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Height
14
Shirt
28 years
Jul 11, 1998
Left
Preferred foot
United States
Country
€520K
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left-back
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches63%Shot attempts6%Goals0%
Chances created8%Aerial duels won40%Defensive contributions32%
Transfer value: €520K
Highest: €580K(Nov 30, 2024)
€580K
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Major League Soccer 2026

0
Goals
0
Assists
18
Started
29
Matches
1,806
Minutes played
6.64
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats
Team
Minutes played
Position
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Rating
MLS

Oct 31

Austin FC
W4 - 1
LA Galaxy
90
LB
0
0
0
0
7.8
MLS

Oct 26

LAFC
D2 - 2
LA Galaxy
90
LB
0
0
0
0
6.5
MLS

Oct 18

San Diego FC
D2 - 2
LA Galaxy
90
LB
0
0
0
0
7.2
MLS

Oct 15

Portland
W2 - 0
LA Galaxy
90
LB
0
0
0
0
7.5
MLS

Oct 11

St. Louis City
L6 - 2
LA Galaxy
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
MLS

Sep 27

Colorado
W3 - 2
LA Galaxy
90
LB
0
0
0
0
6.5
MLS

Sep 20

Minnesota
W2 - 3
LA Galaxy
22
-
0
0
0
0
6.0
MLS

Sep 13

Seattle Sounders
D1 - 1
LA Galaxy
90
LB
0
0
0
0
7.0
MLS

Sep 10

Vancouver
L3 - 0
LA Galaxy
21
-
0
0
0
0
6.4
MLS

Sep 6

New England
W2 - 1
LA Galaxy
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
LA Galaxy

Oct 31

MLS
Austin FC
W4 - 1
LB
90‎’‎
7.8

Oct 26

MLS
LAFC
D2 - 2
LB
90‎’‎
6.5

Oct 18

MLS
San Diego FC
D2 - 2
LB
90‎’‎
7.2

Oct 15

MLS
Portland
W2 - 0
LB
90‎’‎
7.5

Oct 11

MLS
St. Louis City
L6 - 2
Bench
2026

Heatmap

Touches: 1171

Season shot map

On target: 40%
  • 5Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.19xG
3 - 0
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultBlocked
0.07xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,806

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.19
xG on target (xGOT)
0.29
Non-penalty xG
0.19
Shots
5
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
1.30
Successful passes
659
Successful passes %
83.4%
Accurate long balls
25
Accurate long balls %
37.3%
Line-breaking passes
150
Chances created
5
Successful crosses
6
Successful crosses %
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
8
Successful dribbles %
61.5%
Duels won
60
Duels won %
58.8%
Aerial duels won
16
Aerial duels won %
42.1%
Touches
1,171
Touches in opposition box
12
Dispossessed
6
Fouls won
8

Defending

Defensive contributions
113
Tackles
29
Interceptions
18
Blocked shots
6
Fouls committed
4
Penalties conceded
1
Recoveries
66
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
5
Clearances
60
Clean sheets
3
Goals conceded while on pitch
32
xG against while on pitch
38.32

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

News

About

John Nelson is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a left back for LA Galaxy, born on July 11, 1998, who is left-footed. Follow John Nelson on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 Major League Soccer season, John Nelson has recorded 0 goals, 0 assists, 1,806 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.64, 1 yellow card.

John Nelson scores highly on Matches and Minutes compared to left backs in the Major League Soccer.

John Nelson's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

John Nelson's next match is on November 8, 2026 when LA Galaxy face Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer.

Explore John Nelson's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View John Nelson's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

John Nelson currently plays for LA Galaxy alongside Novak Mićović, Calegari, Julián Aude, Maya Yoshida, Jakob Glesnes, Sergi Roberto, Kyogo Furuhashi, Lucas Sanabria, Riqui Puig, Hirving Lozano, James Marcinkowski, Justin Haak, Isaiah Parente, Pablo Ruiz, Marco Reus, Chris Rindov, Robert Taylor, Elijah Wynder, Emiro Garcés, Harbor Miller, Erik Thommy, Joseph Paintsil, Brady Scott, Vicente Garcia, Riley Dalgado, Julian Placias, Troy Elgersma, Brett Phan, and João Klauss. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

John Nelson's career has also included time at St. Louis City, FC Cincinnati, FC Dallas, North Texas SC, and Team Predator.

