John Nelson #14
Defender
Left-back
USA
Major League Soccer 2026/27 · 16 apps
Avg 6.49 · top 95% of Major League Soccer defenders
Club
- Age
- 28 years
- born 11 July 1998
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2028
- At the club since
- Dec 2023
- from St. Louis City
- Matches this season
- 16
- 1,012 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 0.21 | 1.25 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.59 across 15 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating31 Oct · vs Austin (H) 4–1 · 7.16
31 OctMLS
Austin home
W 4–1
90′
7.16
26 OctMLS
Los Angeles FC away
D 2–2
90′
6.55
18 OctMLS
San Diego home
D 2–2
90′
6.67
15 OctMLS
Portland Timbers home
W 2–0
90′
7.02
27 SepMLS
Colorado Rapids home
W 3–2
90′
6.42
All 60 matches
20 SepMLS
Minnesota United away
W 3–2
22′
6.43
13 SepMLS
Seattle Sounders home
D 1–1
90′
7.04
10 SepMLS
Vancouver Whitecaps away
L 0–3
21′
6.34
30 AugMLS
San Diego away
L 1–3
17′
6.48
23 AugMLS
CF Montréal away
D 2–2
72′
6.34
20 AugMLS
SJ Earthquakes home
W 1–0
1′
16 AugMLS
Houston Dynamo away
L 0–1
90′
6.29
2 AugMLS
Dallas home
D 0–0
90′
7.75
26 JulMLS
SJ Earthquakes away
D 1–1
30′
6.08
23 JulMLS
St. Louis City home
L 1–3
64′
6.33
18 JulMLS
Los Angeles FC home
L 0–3
65′
5.97
2025/26
24 MayMLS
Houston Dynamo home
D 1–1
90′
6.39
17 MayMLS
Seattle Sounders away
W 2–0
90′
6.99
14 MayMLS
Sporting KC away
L 1–3
90′
6.37
10 MayMLS
Atlanta United away
W 2–1
90′
6.59
3 MayMLS
Vancouver Whitecaps home
D 1–1
90′
6.38
27 AprMLS
Real Salt Lake home
W 2–1
89′
6.34
23 AprMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 1–2
68′
5.98
19 AprMLS
Dallas away
D 2–2
90′
6.88
11 AprMLS
Austin away
W 2–1
28′
6.35
5 AprMLS
Minnesota United home
L 1–2
26′
6.80
15 MarMLS
Sporting KC home
L 1–2
11′
6.47
8 MarMLS
Colorado Rapids away
L 1–4
9′
5.02
23 FebMLS
New York City home
D 1–1
23′
6.56
19 OctMLS
Minnesota United home
W 2–1
90′
6.85
12 OctMLS
Dallas home
W 2–1
90′
6.87
4 OctMLS
Dallas away
L 1–2
60′
6.41
28 SepMLS
Sporting KC home
W 4–1
90′
7.46
21 SepMLS
Cincinnati home
L 2–3
62′
6.50
14 SepMLS
Seattle Sounders away
D 2–2
80′
6.63
7 SepMLS
Houston Dynamo away
D 1–1
90′
1A
7.21
24 AugMLS
Colorado Rapids home
W 3–0
90′
6.69
17 AugMLS
Inter Miami away
L 1–3
90′
6.33
11 AugMLS
Seattle Sounders home
L 0–4
25′
6.39
20 JulMLS
Los Angeles FC away
D 3–3
9′
6.39
17 JulMLS
Austin home
L 1–2
52′
6.71
13 JulMLS
DC United home
W 2–1
12′
6.63
5 JulMLS
Vancouver Whitecaps home
W 3–0
12′
6.49
2024/25
29 JunMLS
SJ Earthquakes away
D 1–1
17′
6.49
26 JunMLS
Colorado Rapids away
L 0–2
70′
6.70
14 JunMLS
St. Louis City away
D 3–3
90′
6.42
1 JunMLS
Real Salt Lake home
W 2–0
80′
6.83
29 MayMLS
SJ Earthquakes home
L 0–1
81′
6.68
24 MayMLS
San Diego away
L 1–2
90′
6.80
19 MayMLS
Los Angeles FC home
D 2–2
71′
6.80
15 MayMLS
Philadelphia Union away
L 2–3
90′
6.09
11 MayMLS
New York RB away
L 0–7
46′
6.17
5 MayMLS
Sporting KC away
L 0–1
74′
6.85
28 AprMLS
Portland Timbers home
L 2–4
90′
6.81
19 AprMLS
Austin away
L 0–1
84′
6.50
13 AprMLS
Houston Dynamo home
D 1–1
90′
6.87
5 AprMLS
Real Salt Lake away
L 0–2
15′
6.60
10 MarMLS
St. Louis City home
L 0–3
59′
6.66
2 MarMLS
Vancouver Whitecaps away
L 1–2
90′
6.85
24 FebMLS
San Diego home
L 0–2
72′
6.60
Transfers
- 21 Dec 2023free transfer St. Louis City LA Galaxy —
- 11 Nov 2022transfer Cincinnati St. Louis City —
- 6 Jan 2022free transfer Dallas Cincinnati —
- 30 Nov 2019end of loan North Texas Dallas —
- 12 Apr 2019loan Dallas North Texas —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| LA Galaxy MLS | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | |||
| LA Galaxy MLS | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | |||
| LA Galaxy MLS | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | |||
| St. Louis City MLS | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | |||
| Cincinnati MLS | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | |||
| Dallas MLS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | |||
| Dallas MLS | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | |||
| Dallas MLS | 9 | 0 | 0 |