James Sands
FC St. Pauli · MF
#6 · Age 25 (6 Jul 2000) · 186 cm · Right-footed · €5.2M · Contract until 2030
24 apps1941 min
James Sands produced 1 goal in 24 appearances this season. A rotation option, starting 16 of 24 appearances. Finishing in line with his chances (1.1 non-penalty xG).
Career — season by season
| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Starts | Min | G | A | xG | npxG | Sh | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 6 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 16 | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 16 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 5 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 33 | 32 | 2917 | 1 | 1 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 26 | 23 | 2168 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 7 | 6 |
| Career (5 seasons) | 94 | 82 | 8017 | 3 | 1 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 43 | 33 | ||
League play only, across all leagues in the dataset (cups and international tournaments excluded).
Goals — match by match
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Borussia Dortmund3–217 Jan 2026 - 1 goal across 1 match
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Cosine similarity over per-90 percentile profile, within the same position group.
Percentiles computed across qualified league players (600+ minutes).