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James Sands

last seen with St. Pauli · 8 Mar 2026 Defensive Midfield Age 26 Height 186 cm Right foot United States

Deployed as Central Midfield in 10 of last 10 starts · declared Defensive Midfield

63% of team minutes · 1941 minutes, 23 starts in 34 team matches 64th percentile
1 + 0 goals and assists · 0.05 per 90 · 3% of team goals 12th percentile
6.80 average rating over 24 rated matches 50th percentile
28 games missed in the last 12 months · 2 spells (2 injuries)
Reads the gameWins his duelsBusy defender Rarely assistsRarely dribbles

DNA strand at None · vs all covered leagues, midfielders (n = 136) · 1941 minutes · no covered domestic league for this club

Overall

Rating 6.80 50 Goals + assists /90 0.05 12 Share of team minutes 63% 64 Cards /90 0.19 45 Fouls /90 1.25 33

Creation

Chances created /90 0.56 12 Key passes /90 0.46 10 Big chances created /90 0.09 27 Assists /90 0.00 0 Passes /90 40.85 53 Pass accuracy 75% 17 Final-third passes /90 5.56 62 Accurate crosses /90 0.14 27 Long balls won /90 0.93 22

Defence

Defensive actions /90 6.12 83 Tackles /90 1.95 68 Tackle success 55% 40 Interceptions /90 1.95 97 Recoveries /90 3.94 36 Duel success 57% 86 Possession lost /90 12.33 56

Threat

Goals /90 0.05 27 xG /90 0.06 24 Shots /90 0.74 21 Dribbles /90 0.14 7 Dribble success no sample Touches /90 54.85 40

Each rung is a percentile among all covered leagues, midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Also at None (21 apps, 1674′, 1+0) in the last 365 days.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first · includes matches for St. Pauli.

6.87.07.06.76.57.26.56.86.47.36.47.47.16.96.76.86.36.67.06.8
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-03-08 D 0–0 v Eintracht Frankfurt for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 81 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-02-28 W 1–0 at TSG Hoffenheim for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.07 1.0 0.0 7.0
2026-02-22 W 2–1 v Werder Bremen for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Midfielder sub 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-02-14 L 0–4 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 69 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-02-07 W 2–1 v VfB Stuttgart for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.44 2.0 1.0 6.8
2026-01-31 L 1–2 at FC Augsburg for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.14 3.0 0.0 6.7
2026-01-27 D 1–1 v RB Leipzig for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 77 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.9
2026-01-23 D 0–0 v Hamburger SV for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.06 1.0 0.0 7.1
2026-01-17 L 2–3 at Borussia Dortmund for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 1 0.13 1.0 1.0 7.4
2026-01-14 L 1–2 at VfL Wolfsburg for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2025-12-21 D 0–0 at FSV Mainz 05 for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3
2025-12-13 W 2–1 v FC Heidenheim for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.4
2025-12-06 D 1–1 at FC Köln for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 73 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2025-11-29 L 1–3 at FC Bayern München for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.02 1.0 1.0 6.5
2025-11-23 L 0–1 v FC Union Berlin for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.13 1.0 2.0 7.2
2025-11-09 L 1–2 at SC Freiburg for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 68 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2025-11-01 L 0–4 v Borussia Mönchengladbach for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 55 0.04 1.0 1.0 6.7
2025-10-19 L 0–3 v TSG Hoffenheim for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2025-10-04 L 0–1 at Werder Bremen for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 71 0.05 1.0 0.0 7.0
2025-09-27 L 1–2 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen for St. Pauli · Bundesliga Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Team 353 · also in the window

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2025/2026 · Bundesliga 24 23 1941 63% 1 0 1.3 6.8 #267 (1) –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 4 moves

  1. 30 Jun 2026 End of loan St. Pauli → New York City Midfielder
  2. 1 Jan 2025 Loan New York City → St. Pauli Defensive Midfield
  3. 1 Mar 2023 End of loan Rangers → New York City Midfielder
  4. 5 Jan 2022 Loan New York City → Rangers Centre Back

Injuries and suspensions · 3 spells · 3 injuries · 42 games missed

  • injury Ankle Injury at St. Pauli 10 Mar 2026 → ? est. 15 missed · 67 days
  • injury Ankle Injury at St. Pauli 9 Mar 2026 → 21 Jul 2026 13 missed · 134 days
  • injury Internal Ligament Tear at St. Pauli 15 Feb 2025 → 30 Jun 2025 14 missed · 135 days

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