James Sands
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
24
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 44%
1.06
xG
1
Goals
16
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | D0 - 0 | 81 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| Feb 28 |  Hoffenheim | W0 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| Feb 22 |  Werder Bremen | W2 - 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Feb 14 |  Bayer Leverkusen | L4 - 0 | 69 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| Feb 7 |  VfB Stuttgart | W2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.9 |
| Feb 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | L3 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| Jan 31 |  Augsburg | L2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 6.4 |
| Jan 27 |  RB Leipzig | D1 - 1 | 77 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| Jan 23 |  Hamburger SV | D0 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Jan 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | L3 - 2 | 90 | 1 | — | — | 8.0 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of James Sands
James Sands is a professional 26-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for New York City FC, born on July 5, 2000, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow James Sands on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
James Sands Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Bundesliga campaign, James Sands has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 24 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 1 goal and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 6.87.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, James Sands ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
James Sands's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- November 7, 2026: null-null vs DC United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- November 4, 2026: null-null vs Los Angeles FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 31, 2026: null-null vs CF Montreal (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 28, 2026: null-null vs Atlanta United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 24, 2026: null-null vs Orlando City (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 14, 2026: null-null vs Inter Miami CF (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 10, 2026: null-null vs Chicago Fire FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 26, 2026: null-null vs Atlanta United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 18, 2026: null-null vs Red Bull New York (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 12, 2026: null-null vs Real Salt Lake (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore James Sands's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View James Sands's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
James Sands currently plays for New York City FC alongside Alonso Martínez, Matt Freese, Andrés Perea, Talles Magno, Kai Trewin, Tayvon Gray, Raul, Pascal Jansen, Bénie Traoré, Agustín Ojeda, Mitja Ilenic, Jovan Mijatovic, Jonathan Shore, Malachi Jones, Zidane Yáñez. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
James Sands's career has also included time at St. Pauli, Rangers, MLS All-Stars, Louisville City FC, MLS Homegrown Team, USA, USA U23, USA U17.
On the international stage, James Sands has represented United States.
Other notable players from United States include Luchi Gonzalez, Amir Bashti, Andrew Gutman, Manny Perez, Arin Wright, Celeste Boureille, Hailie Mace, Ian McGrath, Wilterlynd Inalien, Samantha Johnson, Griffin Dorsey, Omir Fernandez, Lawrence Smith, Mohamed Diakite, Matthew Hundley. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, James Sands has won 5 titles: Concacaf Nations League (2022/2023) with USA, CONCACAF Gold Cup (2021) with USA, Scottish Cup (2021/2022) with Rangers, MLS (2021) with New York City FC, MLS All-Star (2021) with MLS All-Stars.
James Sands has competed in Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, MLS, Leagues Cup, Open Cup, Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League, Europa League, CONCACAF Champions Cup, USL Championship. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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