James Sands
St. Pauli (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
25 years
Jul 6, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
United StatesCountry
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches59%Shot attempts15%Goals0%
Chances created12%Aerial duels won94%Defensive contributions91%
Bundesliga 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists5
Started5
Matches447
Minutes played6.90
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
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
Aug 23
Borussia DortmundD3-3
87
0
0
0
0
6.9
Aug 16
Eintracht NorderstedtD0-0
89
0
0
0
0
7.4
Feb 15
FreiburgL0-1
89
0
0
0
0
6.9
Feb 9
RB LeipzigL2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3
Feb 1
AugsburgD1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8
Jan 26
Union BerlinW3-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
St. PauliSep 27
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
1-2
90’
6.8
Sep 19
Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
2-0
90’
5.8
Sep 14
Bundesliga
Augsburg
2-1
90’
7.5
Aug 29
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
0-2
90’
7.5
Aug 23
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
3-3
87’
6.9
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 33%- 3Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.11xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultMiss
0.01xG-xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 447
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.11
xG on target (xGOT)
0.24
Non-penalty xG
0.11
Shots
3
Shots on target
1
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.28
Successful passes
161
Pass accuracy
78.5%
Accurate long balls
2
Long ball accuracy
20.0%
Chances created
2
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
50.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
33.3%
Touches
274
Touches in opposition box
8
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
10
Defending
Tackles
17
Duels won
39
Duels won %
57.4%
Aerial duels won
11
Aerial duels won %
57.9%
Interceptions
5
Blocked shots
1
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
13
Dribbled past
4
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches59%Shot attempts15%Goals0%
Chances created12%Aerial duels won94%Defensive contributions91%
Career
Senior career | ||
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13 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 | ||
13 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)