James Sands
St. Pauli (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
25 years
Jul 6, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
United StatesCountry
Market value
Dec 31, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches53%Shot attempts17%Goals0%
Chances created3%Aerial duels won96%Defensive contributions82%
Bundesliga 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists8
Started8
Matches663
Minutes played6.87
Rating2
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Nov 1
Borussia MönchengladbachL0-4
55
0
0
1
0
6.9
Oct 28
HoffenheimD2-2
120
0
0
0
0
6.8
Oct 19
HoffenheimL0-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
Oct 15
AustraliaW2-1
64
0
0
0
0
6.5
Oct 11
EcuadorD1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Oct 4
Werder BremenL1-0
71
0
0
0
0
6.4
Sep 27
Bayer LeverkusenL1-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.8
Sep 19
VfB StuttgartL2-0
90
0
0
1
0
5.8
Sep 14
AugsburgW2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5
Aug 29
Hamburger SVW0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.5
St. PauliNov 1
Bundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach
0-4
55’
6.9
Oct 28
DFB Pokal
Hoffenheim
2-2
120’
6.8
Oct 19
Bundesliga
Hoffenheim
0-3
90’
7.2
USAOct 15
Friendlies
Australia
2-1
64’
6.5
Oct 11
Friendlies
Ecuador
1-1
Bench
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 40%- 5Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.16xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultMiss
0.03xG-xGOT
Filter
Season performanceMinutes played: 663
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.16
xG on target (xGOT)
0.33
Non-penalty xG
0.16
Shots
5
Shots on target
2
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.38
Successful passes
263
Pass accuracy
79.0%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
26.7%
Chances created
3
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
40.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
33.3%
Touches
443
Touches in opposition box
10
Dispossessed
6
Fouls won
17
Defending
Tackles
22
Duels won
57
Duels won %
61.3%
Aerial duels won
18
Aerial duels won %
62.1%
Interceptions
10
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
14
Recoveries
22
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
4
Discipline
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches53%Shot attempts17%Goals0%
Chances created3%Aerial duels won96%Defensive contributions82%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
17 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)