James Sands
New York City FCHeight
6
Shirt
26 years
Jul 6, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
United StatesCountry
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Center-back, Central Midfielder
CB
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches69%Shot attempts28%Goals50%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won99%Defensive contributions90%
Major League Soccer 2026
1
Goals0
Assists6
Started6
Matches540
Minutes played7.10
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
yesterday
New England RevolutionD1-1
90
1
0
0
0
8.0
Aug 19
FC CincinnatiL2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.3
Aug 16
Philadelphia UnionL2-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.2
Aug 13
NecaxaL1-2
76
0
0
0
0
6.8
Aug 9
Cruz AzulL2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.3
Aug 6
Santos LagunaW2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.4
Jul 31
Toronto FCD1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6
Jul 25
Chicago Fire FCW3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
Jul 22
Columbus CrewW1-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.3
Mar 8
Eintracht FrankfurtD0-0
81
0
0
0
0
6.8
New York City FCyesterday
Major League Soccer
New England Revolution
1-1
90’
8.0
Aug 19
Major League Soccer
FC Cincinnati
2-1
90’
6.3
Aug 16
Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union
2-3
90’
6.2
Aug 13
Leagues Cup
Necaxa
1-2
76’
6.8
Aug 9
Leagues Cup
Cruz Azul
2-1
90’
6.3
2026Season shot map
On target: 29%- 7Shots
- 1Goals
- 1.03xG
Shot typeRight footSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.50xG0.72xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 540
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.03
xG on target (xGOT)
0.95
Non-penalty xG
1.03
Shots
7
Shots on target
2
Headed shots
3
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.03
Successful passes
308
Pass accuracy
86.3%
Accurate long balls
17
Long ball accuracy
34.7%
Chances created
1
Possession
Duels won
24
Duels won %
66.7%
Aerial duels won
11
Aerial duels won %
64.7%
Touches
445
Touches in opposition box
7
Dispossessed
0
Fouls won
5
Defending
Defensive contributions
53
Tackles
8
Interceptions
10
Blocked shots
4
Fouls committed
3
Penalties conceded
1
Recoveries
16
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
2
Clearances
31
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded while on pitch
9
xG against while on pitch
11.67
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches69%Shot attempts28%Goals50%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won99%Defensive contributions90%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
9 1 | ||
35 1 | ||
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 | ||
14 0 | ||
21 1 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
USA
International1
Concacaf Nations League(22/23)
1
CONCACAF Gold Cup(2021)
Rangers
Scotland1
Scottish Cup(21/22)
MLS All-Stars
1
MLS All-Star(2021)