J. Nelson · career
John Vincent Nelson
Center Back · Los Angeles Galaxy · 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: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistent4 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 4 clubs — 148 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. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (13 → 13). The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 7 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 20 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 |
| 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 · 2026/27
19 played2 unused sub1 not in squad· 1138 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23 | Major League Soccer | H New York City FC | 1-1 | Played | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 1 | Major League Soccer | H Charlotte | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | A Colorado Rapids | 1-4 | Played | 9 | 5.3 | ||
| Mar 15 | Major League Soccer | H Sporting Kansas City | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | A Portland Timbers | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 5 | Major League Soccer | H Minnesota United FC | 1-2 | Played | 26 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 11 | Major League Soccer | A Austin | 2-1 | Played | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 19 | Major League Soccer | A FC Dallas | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 22 | Major League Soccer | A Columbus Crew | 1-2 | Played | 68 | 5.6 | ||
| Apr 26 | Major League Soccer | H Real Salt Lake | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| May 3 | Major League Soccer | H Vancouver Whitecaps | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 9 | Major League Soccer | A Atlanta United FC | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| May 14 | Major League Soccer | A Sporting Kansas City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| May 17 | Major League Soccer | A Seattle Sounders | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| May 24 | Major League Soccer | H Houston Dynamo | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jul 18 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles FC | 0-3 | Played | 65 | 5.6 | ||
| Jul 23 | Major League Soccer | H St. Louis City | 1-3 | Played | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| Jul 26 | Major League Soccer | A San Jose Earthquakes | 1-1 | Played | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 2 | Major League Soccer | H FC Dallas | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | Major League Soccer | A Houston Dynamo | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 20 | Major League Soccer | H San Jose Earthquakes | 1-0 | Played | 5 | — | ||
| Aug 22 | Major League Soccer | A CF Montreal | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |