based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · New York City FC.
Also this season
On loan at FC St. Pauli — DFB Pokal: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 388 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at New York City FC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 6.97 |
Scout report
J. Sands is a 26-year-old central defender at FC St. Pauli, rated 62.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (63.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sands.
On the season, Sands graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.219 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 26 Sands is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
Rated 62.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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