J. Nelson · career
John Vincent Nelson
Center Back · Los Angeles Galaxy · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/244 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 128 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at St. Louis City — Season rating 25, 0 goals and 0 assists in 22 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 17 points at St. Louis City. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 31 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | St. Louis City | 22 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | FC Dallas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | FC Dallas | 13 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | FC Dallas | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | North Texas | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | United States U17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
MLS×2Mobile Mini Sun Cup×2USL League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 14 | 859 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 5 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for J. Nelson is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.