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James Sands

James Sands

Midfielder · New York City FC · 26 · USA

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Season score
43.2
MLS 2026, 15 matches
Last 5 weeks
44.5
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€5.0M
+€1.0M (+25%) since 19 Dec 2025
Transfermarkt, 27 May 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
6 Jul 2000
Height
186 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2030
Wikipedia views
1,139 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

31 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 43.7 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 2026218050.245.350.2
6–12 Oct 202617643.645.143.4
22–28 Sep 202619038.345.437.9
15–21 Sep 202619039.745.739.7
8–14 Sep 2026219744.745.544.5
1–7 Sep 202617035.845.835.3
25–31 Aug 202619043.745.843.5
18–24 Aug 2026218046.845.345.2
11–17 Aug 202619033.246.034.6
28 Jul – 3 Aug 202619048.545.749.0
21–27 Jul 2026218039.946.339.9
3–9 Mar 202618136.546.836.0
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202619047.746.648.4
17–23 Feb 202611069.846.370.5
10–16 Feb 202616942.346.442.0
3–9 Feb 202619049.946.053.0
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026216738.846.539.0
20–26 Jan 202619043.046.943.4
13–19 Jan 2026218046.546.342.2
16–22 Dec 202519049.546.349.5
9–15 Dec 202519033.147.132.7
2–8 Dec 202517348.846.948.7
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519045.346.945.2
18–24 Nov 202519046.446.947.5
4–10 Nov 202516844.946.844.8
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202515544.446.844.7
14–20 Oct 202519041.647.141.3
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202517143.447.343.3
23–29 Sep 202519044.847.444.6
16–22 Sep 202519052.146.852.3
9–15 Sep 202519044.946.844.7
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519043.047.143.6
19–25 Aug 202518739.047.738.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (−1.8 a week).

30.035.040.045.050.055.019 Aug23 Sep18 Nov16 Dec3 Feb21 Jul25 Aug22 SepScore 50.2Expected 45.3

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €5.0M +€1.0M (+25%) since 19 Dec 2025 27 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €5.2M no change recorded 24 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €3.6M–€6.9M −3% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +0% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Róbert Boženík at 25 (€4.0M, scoring 45.0) −38%; Martin Erlić at 26 (€4.0M, scoring 44.2) +0%; Nicolas Cozza at 26 (€3.5M, scoring 42.5) −14%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M201820192020202120222023202420252026€5.0M€5.2M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
24 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€5.2M
23 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€5.2M
27 May 2026Transfermarkt€5.0M
20 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€5.0M
19 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€4.0M
14 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€4.0M
5 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€3.0M
12 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€3.0M
13 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€3.0M
18 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
22 Aug 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
13 Dec 2022Transfermarkt€2.5M
27 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€3.0M
9 Nov 2021Transfermarkt€4.0M
9 Jul 2021Transfermarkt€4.0M
18 Dec 2020Transfermarkt€2.5M
13 Nov 2020Transfermarkt€2.5M
26 Aug 2020Transfermarkt€2.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€1.0M
30 Nov 2019Transfermarkt€1.2M
27 May 2019Transfermarkt€800k
15 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€200k
2 May 2018Transfermarkt€100k
5 Dec 2017Transfermarkt€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
30 Jun 2026St. Pauli New York CityFree or loan
1 Jan 2025New York City St. PauliFree or loan
1 Mar 2023Rangers New York CityFree or loan
5 Jan 2022New York City RangersFree or loan

What the score is made of

MLS 2026: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.37
  • Creating −0.75
  • Progressing −0.67
  • Keeping the ball +0.44
  • Defending +0.27
  • Aerial +0.24
  • Finishing −0.01

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

01.0K2.0K3.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Thiago Santos Coritiba · 37 · cheaper44.6€100k97%Compare
Abdoulaye Sissako Sint-Truidense VV · 28 · cheaper46.1€2.0M97%Compare
Hector Kyprianou Watford · 25 · cheaper46.1€1.5M96%Compare
Merlin Röhl Everton · 2444.6€20.0M96%Compare
Leonel Pérez Racing Club · 2243.8€5.5M96%Compare
Roberto Gagliardini Cagliari · 32––96%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of James Sands.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
MLS 2026MLSNew York City FC151,33343.243.0
Bundesliga 25/26BundesligaFC St. Pauli241,94144.143.9
Bundesliga 24/25BundesligaFC St. Pauli745144.344.2

