At a glance
- Full name
- James Hoban Sands
- Born
- 06 Jul 2000
- Age today
- 26
- Nationality
- USA
Career by season
199 recorded appearances| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Starts | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1,586 | 2 |
| 25/26 | International Friendly Games | USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal | FC St. Pauli | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 389 | 1 |
| 25/26 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1,941 | 4 |
| 24/25 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 1 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2,925 | 13 / 1 red |
| 22/23 | UEFA Champions League | Rangers FC | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 674 | 2 / 1 red |
| 2023 | U.S. Open Cup | New York City FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Scottish Premiership | Rangers FC | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 918 | 3 |
| 22/23 | Scottish Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2,168 | 4 |
| 22/23 | International Friendly Games | USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Europa League | Rangers FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Scottish Premiership | Rangers FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Scottish Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2,643 | 7 |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1,589 | 7 |
Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.
Match log
Newest first| Date | Competition | Match | Score | Minutes | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 2025 | Bundesliga | SV Werder Bremen v FC St. Pauli | 1 – 0 | 71 | |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 – 2 | 90 | |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart v FC St. Pauli | 2 – 0 | 90 | |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v FC Augsburg | 2 – 1 | 90 | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Bundesliga | Hamburger SV v FC St. Pauli | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v Borussia Dortmund | 3 – 3 | 87 | |
| 16 Aug 2025 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Norderstedt v FC St. Pauli | 0 – 0 | 90 | |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v SC Freiburg | 0 – 1 | 90 | |
| 09 Feb 2025 | Bundesliga | RB Leipzig v FC St. Pauli | 2 – 0 | 90 | |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v FC Augsburg | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v 1.FC Union Berlin | 3 – 0 | 90 | |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Bundesliga | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 v FC St. Pauli | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Bundesliga | VfL Bochum v FC St. PauliSubstitute, on 81′ | 1 – 0 | 9 | |
| 11 Jan 2025 | Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v Eintracht FrankfurtSubstitute, on 78′ | 0 – 1 | 12 | |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC v New York Red Bulls | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 09 Nov 2024 | Major League Soccer | FC Cincinnati v New York City FC | 0 – 0 | 90 | |
| 02 Nov 2024 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC v FC Cincinnati | 3 – 1 | 90 | |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Major League Soccer | FC Cincinnati v New York City FC | 1 – 0 | 90 | |
| 19 Oct 2024 | Major League Soccer | CF Montréal v New York City FC | 2 – 0 | 90 | |
| 02 Oct 2024 | Major League Soccer | New York City FC v FC Cincinnati | 3 – 2 | 90 |
Career transfers
8 recorded movesAll recorded career moves, newest first.
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | FC St. Pauli | New York City FC | Loan return | |
| 01 Jan 2025 | New York City FC | FC St. Pauli | Loan | — |
| 01 Mar 2023 | Rangers FC | New York City FC | Loan return | |
| 05 Jan 2022 | New York City FC | Rangers FC | Loan | — |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Louisville City FC | New York City FC | Loan return | |
| 15 Aug 2018 | New York City FC | Louisville City FC | Loan | — |
| 01 Jul 2017 | New York City FC Academy | New York City FC | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2015 | New York Soccer Club | New York City FC Academy | Transfer | Free |
Contracts and market values are not available yet.