On the international stage, John Nelson has represented USA U17.

John Nelson is from USA, and the national team includes Matt Freese, Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards, Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson, Auston Trusty, Giovanni Reyna, Cavan Sullivan, Damion Downs, Ricardo Pepi, Yunus Musah, Zavier Gozo, Miles Robinson, Peyton Miller, Sebastian Berhalter, Brooklyn Raines, Alex Freeman, Malik Tillman, George Campbell, Julian Hall, Neil Pierre, Francis Westfield, Justin Ellis, Cole Campbell, Diego Kochen, Chris Brady, Adri Mehmeti, Mathis Albert, and Brian Schwake. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, John Nelson has won 4 titles: MLS (2024) with LA Galaxy, USL League One (2019) with North Texas SC, Mobile Mini Sun Cup (2019) with FC Dallas, and US Soccer Spring College Program (2018) with University of North Carolina FC.

John Nelson has competed in Major League Soccer, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, US Open Cup, and USL League One. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of John Nelson, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow John Nelson to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches63%Shot attempts6%Goals0%
Chances created8%Aerial duels won40%Defensive contributions32%

Career

Senior career

LA Galaxy (free agent)Dec 2023 - now
105
1
18
0
25
0
23
0
7
1
9
0
Team PredatorJan 2019 - Jan 2019
University of North Carolina FCJan 2018 - Dec 2018
5
1

National team

3
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

LA Galaxy

United States
1
MLS(2024)

FC Dallas

United States
1
Mobile Mini Sun Cup(2019)

University of North Carolina FC

United States
1
US Soccer Spring College Program(2018)

News

About

John Nelson is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a left back for LA Galaxy, born on July 11, 1998, who is left-footed. Follow John Nelson on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 Major League Soccer season, John Nelson has recorded 0 goals, 0 assists, 1,806 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.64, 1 yellow card.

John Nelson scores highly on Matches and Minutes compared to left backs in the Major League Soccer.

John Nelson's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

John Nelson's next match is on November 8, 2026 when LA Galaxy face Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer.

Explore John Nelson's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View John Nelson's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

John Nelson currently plays for LA Galaxy alongside Novak Mićović, Calegari, Julián Aude, Maya Yoshida, Jakob Glesnes, Sergi Roberto, Kyogo Furuhashi, Lucas Sanabria, Riqui Puig, Hirving Lozano, James Marcinkowski, Justin Haak, Isaiah Parente, Pablo Ruiz, Marco Reus, Chris Rindov, Robert Taylor, Elijah Wynder, Emiro Garcés, Harbor Miller, Erik Thommy, Joseph Paintsil, Brady Scott, Vicente Garcia, Riley Dalgado, Julian Placias, Troy Elgersma, Brett Phan, and João Klauss. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

John Nelson's career has also included time at St. Louis City, FC Cincinnati, FC Dallas, North Texas SC, and Team Predator.

On the international stage, John Nelson has represented USA U17.

John Nelson is from USA, and the national team includes Matt Freese, Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards, Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson, Auston Trusty, Giovanni Reyna, Cavan Sullivan, Damion Downs, Ricardo Pepi, Yunus Musah, Zavier Gozo, Miles Robinson, Peyton Miller, Sebastian Berhalter, Brooklyn Raines, Alex Freeman, Malik Tillman, George Campbell, Julian Hall, Neil Pierre, Francis Westfield, Justin Ellis, Cole Campbell, Diego Kochen, Chris Brady, Adri Mehmeti, Mathis Albert, and Brian Schwake. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, John Nelson has won 4 titles: MLS (2024) with LA Galaxy, USL League One (2019) with North Texas SC, Mobile Mini Sun Cup (2019) with FC Dallas, and US Soccer Spring College Program (2018) with University of North Carolina FC.

John Nelson has competed in Major League Soccer, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, US Open Cup, and USL League One. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of John Nelson, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow John Nelson to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.