James Sands
born July 6, 2000 (age 26)
- games
- 149
- starts
- 144
- minutes
- 12,587
- goals
- 2
- assists
- 2
first recorded game Sept. 16, 2017 · last recorded game Sept. 4, 2026
Career totals and dates are as recorded here.
Career totals by team
| team | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 136 | 132 | 11570 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| United States | 13 | 12 | 1017 | 0 | — | — |
Career totals by competition
| competition | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 128 | 124 | 10828 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| MLSp | 8 | 8 | 742 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| GC | 11 | 10 | 880 | 0 | — | — |
| IF | 1 | 1 | 64 | 0 | — | — |
| WCq | 1 | 1 | 73 | 0 | — | — |
Goals by season
Season by season, clubs
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | MLS | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2018 | 3 | 3 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2019 | 19 | 18 | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New York City FC | MLSp | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2020 | 16 | 16 | 1409 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2021 | 26 | 26 | 2262 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New York City FC | MLSp | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2023 | 26 | 24 | 2167 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2024 | 29 | 29 | 2556 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| New York City FC | MLSp | 2024 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York City FC | MLS | 2026 | 8 | 8 | 700 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Season by season, international
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | GC | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 464 | 0 |
| United States | WCq | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 0 |
| United States | GC | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 416 | 0 |
| United States | IF | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 0 |
Most recent games
| cmp | date | team | r | score | vs | g | a | minutes | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | Sept. 4, 2026 | New York City FC | 0 - 0 | Nashville SC | 0 | — | 70 | Yankees Stadium | |
| MLS | Aug. 29, 2026 | New York City FC | 1 - 1 | Toronto FC | 0 | — | 90 | BMO Field | |
| MLS | Aug. 23, 2026 | New York City FC | 1 - 1 | New England Revolution | 1 | — | 90 | Gillette Stadium | |
| MLS | Aug. 19, 2026 | New York City FC | 2 - 1 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | — | 90 | TQL Stadium | |
| MLS | Aug. 16, 2026 | New York City FC | 2 - 3 | Philadelphia Union | 0 | — | 90 | Yankees Stadium | |
| MLS | July 31, 2026 | New York City FC | 1 - 1 | Toronto FC | 0 | — | 90 | Yankees Stadium | |
| MLS | July 25, 2026 | New York City FC | 1 - 3 | Chicago Fire | 0 | — | 90 | Yankees Stadium | |
| MLS | July 22, 2026 | New York City FC | 1 - 2 | Columbus Crew | 0 | — | 90 | ScottsMiracle-Gro Field | |
| IF | Oct. 14, 2025 | United States | 1 - 2 | Australia | 0 | — | 64 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | |
| MLSp | Nov. 23, 2024 | New York City FC | 0 - 2 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | — | 90 | Yankees Stadium |
Most often alongside
| player | together | share |
|---|---|---|
| Keaton Parks | 108 | 72% |
| Santiago RodrÃguez | 77 | 52% |
| Maxime Chanot | 74 | 50% |
| Maxi Moralez | 70 | 47% |
| Sean Johnson | 65 | 44% |
| Tayvon Gray | 64 | 43% |
| ValentÃn Castellanos | 61 | 41% |
| Thiago Martins | 58 | 39% |
| Alexander Callens | 56 | 38% |
| Anton Tinnerholm | 54 | 36% |
| Jesus Medina | 54 | 36% |
| Kevin O'Toole | 51 | 34% |
The 12 most frequent, of the 149 games James Sands has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.
In the news
| season | salary |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $53000.04 |
| 2018 | $54500.04 |
| 2019 | $105000.00 |
| 2020 | $125000.00 |
| 2021 | $150000.00 |
| 2022 | $400000.00 |
| 2023 | $1000000.00 |
| 2024 | $1000000.00 |
| 2025 | $1250000.00 |
| 2026 | $1250000.00 |