James Sands
New York City FC · MF
#6 · Age 23 (6 Jul 2000) · 186 cm · Right-footed · €5.2M · Contract until 2030
26 apps2168 min
James Sands featured in 26 appearances (2168 minutes) this season. A regular starter — 23 of 26 appearances from the first whistle.
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 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 33 | 32 | 2917 | 1 | 1 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 5 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 |
| 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).
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Cosine similarity over per-90 percentile profile, within the same position group.
Percentiles computed across qualified league players (600+ minutes).