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Personal life
Nickson was born on 19 March 2004, in Karnataka, India. He is the son of Louis Nickson, a former India international football player.{{cite news |last1=Sunam |first1=Ashim |title=Bengaluru lad Macarton's dream comes true |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bluru-lad-macartons-dream-comes-true/articleshow/119379066.cms |access-date=1 April 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=23 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323144442/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bluru-lad-macartons-dream-comes-true/articleshow/119379066.cms |archive-date=23 March 2025}} Nickson did his schooling from Bengaluru based St. Joseph's Indian Primary School.{{cite web |title=Josephite - Famous Personalities: Macarton Nickson |url=https://sjips.org/macarton.php |access-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723123841/https://sjips.org/macarton.php |archive-date=23 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=The Josephite Hall of Fame |url=https://www.sjips.org/halloffame.php|access-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104150006/https://www.sjips.org/halloffame.php |archive-date=4 November 2024}}
Honours
NorthEast United FC
References
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External links
{{Portal bar|India|Association football|Biography}}
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/56802?type=club Macarton Nickson] at AIFF
- {{Soccerway|820463}}
{{NorthEast United FC squad}}
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:India men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:NorthEast United FC players