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Nicolas Jackson (born 20 June 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Senegal national team.
Jackson played for Casa Sports in Senegal before joining Villarreal CF in 2019. After a loan to Mirandés in the Segunda División, he broke through in the reserve team and made his first-team debut in La Liga in 2021. In 2023, he signed an eight-year deal at Chelsea for a reported fee of £32 million.
Jackson made his senior international debut for Senegal in 2022. He was selected in the Senegalese squads for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Jackson scored his first professional goal on 28 November 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Castellón. It was his only goal of the season as the Jabatos finished in 10th place.
Jackson scored his first goal in the top tier on 13 August 2022, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win over Real Valladolid. Thirteen days later, he and teammate Álex Baena were promoted to the main squad.
In January 2023, Villarreal agreed a Pound sterling22.5 million deal from AFC Bournemouth for the signing of Jackson, but he failed his medical due to hamstring issues, and the transfer did not materialise. After returning to action in March, he scored nine goals within the months of April and May, which included braces against Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Cádiz.
On 15 April 2024, Jackson scored his tenth Premier League goal of the season, and provided an assist for Cole Palmer's goal in a 6–0 win over Everton. As Palmer had already reached double digits in league goals, this became the first Chelsea season since 2017–18 in which two players had scored ten or more Premier League goals in a season. On 5 May 2024, Jackson scored twice and provided an assist for Palmer in a 5–0 home win over West Ham United. He scored 14 league goals across 35 appearances, making him to make him the second highest African goal scorer in the 2023–24 season only behind Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
On 13 September 2024, Jackson signed a two-year contract extension with Chelsea, extending his contract until 2033. He won the Premier League Goal of the Month award for October 2024 for the opening goal of a 2–1 win over Newcastle United on 27 October.
On 1 May 2025, Jackson scored a brace in the first leg of the Conference League semi-final which ended in a 4–1 away win over Djurgården. He was later sent off on 11 May for a deliberate elbow in a Premier League match against Newcastle United. On 28 May, he netted the second goal for Chelsea in a 4–1 win over Real Betis in the 2025 UEFA Conference League final. A month later, on 20 June, he was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge just four minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to CR Flamengo during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
After being called up to the full side by manager Aliou Cissé for two friendlies in September 2022, Jackson was included in the 26-man list for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 11 November 2022. He made his full international debut in Senegal's opening match of the competition, replacing Krépin Diatta in a 2–0 loss against the Netherlands.
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. He came on as a substitute in all four games as the defending champions made it to the last 16.
On 11 October 2024, he scored his first international goal, concluding a 4–0 home win over Malawi in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
| +Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2" | Club !rowspan="2" | Season !colspan="3" | League !colspan="2" | National cup !colspan="2" | League cup !colspan="2" | Europe !colspan="2" | Other !colspan="2" | Total |
| Mirandés | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 1 | |||||
| Villarreal B | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 7 | |||||
| Villarreal CF | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 13 | ||||||
| Chelsea | 2023–24 | Premier League | 17 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 13 | ||||||
| Bayern Munich (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | |||||
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | |
| Senegal | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
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