Profile of James Sands
Performance in the last match
Bundesliga,
1 day ago
James Sands
James Hoban Sands
25
years
United States
73
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
6
shirt number
18.31
M.€
78
ELO
Born on 06 July 2000 in Rye, New York
Personal data
Country of birth
United States Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
America del Norte
Region of birth
América del Norte
Career details
Status
High
Current club
FC St Pauli
Current competition
Bundesliga
Previous club
New York City
Previous competition
MLS
Historic team
New York City
Historical competition
MLS
Last number
6
Most common shirt number
16
Other shirt numbers
8, 19, 16, 4, 20
Form in last matches
90'
6.8 Pts.
90'
7.3 Pts.
87'
6.8 Pts.
90'
6.0 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
Team's position in the competition
| Matchday 3 | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
|
B. Dortmund | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
|
3
|
|
Köln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
|
4
|
|
FC St Pauli | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
|
5
|
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
|
6
|
|
Hoffenheim | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
Position on the pitch
Main position
Defensive midfielder
81%
Other positions
- Midfielder 19%
CDM
CM
Attributes
51
pace
41
shot
57
pass
60
Dribbling
65
defence
69
physical
Rating progression
78
▲ 1
18
17
21
23
24
Highest value in career
78 (2024)
Rankings
General
1317º
Age
114º
By country
29º
By position
346º
MF
By position
252º
CDM
Evolution of market value
18 M€
▲ 1.7
18
17
21
23
24
Highest value in career
18M (2025)
Rankings
General
1042º
Age
103º
By country
20º
By position
320º
MF
By position
237º
CDM
Contract information
Agent
Wasserman
Start of contract
01/01/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
31/12/2028
Contract length
15/09/2028
Last signing
01/01/2025
Loan by
New York City
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
26/27
30/06/2026
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
24/25
01/01/2025
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
23/24
01/03/2023
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
21/22
05/01/2022
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
18/19
30/11/2018
|
|
|
End of loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 0 | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 11 |
0
▼
|
78
▲
|
|
| Last 6 months | 4 |
0
▼
|
77
▲
|
|
| Last 365 days | 20 |
1
▲
|
0.05
▲
|
78
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 100 |
2
▲
|
0.02
▲
|
73
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 168 |
2
|
0.01
|
71
▲
|
| Career | 221 |
2
▲
|
0.01
▲
|
68
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 357' | 25 | 6.1 | 77 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 267' | 25 | 6.3 | 78 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 25 | 5.2 | 76 | |
|
|
2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 452' | 24 | 5.4 | 78 |
|
|
2023/24 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 3342' | 24 | 6.6 | 75 |
|
|
2022/23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 2437' | 23 | 6.2 | 71 |
|
|
2022/23 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1773' | 22 | 6.1 | 67 |
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 143 | 138 | 12089' | 1 | 38 |
|
|
2 | 41 | 27 | 2479' | 1 | 9 |
|
|
2 | 11 | 9 | 809' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 130 | 126 | 11026' | 1 | 37 |
|
2 | 24 | 15 | 1378' | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 10 | 8 | 719' | 0 | 1 |
|
3 | 8 | 8 | 689' | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 67' | 0 | 0 |
For the national team
13 times at International
20 times at U17
-
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
Last match
13/7/2023
Age in last game
23.0 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 506' | 23 | 5.8 | 71 |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 416' | 23 | 5.8 | 72 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 22 | 5.4 | 69 | |
|
|
2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 537' | 21 | 6.2 | 64 |
|
2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 900' | 17 | 5.9 | 26 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 13 | 12 | 1043' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 10 | 10 | 900' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 11 | 10 | 880' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 450' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 450' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 73' | 0 | 0 |
Titles
-
USL Cup Champion -
Gold Cup winner
-
MLS Cup Champion
-
Scottish cup winner
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Category debut
16 AUG. 25
25 years
Team debut, Category debut
11 JAN. 25
24 years
First goal for the team
21 SEP. 24
24 years
100 matches
17 MAR. 24
23 years
100 matches
16 SEP. 23
23 years
Best performances
90'
9.8 Pts.
90'
8.6 Pts.
90'
8.0 Pts.
90'
7.8 Pts.