James Sands
St. Pauli (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
25 years
Jul 6, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
United StatesCountry
€4M
Market value
Dec 31, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches37%Shot attempts10%Goals0%
Chances created7%Aerial duels won97%Defensive contributions79%
Bundesliga 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists12
Started12
Matches984
Minutes played6.81
Rating2
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Dec 6
1. FC KölnD1-1
73
0
0
0
0
6.7
Dec 2
Borussia MönchengladbachW1-2
89
0
0
1
0
7.1
Nov 29
Bayern MünchenL3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4
Nov 23
Union BerlinL0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
Nov 9
FreiburgL2-1
68
0
0
0
0
6.5
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
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St. PauliDec 6
Bundesliga
1. FC Köln
1-1
73’
6.7
Dec 2
DFB Pokal
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1-2
89’
7.1
Nov 29
Bundesliga
Bayern München
3-1
90’
6.4
Nov 23
Bundesliga
Union Berlin
0-1
90’
7.2
Nov 9
Bundesliga
Freiburg
2-1
68’
6.5
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 29%- 7Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.31xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultMiss
0.01xG-xGOT
Filter
Season performanceMinutes played: 984
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.30
xG on target (xGOT)
0.33
Non-penalty xG
0.30
Shots
7
Shots on target
2
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.50
Successful passes
361
Pass accuracy
79.0%
Accurate long balls
6
Long ball accuracy
24.0%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
40.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
33.3%
Touches
605
Touches in opposition box
12
Dispossessed
6
Fouls won
20
Defending
Tackles
28
Duels won
79
Duels won %
61.7%
Aerial duels won
31
Aerial duels won %
63.3%
Interceptions
16
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
19
Recoveries
31
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
5
Discipline
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches37%Shot attempts10%Goals0%
Chances created7%Aerial duels won97%Defensive contributions79%
Career
Senior career | ||
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22 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)