James Sands
St. Pauli (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
25 years
Jul 6, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
United StatesCountry
€4.1M
Market value
Dec 31, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches37%Shot attempts13%Goals28%
Chances created4%Aerial duels won98%Defensive contributions79%
Bundesliga 2025/2026
1
Goals0
Assists17
Started17
Matches1,434
Minutes played6.85
Rating3
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
yesterday
Hamburger SVD0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0
Jan 17
Borussia DortmundL3-2
90
1
0
0
0
8.0
Jan 14
WolfsburgL2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.1
Dec 21, 2025
Mainz 05D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3
Dec 13, 2025
FC HeidenheimW2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.5
Dec 6, 2025
1. FC KölnD1-1
73
0
0
0
0
6.7
Dec 2, 2025
Borussia MönchengladbachW1-2
89
0
0
1
0
7.1
Nov 29, 2025
Bayern MünchenL3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4
Nov 23, 2025
Union BerlinL0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
Nov 9, 2025
FreiburgL2-1
68
0
0
0
0
6.5
St. Pauliyesterday
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
0-0
90’
7.0
Jan 17
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
3-2
90’
8.0
Jan 14
Bundesliga
Wolfsburg
2-1
90’
6.1
Dec 21, 2025
Bundesliga
Mainz 05
0-0
90’
7.3
Dec 13, 2025
Bundesliga
FC Heidenheim
2-1
90’
6.5
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 40%- 10Shots
- 1Goals
- 0.51xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.10xG0.59xGOT
Filter
Season performanceMinutes played: 1,434
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.45
xG on target (xGOT)
0.77
Non-penalty xG
0.45
Shots
10
Shots on target
4
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.60
Successful passes
499
Successful passes %
76.9%
Accurate long balls
14
Accurate long balls %
29.2%
Chances created
7
Successful crosses
2
Successful crosses %
33.3%
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Successful dribbles %
33.3%
Touches
866
Touches in opposition box
19
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
29
Defending
Tackles
33
Duels won
110
Duels won %
58.2%
Aerial duels won
49
Aerial duels won %
57.0%
Interceptions
28
Blocked shots
3
Fouls committed
21
Recoveries
48
Possession won final 3rd
4
Dribbled past
8
Discipline
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches37%Shot attempts13%Goals28%
Chances created4%Aerial duels won98%Defensive contributions79%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
27 1 | ||
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)