Latest matches

39 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026MLSLos Angeles FCD 1–19000–0.0255.2
14 Oct 2026MLSat Inter Miami CFL 0–29000–0.0245.2
10 Oct 2026MLSat Chicago FireL 1–27600–0.0143.6
26 Sep 2026MLSat Atlanta UnitedD 2–29000–0.0138.3
18 Sep 2026MLSNew York Red BullsL 0–19000–0.0139.7
13 Sep 2026MLSat Real Salt LakeW 2–010000–0.0144.7
10 Sep 2026MLSNew England RevolutionL 1–29700–0.0444.8
4 Sep 2026MLSNashville SCD 0–07000–0.0135.8
29 Aug 2026MLSat Toronto FCD 1–19000–0.0043.7
23 Aug 2026MLSat New England RevolutionD 1–190100.480.0053.9
All 39 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026MLSLos Angeles FCD 1–19000–0.0255.2
14 Oct 2026MLSat Inter Miami CFL 0–29000–0.0245.2
10 Oct 2026MLSat Chicago FireL 1–27600–0.0143.6
26 Sep 2026MLSat Atlanta UnitedD 2–29000–0.0138.3
18 Sep 2026MLSNew York Red BullsL 0–19000–0.0139.7
13 Sep 2026MLSat Real Salt LakeW 2–010000–0.0144.7
10 Sep 2026MLSNew England RevolutionL 1–29700–0.0444.8
4 Sep 2026MLSNashville SCD 0–07000–0.0135.8
29 Aug 2026MLSat Toronto FCD 1–19000–0.0043.7
23 Aug 2026MLSat New England RevolutionD 1–190100.480.0053.9
19 Aug 2026MLSat FC CincinnatiL 1–290000.170.0139.8
16 Aug 2026MLSPhiladelphia UnionL 2–390000.240.0033.2
31 Jul 2026MLSToronto FCD 1–190000.060.0148.5
25 Jul 2026MLSChicago FireW 3–190000.090.0036.7
22 Jul 2026MLSat Columbus CrewW 2–19000–0.0043.0
8 Mar 2026BundesligaEintracht FrankfurtD 0–08100–0.0136.5
28 Feb 2026Bundesligaat TSG HoffenheimW 1–090000.090.0147.7
22 Feb 2026BundesligaSV Werder BremenW 2–11000–0.0069.8
14 Feb 2026Bundesligaat Bayer 04 LeverkusenL 0–46900–0.0142.3
7 Feb 2026BundesligaVfB StuttgartW 2–190000.360.0549.9
31 Jan 2026Bundesligaat FC AugsburgL 1–290000.140.0341.3
27 Jan 2026BundesligaRB LeipzigD 1–17700–0.0235.9
23 Jan 2026BundesligaHamburger SVD 0–090000.070.0143.0
17 Jan 2026Bundesligaat Borussia DortmundL 2–390100.060.0556.4
14 Jan 2026Bundesligaat VfL WolfsburgL 1–29000–0.0136.6
21 Dec 2025Bundesligaat 1. FSV Mainz 05D 0–09000–0.0149.5
13 Dec 2025Bundesliga1. FC HeidenheimW 2–190000.020.0233.1
6 Dec 2025Bundesligaat 1. FC KölnD 1–17300–0.0148.8
29 Nov 2025Bundesligaat FC Bayern MünchenL 1–390000.010.0145.3
23 Nov 2025Bundesliga1. FC Union BerlinL 0–190000.130.0946.4
9 Nov 2025Bundesligaat SC FreiburgL 1–26800–0.0044.9
1 Nov 2025BundesligaBorussia M'gladbachL 0–455000.030.0644.4
19 Oct 2025BundesligaTSG HoffenheimL 0–39000–0.0241.6
4 Oct 2025Bundesligaat SV Werder BremenL 0–171000.020.0243.4
27 Sep 2025BundesligaBayer 04 LeverkusenL 1–29000–0.0244.8
19 Sep 2025Bundesligaat VfB StuttgartL 0–290000.010.1552.1
14 Sep 2025BundesligaFC AugsburgW 2–19000–0.0544.9
29 Aug 2025Bundesligaat Hamburger SVW 2–090000.100.0243.0
23 Aug 2025BundesligaBorussia DortmundD 3–38700–0.0439.0