James Sands #6
Midfielder
Defensive midfielder
USA
Major League Soccer 2026/27 · 18 apps · 1 G · 1 A
Avg 6.91 · top 14% of Major League Soccer defenders
Club
- Age
- 26 years
- born 6 July 2000
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2030
- At the club since
- Jun 2026
- from St. Pauli
- Matches this season
- 18
- 1,586 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6.89 | 1.14 | 1.20 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.89 across 18 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating31 Oct · vs CF Montréal (H) 1–1 · 7.29
31 OctMLS
CF Montréal home
D 1–1
90′
7.29
29 OctMLS
Atlanta United home
W 2–1
90′
6.60
25 OctMLS
Orlando City away
D 2–2
90′
1A
6.93
18 OctMLS
Los Angeles FC home
D 1–1
90′
7.12
15 OctMLS
Inter Miami away
L 0–2
90′
6.48
All 53 matches
10 OctMLS
Chicago Fire away
L 1–2
76′
6.83
27 SepMLS
Atlanta United away
D 2–2
90′
6.56
19 SepMLS
New York RB home
L 0–1
90′
6.80
13 SepMLS
Real Salt Lake away
W 2–0
90′
7.28
10 SepMLS
New England home
L 1–2
90′
6.67
5 SepMLS
Nashville SC home
D 0–0
70′
6.75
30 AugMLS
Toronto away
D 1–1
90′
6.68
23 AugMLS
New England away
D 1–1
90′
1G
7.61
20 AugMLS
Cincinnati away
L 1–2
90′
6.56
17 AugMLS
Philadelphia Union home
L 2–3
90′
6.50
1 AugMLS
Toronto home
D 1–1
90′
7.49
26 JulMLS
Chicago Fire home
W 3–1
90′
6.95
23 JulMLS
Columbus Crew away
W 2–1
90′
6.83
2025/26
8 MarBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt home
D 0–0
81′
6.79
28 FebBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim away
W 1–0
90′
7.01
22 FebBundesliga
Werder Bremen home
W 2–1
10′
6.63
14 FebBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen away
L 0–4
69′
6.30
7 FebBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart home
W 2–1
90′
6.85
3 FebDFB-Pokal
Bayer 04 Leverkusen away
L 0–3
90′
6.44
31 JanBundesliga
FC Augsburg away
L 1–2
90′
6.67
27 JanBundesliga
RB Leipzig home
D 1–1
77′
6.94
23 JanBundesliga
Hamburger SV home
D 0–0
90′
7.09
17 JanBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund away
L 2–3
90′
1G
7.41
14 JanBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg away
L 1–2
90′
6.36
21 DecBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 away
D 0–0
90′
7.32
13 DecBundesliga
Heidenheim home
W 2–1
90′
6.41
6 DecBundesliga
FC Köln away
D 1–1
73′
6.77
2 DecDFB-Pokal
Borussia Mönchengladbach away
W 2–1
90′
6.76
29 NovBundesliga
FC Bayern München away
L 1–3
90′
6.46
23 NovBundesliga
FC Union Berlin home
L 0–1
90′
7.20
9 NovBundesliga
SC Freiburg away
L 1–2
68′
6.52
1 NovBundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach home
L 0–4
55′
6.71
28 OctDFB-Pokal
TSG Hoffenheim home
W 2–2
120′
6.34
19 OctBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim home
L 0–3
90′
6.95
4 OctBundesliga
Werder Bremen away
L 0–1
71′
7.02
27 SepBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen home
L 1–2
90′
6.76
19 SepBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart away
L 0–2
90′
6.50
14 SepBundesliga
FC Augsburg home
W 2–1
90′
6.96
29 AugBundesliga
Hamburger SV away
W 2–0
90′
7.20
23 AugBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund home
D 3–3
87′
6.46
16 AugDFB-Pokal
Eintracht Norderstedt away
W 0–0
90′
7.28
2024/25
15 FebBundesliga
SC Freiburg home
L 0–1
90′
7.26
9 FebBundesliga
RB Leipzig away
L 0–2
90′
7.41
1 FebBundesliga
FC Augsburg home
D 1–1
90′
6.95
26 JanBundesliga
FC Union Berlin home
W 3–0
90′
7.15
18 JanBundesliga
Heidenheim away
W 2–0
71′
6.90
15 JanBundesliga
VfL Bochum 1848 away
L 0–1
9′
6.41
11 JanBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt home
L 0–1
12′
6.31
Transfers
- 30 Jun 2026end of loan St. Pauli New York City —
- 1 Jan 2025loan New York City St. Pauli —
- 1 Mar 2023end of loan Rangers New York City —
- 5 Jan 2022loan New York City Rangers —
- 30 Nov 2018end of loan Louisville City New York City —
- 15 Aug 2018loan New York City Louisville City —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| New York City MLS | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| St. Pauli Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| St. Pauli Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | |||
| New York City MLS | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | |||
| New York City MLS | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| New York RB MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Rangers Premiership · Champions League | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Rangers Premiership · Europa League | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | |||
| New York City MLS | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | |||
| New York City MLS | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando City MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | |||
| New York City MLS | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | |||
| New York City MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
