J. Nelson · career
Jayden Nelson
Central · Austin · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 119 appearances, 10 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Rosenborg — Season rating 28, 4 goals and 5 assists in 24 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Rosenborg. Form is on a climb — up 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 8 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Austin | 13 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 17 |
| 2025/26 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Rosenborg | 11 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | SSV Ulm 1846Loan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Rosenborg | 24 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Toronto FC | 31 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | Toronto FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Toronto II | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Toronto FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Canada W U17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Toronto II | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 1 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 3 | 1 |
Honours
Canadian Championship×2Canadian Championship×3Concacaf Champions Cup×2Concacaf Nations League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 10 | 455 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Friendliesat Canada | 3 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| World Cupat Canada | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2026/27
13 played2 unused sub6 not in squad· 550 min, 2g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Vancouver Whitecaps — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | Major League Soccer | H Minnesota United FC | 2-2 | Played | 69 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 1 | Major League Soccer | H DC United | 1-0 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | A Charlotte | 1-3 | Played | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 15 | Major League Soccer | A Real Salt Lake | 1-2 | Played | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles FC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | Major League Soccer | A Inter Miami | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Apr 11 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-2 | Played | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | Major League Soccer | A Toronto FC | 3-3 | Played | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 23 | Major League Soccer | A San Jose Earthquakes | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Major League Soccer | H Houston Dynamo | 2-0 | Played | 40 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| May 3 | Major League Soccer | H St. Louis City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Major League Soccer | A Minnesota United FC | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 14 | Major League Soccer | A San Diego | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Major League Soccer | H Sporting Kansas City | 1-2 | Played | 30 | 6.7 | ||
| May 23 | Major League Soccer | A St. Louis City | 0-3 | Played | 30 | 6.6 | ||
| Jul 23 | Major League Soccer | H Seattle Sounders | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jul 26 | Major League Soccer | A Houston Dynamo | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 2 | Major League Soccer | A Colorado Rapids | 0-1 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 17 | Major League Soccer | H FC Dallas | 1-2 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 20 | Major League Soccer | A Seattle Sounders | 2-1 | Played | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | Major League Soccer | H Philadelphia Union | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |