James Sands
St. Pauli (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
25 years
6 Jul 2000
Right
Preferred foot
United StatesCountry
€4M
Market value
31 Dec 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches37%Shot attempts10%Goals0%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won98%Defensive contributions80%
Bundesliga 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists14
Started14
Matches1,164
Minutes played6.82
Rating3
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
21 Dec
Mainz 05D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3
13 Dec
FC HeidenheimW2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.5
6 Dec
1. FC KölnD1-1
73
0
0
0
0
6.7
2 Dec
Borussia MönchengladbachW1-2
89
0
0
1
0
7.1
29 Nov
Bayern MünchenL3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4
23 Nov
Union BerlinL0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
9 Nov
FreiburgL2-1
68
0
0
0
0
6.5
1 Nov
Borussia MönchengladbachL0-4
55
0
0
1
0
6.9
28 Oct
HoffenheimD2-2
120
0
0
0
0
6.8
19 Oct
HoffenheimL0-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
St. Pauli21 Dec
Bundesliga
Mainz 05
0-0
90’
7.3
13 Dec
Bundesliga
FC Heidenheim
2-1
90’
6.5
6 Dec
Bundesliga
1. FC Köln
1-1
73’
6.7
2 Dec
DFB Pokal
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1-2
89’
7.1
29 Nov
Bundesliga
Bayern München
3-1
90’
6.4
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 38%- 8Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.34xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultAttempt saved
0.04xG0.04xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 1,164
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.32
xG on target (xGOT)
0.35
Non-penalty xG
0.32
Shots
8
Shots on target
3
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.53
Successful passes
407
Successful passes %
76.9%
Accurate long balls
7
Accurate long balls %
21.2%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
2
Successful crosses %
40.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Successful dribbles %
33.3%
Touches
712
Touches in opposition box
14
Dispossessed
10
Fouls won
23
Defending
Tackles
30
Duels won
93
Duels won %
59.6%
Aerial duels won
41
Aerial duels won %
59.4%
Interceptions
21
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
19
Recoveries
37
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
5
Discipline
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches37%Shot attempts10%Goals0%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won98%Defensive contributions80%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
24 0 | ||
67 1 | ||
41 1 | ||
74 0 | ||
3 0 | ||
2 0 | ||
 MLS Homegrown TeamJul 2018 - Aug 2018 | ||
Youth career | ||
New York City FC Under 18/19Jul 2017 - Aug 2018 3 0 | ||
National team | ||
14 0 | ||
21 1 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
USA
International1
Concacaf Nations League(22/23)
1
Concacaf Gold Cup(2021)
Rangers
Scotland1
FA Cup(21/22)
MLS All-Stars
United States1
MLS All-Star(2021)