John Nelson

Age 28

LA Galaxy

USA

0.8 M €

11 July 1998 (28)

175 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.6

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.4

6.7

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.8

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

800K €

11 July 1998

28 Age

Nationality

USA

Height / Weight

175 cm / 73 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Left-Back

Other

Strong Foot

Club Career

John Nelson career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	LA Galaxy	25	17	0	0	2	0
	MLS	20	12	0	0	1	0
	CONCACAF Champions Cup	5	5	0	0	1	0
2025	LA Galaxy	40	28	0	2	2	0
	MLS	31	24	0	1	2	0
	Campeones Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Leagues Cup	5	1	0	1	0	0
	CONCACAF Champions Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
2024	LA Galaxy	31	20	1	1	4	0
	MLS	28	17	1	1	3	0
	Leagues Cup	3	3	0	0	1	0
2023	Saint Louis	18	15	0	1	0	1
	MLS	17	14	0	1	0	1
	Leagues Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2022	Cincinnati	24	14	0	1	1	0
	MLS	24	14	0	1	1	0
2021	Dallas	10	6	0	0	0	0
	MLS	10	6	0	0	0	0
2020	Dallas	13	10	0	1	0	0
	MLS	13	10	0	1	0	0
2019	Dallas	9	4	0	0	0	0
	MLS	9	4	0	0	0	0
Total		170	114	1	6	9	1

National Youth Team Career

John Nelson career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2015	USA	3	3	0
	U17 FIFA World Cup	3	3	0
2015	USA	4	3	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	1
2014	USA	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
Total		9	8	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2024-Today	LA Galaxy	96	65	1	3
2023	Saint Louis	18	15	0	1
2022	Cincinnati	24	14	0	1
2019-2021	Dallas	32	20	0	1

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2015	USA	4	3	0	0
2014-2015	USA	5	5	0	0

General Statistics — 2026 MLS

- Goals

- Assists

6.5 Avg. Pts

20 Matches

12 Starting XI

1206 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.07

On-target Shots

2 0.15

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.6

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.4

6.7

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.8

Season Performance

Season Performance — 2026 MLS
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%33
Assists	-	%26
Goal Contribution	-	%19
Expected Goals (xG)	0.14	%47
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.45	%70
Big Chances Created	-	%20
Big Chances Missed	-	%63
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	4	%49
Shots on Target	2	%66
Shots off Target	1	%66
Blocked Shots	1	%47
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	81.7%	%35
Passes	540	%61
Accurate Passes	441	%54
Key Passes	1	%18
Passes in Final Third	64	%63
Chances Created	1	%22
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	34%	%23
Long Balls	50	%65
Accurate Long Balls	17	%58
Cross Accuracy %	27.3%	%54
Crosses	11	%37
Accurate Crosses	3	%31
Defense
Clearances	37	%71
Interceptions	9	%41
Tackles	21	%58
Individual
Touches	807	%66
Dribbles	8	%51
Successful Dribbles	5	%66
Successful Dribble %	62.5%	%81
Duels	74	%53
Duels Won %	58.1%	%64
Duels Won	43	%53
Possession Lost	154	%37
Dispossessed	5	%38
Offsides	-	%70
Fouls Won	7	%51
Free Kicks Taken	7	%51
Discipline
Fouls	3	%84
Yellow Cards	1	%66
Red Cards	-	%56

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
20.12.23	Saint Louis	LA Galaxy	Signed
10.11.22	Cincinnati	Saint Louis	Signed
10.11.22	Cincinnati		Released
05.01.22	Dallas	Cincinnati	Signed
29.11.19	North Texas SC	Dallas	Loan Return
11.04.19	Dallas	North Texas SC	Loan

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
MLS Cup Champion	1	Los Angeles Galaxy	2024
USL1 Cup Champion	1		2019
USL1 Regular Season Champion	1		2019

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