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Height
14
Shirt
27 years
Jul 11, 1998
Left
Preferred foot
United States
Country
€321.5K
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left-back
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches84%Shot attempts9%Goals0%
Chances created22%Aerial duels won19%Defensive contributions50%
Transfer value: €321.5K
Highest: €582.8K(Nov 30, 2024)
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Major League Soccer 2026

0
Goals
0
Assists
6
Started
12
Matches
704
Minutes played
6.62
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 17

Seattle Sounders FC
W0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

May 14

Sporting Kansas City
L3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.5

May 9

Atlanta United
W1-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.9

May 3

Vancouver Whitecaps
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 26

Real Salt Lake
W2-1
89
0
0
0
0
7.1

Apr 23

Columbus Crew
L2-1
68
0
0
0
0
5.9

Apr 19

FC Dallas
D2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Apr 16

Toluca
L0-3
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 11

Austin FC
W1-2
28
0
0
0
0
6.3

Apr 9

Toluca
L4-2
72
0
0
0
0
6.8
LA Galaxy

May 17

Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC
0-2
90‎’‎
7.4

May 14

Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
3-1
90‎’‎
6.5

May 9

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United
1-2
90‎’‎
6.9

May 3

Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps
1-1
90‎’‎
6.6

Apr 26

Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
2-1
89‎’‎
7.1
2026

Season performance
Minutes played: 704

Shooting

Goals
0
Shots
0

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.30
Successful passes
266
Successful passes %
80.6%
Accurate long balls
14
Accurate long balls %
40.0%
Successful crosses
3
Successful crosses %
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
5
Successful dribbles %
71.4%
Duels won
31
Duels won %
58.5%
Aerial duels won
6
Aerial duels won %
37.5%
Touches
506
Touches in opposition box
5
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
4

Defending

Defensive contributions
47
Tackles
16
Interceptions
5
Fouls committed
1
Recoveries
31
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
5
Clearances
26
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
14
xG against while on pitch
14.32

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
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, 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, 704 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.62.

John Nelson scores highly on Matches 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 May 24, 2026 when LA Galaxy face Houston Dynamo FC 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.

John Nelson currently plays for LA Galaxy alongside Novak Micovic, Miki Yamane, Julián Aude, Maya Yoshida, Jakob Glesnes, Edwin Cerrillo, Lucas Sanabria, Matheus Nascimento, Riqui Puig, Gabriel Pec, James Marcinkowski, Justin Haak, Isaiah Parente, Marco Reus, Mauricio Cuevas, Chris Rindov, Elijah Wynder, Rubén Ramos, Emiro Garcés, Harbor Miller, Erik Thommy, Joseph Paintsil, Brady Scott, Riley Dalgado, Julian Placias, 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 Turner, Auston Trusty, Chris Richards, Cristian Roldan, Antonee Robinson, Tanner Tessmann, Giovanni Reyna, Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson, Miles Robinson, Tim Ream, Sebastian Berhalter, Johnny Cardoso, Alex Freeman, Malik Tillman, Max Arfsten, Joseph Scally, Folarin Balogun, Timothy Weah, Mark McKenzie, Aidan Morris, Matt Freese, Roman Celentano, Patrick Agyemang, Chris Brady, and Patrick Schulte. 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
Touches84%Shot attempts9%Goals0%
Chances created22%Aerial duels won19%Defensive contributions50%

Career

Senior career

LA Galaxy (free agent)Dec 2023 - now
88
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, 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, 704 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.62.

John Nelson scores highly on Matches 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 May 24, 2026 when LA Galaxy face Houston Dynamo FC 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.

John Nelson currently plays for LA Galaxy alongside Novak Micovic, Miki Yamane, Julián Aude, Maya Yoshida, Jakob Glesnes, Edwin Cerrillo, Lucas Sanabria, Matheus Nascimento, Riqui Puig, Gabriel Pec, James Marcinkowski, Justin Haak, Isaiah Parente, Marco Reus, Mauricio Cuevas, Chris Rindov, Elijah Wynder, Rubén Ramos, Emiro Garcés, Harbor Miller, Erik Thommy, Joseph Paintsil, Brady Scott, Riley Dalgado, Julian Placias, 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 Turner, Auston Trusty, Chris Richards, Cristian Roldan, Antonee Robinson, Tanner Tessmann, Giovanni Reyna, Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson, Miles Robinson, Tim Ream, Sebastian Berhalter, Johnny Cardoso, Alex Freeman, Malik Tillman, Max Arfsten, Joseph Scally, Folarin Balogun, Timothy Weah, Mark McKenzie, Aidan Morris, Matt Freese, Roman Celentano, Patrick Agyemang, Chris Brady, and Patrick Schulte. 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.