Domestic-league season · Los Angeles Galaxy.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2050 | 6.66 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 6.9 |
 Leagues Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 6.9 |
Nelson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 13→13), while his Rating eased 35→29. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 25).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Los Angeles Galaxy · 14th | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6.66 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | Los Angeles Galaxy · 8th | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6.83 | 35 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | St. Louis City · 8th | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 38 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | FC Cincinnati · 5th | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6.58 | 39 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | FC Dallas · 7th | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 37 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | FC Dallas · 2nd | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.83 | 41 | 20 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Nelson is a 28-year-old full-back at Los Angeles Galaxy, rated 29.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 315th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nelson.
Judged on this season alone, Nelson graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 75th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 2.941 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 63rd of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Nelson is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 29.3, Nelson carries the 63rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Los Angeles Galaxy finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 28, Nelson sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nelson's projected Rating — 29.3 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.
