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John Nelson

Defender · LA Galaxy · 28 · USA

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Season score
33.4
MLS 2026, 27 matches
Last 5 weeks
34.5
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€800k
+€100k (+14%) since 13 Jun 2024
Transfermarkt, 2 Jun 2026
Born
11 Jul 1998
Height
175 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
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Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

14 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 33.2 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 2026218034.541.234.4
22–28 Sep 202619030.941.930.7
15–21 Sep 202612233.941.833.8
8–14 Sep 2026211142.041.342.1
25–31 Aug 202611740.040.639.9
18–24 Aug 202627727.241.227.0
11–17 Aug 202619035.241.035.0
28 Jul – 3 Aug 202619039.640.740.2
21–27 Jul 2026210232.540.632.4
14–20 Jul 202616533.740.733.6
19–25 May 202619030.341.230.1
12–18 May 2026218033.741.333.5
5–11 May 202619030.542.630.3
28 Apr – 4 May 202619035.543.035.4
21–27 Apr 2026215725.245.825.1
14–20 Apr 202619035.848.035.7
7–13 Apr 202612824.249.124.0
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202612650.049.049.9
10–16 Mar 202611133.049.232.9
3–9 Mar 20261928.049.527.9
17–23 Feb 202612337.750.037.6

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: −6.9 a week below expectation.

20.030.040.050.014 Apr28 Apr12 May14 Jul28 Jul18 Aug22 SepExpected 41.2Score 34.5

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €800k +€100k (+14%) since 13 Jun 2024 2 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €880k no change recorded 24 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €553k–€818k −19% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −20% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Ramazan Civelek at 29 (€850k, scoring 36.1) −18%; Keanu Baccus at 27 (€700k, scoring 34.0) −29%; Salem M'Bakata at 27 (€550k, scoring 37.1) −27%.
0€250K€500K€750K€1.0M2020202120222023202420252026€800k€880k
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
24 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€880k
2 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€800k
11 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€800k
5 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€800k
12 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€800k
13 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€700k
18 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€800k
22 Aug 2023Transfermarkt€800k
8 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€800k
18 Aug 2022Transfermarkt€800k
9 Nov 2021Transfermarkt€600k
9 Jul 2021Transfermarkt€600k
18 Dec 2020Transfermarkt€400k
26 Aug 2020Transfermarkt€300k
25 Oct 2019Transfermarkt€300k
27 May 2019Transfermarkt€300k
20 Mar 2019Transfermarkt€50k

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

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
21 Dec 2023St. Louis CITY LA GalaxyFree or loan
11 Nov 2022Cincinnati St. Louis CITYFree or loan
6 Jan 2022Dallas CincinnatiFree or loan

What the score is made of

MLS 2026, 1,638 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting3Creating28Progressing44Keeping the ball2Defending0Aerial15Finishing54
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting3−0.38
Creating28−0.30
Progressing44−0.20
Keeping the ball2−1.47
Defending0−0.54
Aerial15−0.58
Finishing54−0.00

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Sulaiman Hahya Hazazi Al-Riyadh · 23 · cheaper34.7€175k95%Compare
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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of John Nelson.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
MLS 2026MLSLA Galaxy271,63833.433.4

Latest matches

27 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026MLSSan Diego FCD 2–29000–0.0736.6
15 Oct 2026MLSPortland TimbersW 2–09000–0.0332.4
27 Sep 2026MLSColorado RapidsW 3–29000–0.0130.9
20 Sep 2026MLSat Minnesota UnitedW 3–22200–0.0333.9
13 Sep 2026MLSSeattle Sounders FCD 1–19000–0.0242.6
10 Sep 2026MLSat Vancouver WhitecapsL 0–321000.030.0039.3
30 Aug 2026MLSat San Diego FCL 1–31700–0.3440.0
22 Aug 2026MLSat CF MontréalD 2–27200–0.0126.8
20 Aug 2026MLSSan Jose EarthquakesW 1–0500–0.0033.4
16 Aug 2026MLSat Houston DynamoL 0–19000–0.0135.2
All 27 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026MLSSan Diego FCD 2–29000–0.0736.6
15 Oct 2026MLSPortland TimbersW 2–09000–0.0332.4
27 Sep 2026MLSColorado RapidsW 3–29000–0.0130.9
20 Sep 2026MLSat Minnesota UnitedW 3–22200–0.0333.9
13 Sep 2026MLSSeattle Sounders FCD 1–19000–0.0242.6
10 Sep 2026MLSat Vancouver WhitecapsL 0–321000.030.0039.3
30 Aug 2026MLSat San Diego FCL 1–31700–0.3440.0
22 Aug 2026MLSat CF MontréalD 2–27200–0.0126.8
20 Aug 2026MLSSan Jose EarthquakesW 1–0500–0.0033.4
16 Aug 2026MLSat Houston DynamoL 0–19000–0.0135.2
2 Aug 2026MLSFC DallasD 0–090000.090.3839.6
26 Jul 2026MLSat San Jose EarthquakesD 1–13800–0.0037.9
23 Jul 2026MLSSt.Louis CityL 1–364000.010.0429.3
18 Jul 2026MLSLos Angeles FCL 0–36500–0.0133.7
24 May 2026MLSHouston DynamoD 1–19000–0.0130.3
17 May 2026MLSat Seattle Sounders FCW 2–09000–0.0140.9
14 May 2026MLSat Sporting Kansas CityL 1–39000–0.0226.5
9 May 2026MLSat Atlanta UnitedW 2–19000–0.0130.5
3 May 2026MLSVancouver WhitecapsD 1–19000–0.0035.5
26 Apr 2026MLSReal Salt LakeW 2–18900–0.0223.1
22 Apr 2026MLSat Columbus CrewL 1–26800–0.0028.1
19 Apr 2026MLSat FC DallasD 2–29000–0.0035.8
11 Apr 2026MLSat Austin FCW 2–12800–0.0024.2
5 Apr 2026MLSMinnesota UnitedL 1–22600–0.2050.0
15 Mar 2026MLSSporting Kansas CityL 1–21100–0.0133.0
8 Mar 2026MLSat Colorado RapidsL 1–4900–0.0128.0
23 Feb 2026MLSNew York City FCD 1–12300–0.0037.7