James Sands

Age 26

New York City

USA

5.0 Mn €

06 July 2000 (26)

180 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.81

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7.0

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

5M €

06 July 2000

26 Age

Nationality

USA

Height / Weight

180 cm / 73 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2030

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other Centre-Back, Central Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

James Sands career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	New York City	6	6	0	0	1	0
	MLS	3	3	0	0	1	0
	Leagues Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
25/26	St. Pauli K	28	27	1	0	5	0
	Bundesliga	24	23	1	0	4	0
	DFB Pokal	4	4	0	0	1	0
24/25	St. Pauli K	7	5	0	0	1	0
	Bundesliga	7	5	0	0	1	0
2024	New York City	37	37	1	1	13	1
	MLS	33	33	1	1	12	1
	Leagues Cup	4	4	0	0	1	0
2023	New York City	28	26	0	0	4	0
	MLS	26	24	0	0	4	0
	Leagues Cup	2	2	0	0	0	0
22/23	Rangers K	25	18	0	0	5	1
	Premiership	17	10	0	0	3	0
	UEFA Champions League	8	8	0	0	2	1
21/22	Rangers K	12	5	0	0	1	0
	Premiership	7	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	5	0	0	0	0	0
2021	New York City	30	30	0	0	7	0
	MLS	30	30	0	0	7	0
2020	New York City	13	13	0	1	4	0
	MLS	13	13	0	1	4	0
2019	New York City	19	18	0	0	4	0
	MLS	19	18	0	0	4	0
2018	New York City	3	3	0	0	0	0
	MLS	3	3	0	0	0	0
2017	New York City	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MLS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total		209	188	2	2	45	2

National Team Career

James Sands career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2023	USA	6	6	0	0
	CONCACAF Gold Cup	5	5	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2021	USA	6	5	0	0
	CONCACAF Gold Cup	6	5	0	0
2018	USA	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2017	USA	8	7	1	1
	U17 FIFA World Cup	5	5	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	1	0
2016	USA	4	3	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	0	0
Total		25	22	1	1

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2024-Today	St. Pauli	35	32	1	0
2017-2026	New York City	137	133	1	2
2021-2023	Rangers	37	23	0	0

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11
2021-2023	USA	12	11	0
2018	USA	1	1	0
2016-2017	USA	12	10	1

General Statistics

- Goals

- Assists

7.1 Avg. Pts

3 Matches

3 Starting XI

270 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.33

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.81

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7.0

Season Performance

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	-	%29
Assists	-	%28
Goal Contribution	-	%16
Expected Goals (xG)	0.15	%32
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.01	%27
Big Chances Created	-	%26
Big Chances Missed	-	%62
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	2	%45
Shots on Target	-	%23
Shots off Target	1	%51
Blocked Shots	1	%49
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	86.5%	%44
Passes	185	%26
Accurate Passes	160	%29
Key Passes	-	%20
Passes in Final Third	18	%19
Chances Created	-	%11
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	37%	%4
Long Balls	27	%56
Accurate Long Balls	10	%32
Cross Accuracy %	-
Crosses	-	%12
Accurate Crosses	-	%31
Defense
Clearances	13	%57
Interceptions	6	%33
Tackles	6	%26
Individual
Touches	231	%26
Dribbles	-	%6
Successful Dribbles	-	%12
Successful Dribble %	-
Duels	24	%24
Duels Won %	70.8%	%99
Duels Won	17	%31
Possession Lost	28	%82
Dispossessed	-	%97
Offsides	-	%62
Fouls Won	4	%25
Free Kicks Taken	4	%25
Discipline
Fouls	1	%99
Yellow Cards	1	%69
Red Cards	-	%57

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
29.06.26	St. Pauli	New York City	Loan Return
31.12.24	New York City	St. Pauli	Loan
28.02.23	Rangers	New York City	Loan Return
04.01.22	New York City	Rangers	Loan
29.11.18	Louisville City	New York City	Loan Return
14.08.18	New York City	Louisville City	Loan

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
MLS Cup Champion	1	New York City FC	2021
Scottish cup winner	1	Glasgow Rangers	21/22
1x USL Championship Champion	1	Louisville City FC	17/18
USL Cup Champion	1	Louisville City FC	17/18

National Team Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Gold Cup Winner	1	USA	2021

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