J. Sands · career
James Hoban Sands
Defensive · FC St. Pauli · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Sands is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 148 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at FC St. Pauli — Season rating 41, 1 goal and 0 assists in 24 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at New York City FC. Form is on a climb — up 21 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 9 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | New York City FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | FC St. PauliLoan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | New York City FC | 33 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | New York City FC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | Rangers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | RangersLoan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | MLS All-Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | New York City FC | 30 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | New York City FC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | New York City FC | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | New York City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Louisville CityLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | United States U17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | New York City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Concacaf Gold Cup×2Concacaf Nations League×2MLS×2MLS All-Star×2Scottish Cup×2Concacaf U17×2League Cup×2Premiership×2UEFA Europa League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccerat New York City FC | 3 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
28 played9 injured7 not in squad· 2329 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Hertha BSC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 6 | Friendlies Clubs | A Grün Weiß Firrel | 10-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A SV Drochtersen/Assel | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 20 | Friendlies Clubs | H Karlsruher SC | 6-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Coventry | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A Eintracht Norderstedt | 0-0 | Played | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 3-3 | Played | 87 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 29 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 14 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 19 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 0-1 | Played | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 19 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Played | 120 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 1 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-4 | Played | 55 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 9 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 2 | DFB Pokal | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 1-1 | Played | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 21 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Jan 23 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 27 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 1-1 | Played | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 31 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 3 | DFB Pokal | A Bayer Leverkusen | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 14 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 0-4 | Played | 69 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 22 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 2-1 | Played | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 8 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-0 | Played | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 13 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-2 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Mar 22 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Apr 5 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 1-1 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 0-5 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Apr 17 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 1-1 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 0-2 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 3 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 1-2 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 9 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 1-2 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 1-3 | Ankle Injury | — |