Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.
Missed 8 of Vancouver Whitecaps's ~39 games this season through 8 injury absences (hamstring, international duty). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1405 | 6.85 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 6.78 |
 Canadian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | — |
Following his move to Vancouver Whitecaps, Nelson's current-season form is up 200% on last season (Season 7→21), while his Rating climbed 41→45. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 27).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd | 25 | 2 | 5 | 6.85 | 45 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Rosenborg · 4th | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6.73 | 41 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | Rosenborg · 9th | 24 | 4 | 5 | 6.77 | 45 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Toronto FC · 13th | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6.51 | 42 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | Toronto FC · 13th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 36 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Toronto FC · 2nd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 38 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 6 | 0 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
J. Nelson is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 45.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (50.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.32 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nelson.
Judged on this season alone, Nelson graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 77 of the 77 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 5 assists in 25 appearances (0.448 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 13% of the 77 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Nelson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nelson missed 8 games through injury (hamstring, international duty) out of roughly 39 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2 goals in 25 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.28 per appearance).
With a Rating of 45.3, Nelson carries the 10th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 13%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 23, Nelson sits on 23.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Nelson's projected Rating — 45.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
