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Height
14
Shirt
27 years
Jul 11, 1998
United States
Country
€366.6K
Transfer value
Dec 31, 2026
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left-back
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches68%Shot attempts18%Goals0%
Chances created27%Aerial duels won16%Defensive contributions57%

Major League Soccer 2025

0
Goals
1
Assists
24
Started
31
Matches
2,049
Minutes played
6.48
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Oct 19, 2025

Minnesota United
W2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Oct 12, 2025

FC Dallas
W2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Oct 4, 2025

FC Dallas
L2-1
60
0
0
0
0
6.0

Oct 2, 2025

Toluca
L2-3
20
0
0
0
0
6.0

Sep 28, 2025

Sporting Kansas City
W4-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.9

Sep 21, 2025

FC Cincinnati
L2-3
62
0
0
0
0
6.4

Sep 14, 2025

Seattle Sounders FC
D2-2
80
0
0
0
0
6.8

Sep 7, 2025

Houston Dynamo FC
D1-1
90
0
1
1
0
7.5

Aug 31, 2025

Orlando City
W2-1
68
0
1
0
0
7.4

Aug 28, 2025

Seattle Sounders FC
L0-2
45
0
0
0
0
6.6
LA Galaxy

Oct 19, 2025

Major League Soccer
Minnesota United
2-1
90‎’‎
7.6

Oct 12, 2025

Major League Soccer
FC Dallas
2-1
90‎’‎
7.4

Oct 4, 2025

Major League Soccer
FC Dallas
2-1
60‎’‎
6.0

Oct 2, 2025

Campeones Cup
Toluca
2-3
20‎’‎
6.0

Sep 28, 2025

Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
4-1
90‎’‎
7.9
2025

Season shot map

On target: 11%
  • 9Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.50xG
2 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationFrom cornerResultBlocked
0.03xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,049

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.50
xG on target (xGOT)
0.51
Non-penalty xG
0.50
Shots
9
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.31
Successful passes
958
Successful passes %
86.2%
Accurate long balls
23
Accurate long balls %
32.4%
Chances created
14
Big chances created
3
Successful crosses
3
Successful crosses %
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Successful dribbles %
33.3%
Duels won
54
Duels won %
49.1%
Aerial duels won
15
Aerial duels won %
40.5%
Touches
1,503
Touches in opposition box
23
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
6

Defending

Penalties conceded
1
Tackles
32
Interceptions
21
Blocked shots
14
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
72
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
11
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded while on pitch
44
xG against while on pitch
40.69

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

John Nelson is a 27-year-old football player who plays as a left back for LA Galaxy, born on July 11, 1998. Follow John Nelson on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025 Major League Soccer season, John Nelson has recorded 0 goals, 1 assist, 2,049 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.48, 2 yellow cards.

John Nelson scores highly on Matches, Started, 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 February 20, 2026 when LA Galaxy face Sporting San Miguelito in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

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 Ascel Essengue, Erik Thommy, Gino Vivi, Jakob Glesnes, Joao Klauss, Matheus Nascimento, Riley Dalgado, Novak Micovic, Miki Yamane, Julian Aude, Maya Yoshida, Edwin Cerrillo, Lucas Sanabria, Ricard Puig, Gabriel Pec, James Marcinkowski, Isaiah Parente, Christian Ramirez, Marco Reus, Mauricio Cuevas, Tucker Lepley, Elijah Wynder, Ruben Ramos, Carlos Garces, Harbor Miller, Joseph Paintsil, Brady Scott, Chris Rindov, and Justin Haak. 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 Aidan Morris, Alex Freeman, Auston Trusty, Brenden Aaronson, Cristian Roldan, Diego Luna, Folarin Balogun, Giovanni Reyna, Haji Wright, John Tolkin, Jonathan Klinsmann, Joseph Scally, Mark McKenzie, Matt Freese, Max Arfsten, Miles Robinson, Patrick Schulte, Ricardo Pepi, Roman Celentano, Sean Zawadzki, Sebastian Berhalter, Sergino Dest, Tanner Tessmann, Tim Ream, Timothy Tillman, and Tyler Adams. 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
Touches68%Shot attempts18%Goals0%
Chances created27%Aerial duels won16%Defensive contributions57%

Career

Senior career

LA Galaxy (free agent)Dec 2023 - now
71
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 27-year-old football player who plays as a left back for LA Galaxy, born on July 11, 1998. Follow John Nelson on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025 Major League Soccer season, John Nelson has recorded 0 goals, 1 assist, 2,049 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.48, 2 yellow cards.

John Nelson scores highly on Matches, Started, 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 February 20, 2026 when LA Galaxy face Sporting San Miguelito in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

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 Ascel Essengue, Erik Thommy, Gino Vivi, Jakob Glesnes, Joao Klauss, Matheus Nascimento, Riley Dalgado, Novak Micovic, Miki Yamane, Julian Aude, Maya Yoshida, Edwin Cerrillo, Lucas Sanabria, Ricard Puig, Gabriel Pec, James Marcinkowski, Isaiah Parente, Christian Ramirez, Marco Reus, Mauricio Cuevas, Tucker Lepley, Elijah Wynder, Ruben Ramos, Carlos Garces, Harbor Miller, Joseph Paintsil, Brady Scott, Chris Rindov, and Justin Haak. 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 Aidan Morris, Alex Freeman, Auston Trusty, Brenden Aaronson, Cristian Roldan, Diego Luna, Folarin Balogun, Giovanni Reyna, Haji Wright, John Tolkin, Jonathan Klinsmann, Joseph Scally, Mark McKenzie, Matt Freese, Max Arfsten, Miles Robinson, Patrick Schulte, Ricardo Pepi, Roman Celentano, Sean Zawadzki, Sebastian Berhalter, Sergino Dest, Tanner Tessmann, Tim Ream, Timothy Tillman, and Tyler Adams. 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.