James Sands – stats, transfers & career

About James Sands

James Sands (USA, 26) is a football player, currently playing for New York City FC in New York (USA).

James Sands – record for New York City FC in MLS this season: 1 goal and 0 assists in 13 appearances. Average rating: 6.8.

National team: USA (Caps(14) Goals (0)).

Career honours: 6 trophies, led by CONCACAF Nations League ×2, MLS ×1, FA Cup ×1.

2025/26 season · MLS

• 13/14Appearances
• 1Goals
• 0Assists
• 6.8Rating
• 1136Minutes Played
• 1.03Expected Goals

Club (St. Pauli & New York City FC)

Competition	Appearances	Lineups	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
Bundesliga	24	23	1	0	4	0
MLS	13	13	1	0	1	0
Leagues Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
DFB-Pokal	4	4	0	0	1	0

Detailed statistics

MLS

Appearances

13/14

Goals

1

Assists

0

Rating

6.8

Yellow Cards

1

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

5

Shots On Target

2

Shots Off Target

3

Big Chances Missed

0

Big Chances Scored

1

Big Chances Created

0

Goals In Box

1

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

0

Right Foot Goals

1

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

1.03

Expected Goals On Target

0.95

Expected Assists

0.13

Expected Goals Conceded

20.43

Touches

985

Minutes Played

1136

Leagues Cup

Appearances

3/3

Goals

0

Assists

0

Rating

6.9

Yellow Cards

0

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

0

Shots On Target

-

Shots Off Target

-

Big Chances Missed

-

Big Chances Scored

-

Big Chances Created

-

Goals In Box

-

Goals Out Box

-

Left Foot Goals

-

Right Foot Goals

-

Headed Goals

-

Free Kick Goals

-

Expected Goals

-

Expected Goals On Target

-

Expected Assists

-

Expected Goals Conceded

-

Touches

-

Minutes Played

-

Recent matches

Date	Match	Min	G	A	Rating
10 Oct 2026	Chicago Fire 2-1 New York City FCMLS	75′	0	0	6.8
26 Sep 2026	Atlanta United 2-2 New York City FCMLS	90′	0	0	6.6
18 Sep 2026	New York City FC 0-1 New York Red BullsMLS	90′	0	0	6.3
13 Sep 2026	Real Salt Lake 0-2 New York City FCMLS	90′	0	0	7.6
10 Sep 2026	New York City FC 1-2 New England RevolutionMLS	90′	0	0	6.7

Transfer history

Date	Club	Type	Fee
1 Jul 2026	New York City FC	Back from loan	–
1 Jan 2025	St. Pauli	Loan	–
1 Mar 2023	New York City FC	Back from loan	–
5 Jan 2022	Rangers	Loan	–
2 Sep 2018	New York City FC	Back from loan	–
16 Aug 2018	Louisville City	Loan	–
1 Jul 2017	New York City FC	Transfer	–

Trophies 6

Club

• MLS×1
• FA Cup×1
• Campeones Cup×1

International

• CONCACAF Gold Cup×1
• CONCACAF Nations League×2