James Sands

Profile of James Sands

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
7
Matches
played
452'
Minutes
played
0
0
Goals/90'
1/0
0.2
Cards/90'
James Sands
James Hoban Sands
24
years
USA
United States
73
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
6
shirt number
18.07
M.€
79
ELO

Born on 06 July 2000 in Rye, New York

Personal data
Country of birth
United States United States
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
North America
Region of birth
North America
Career details
Status
High
Current club
FC St Pauli FC St Pauli
Current competition
Bundesliga Bundesliga
Previous club
New York City New York City
Previous competition
MLS MLS
Historic team
New York City New York City
Historical competition
MLS MLS
Last number
6
Most common shirt number
16
Other shirt numbers
8, 19, 16, 4, 20

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Bundesliga
29%
Wins
2 W
1 D
4 L
DFB Pokal
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 30 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
12
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg 39 30 10 9 11 53 47 +6
13
Union Berlin
Union Berlin 35 30 9 8 13 30 44 -14
14
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli 30 30 8 6 16 26 36 -10
15
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim 30 30 7 9 14 38 55 -17
16
Heidenheim
Heidenheim 22 30 6 4 20 32 60 -28

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 81%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 19%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Attributes

51
pace
41
shot
57
pass
60
Dribbling
65
defence
69
physical

Rating progression

79 ▲ 3
61897 18
59736 17
1241 21
59736 23
2418 24
Highest value in career
79 (2024)
Rankings
General
1235º
Age
99º
By country
23º 23º
By position
340º MF
By position
250º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

18 M€ ▲ 2
61897 18
59736 17
1241 21
59736 23
2418 24
Highest value in career
18M (2025)
Rankings
General
1072º
Age
114º
By country
24º 24º
By position
321º MF
By position
244º CDM CDM
Contract information
Agent
Wasserman
Start of contract
01/01/2025
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
31/12/2028
Contract length
25/04/2028
Last signing
01/01/2025
Loan by
New York City

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 30/06/2025
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli
New York City
New York City
End of loan
24/25 01/01/2025
New York City
New York City
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli
Loan
23/24 01/03/2023
Rangers
Rangers
New York City
New York City
End of loan
21/22 05/01/2022
New York City
New York City
Rangers
Rangers
Loan
18/19 30/11/2018
Louisville City
Louisville City
New York City
New York City
End of loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 7
0
79
Last 6 months 11
0
79
Last 365 days 37
1
0.03
77
Last 3 years 111
2
0.02
73
Last 5 years 175
2
0.01
71
Career 217
2
0.01
68

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli
2024/25
7 0 0 1 0 7 5 2 452' 24 5.4 79
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
7 0 0 1 0 7 5 2 452' 24 5.4 79
New York City
New York City
2023/24
38 1 1 15 1 38 38 0 3342' 24 6.6 76
New York City
New York City
2022/23
29 0 0 4 0 29 27 2 2437' 23 6.2 71
Rangers
Rangers
2022/23
27 1 0 7 1 27 20 7 1773' 22 6.1 68
Rangers
Rangers
2021/22
14 0 0 1 0 14 7 7 706' 21 5.7 68

Teammates

Player rating and role
J. Irvine
MF
J. Irvine
83
5
N. Vasilj
GK
N. Vasilj
82
8
H. Wahl
D
H. Wahl
80
7
K. Mets
D
K. Mets
79
3
P. Treu
D
P. Treu
78
8
E. Smith
D
E. Smith
78
5
M. Saliakas
D
M. Saliakas
77
5
J. Eggestein
F
J. Eggestein
75
4
O. Afolayan
F
O. Afolayan
73
0
M. Guilavogui
F
M. Guilavogui
73
8
David Nemeth
D
David Nemeth
73
18
Danel Sinani
F
Danel Sinani
69
6
Noah Weißhaupt
F
Noah Weißhaupt
68
10
Elias Saad
F
Elias Saad
68
1
Robert Wagner
MF
Robert Wagner
68
-3
L. Ritzka
D
L. Ritzka
67
6
C. Boukhalfa
MF
C. Boukhalfa
67
11
C. Metcalfe
MF
C. Metcalfe
67
-2
S. Van Der Heyden
D
S. Van Der Heyden
65
2

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
New York City
New York City
7 143 138 12089' 1 38
Rangers
Rangers
2 41 27 2479' 1 9
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli
1 7 5 452' 0 1
Louisville City
Louisville City
1 3 3 270' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
MLS
MLS
7 130 126 11026' 1 37
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Premiership
2 24 15 1378' 0 4
Leagues Cup
Leagues Cup
3 8 8 689' 0 1
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
1 7 5 452' 0 1
Europa League
Europa League
1 5 0 67' 0 0

Teams played for

New York City
New York City
7 season
1
143
Rangers
Rangers
2 season
1
41
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli
1 season
0
7
Louisville City
Louisville City
1 season
0
3

For the national team

3810
13 times at International
20 times at U17
-
Average number of goals
0
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
20
Matches as a starter
12
Off the bench
1
Debut
12/7/2021
Age on debut
21.0 years old
Last match
13/7/2023
Age in last game
23.0 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
USA
USA
2023
6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 506' 23 5.8 72
Gold Cup CONCACAF
Gold Cup CONCACAF
5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 416' 23 5.8 73
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 22 5.4 70
USA
USA
2021
7 0 0 0 0 7 6 1 537' 21 6.2 65
Estados Unidos U17
Estados Unidos U17
2017
10 0 0 1 0 10 10 0 900' 17 5.9 27

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
A. Robinson
D
A. Robinson
93
0
C. Pulišić
F
C. Pulišić
92
0
W. Mckennie
MF
W. Mckennie
89
0
Joe Scally
D
Joe Scally
83
0
Sergiño Dest
D
Sergiño Dest
83
0
J. Morris
F
J. Morris
83
0
Jesús Ferreira
F
Jesús Ferreira
82
0
Tim Weah
F
Tim Weah
81
0
B. Aaronson
MF
B. Aaronson
81
0
C. Roldán
MF
C. Roldán
81
0
Yunus Musah
MF
Yunus Musah
80
0
T. Adams
MF
T. Adams
80
0
W. Zimmerman
D
W. Zimmerman
80
0
Aaron Long
D
Aaron Long
80
0
D. Yedlin
D
D. Yedlin
79
0
Miles Robinson
D
Miles Robinson
77
0
P. Arriola
F
P. Arriola
77
0
Matt Turner
GK
Matt Turner
76
0
S. Johnson
GK
S. Johnson
76
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
USA
USA
2 13 12 1043' 0 0
Estados Unidos U17
Estados Unidos U17
1 10 10 900' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Gold Cup CONCACAF
Gold Cup CONCACAF
2 11 10 880' 0 0
CONCACAF Cup U17
CONCACAF Cup U17
1 5 5 450' 0 0
World Cup U17
World Cup U17
1 5 5 450' 0 1
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 1 1 90' 0 0
WC Qual. CONCACAF
WC Qual. CONCACAF
1 1 1 73' 0 0

Titles

  • USL Cup Champion
    USL Cup Champion
  • Gold Cup winner
    Gold Cup winner
  • MLS Cup Champion
    MLS Cup Champion
  • Scottish cup winner
    Scottish cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
FC St Pauli
FC St Pauli
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
11 JAN. 25
24 years

Best performances