John Nelson
United States · Defender
Born 11 July 1998 (age 28). Height 175 cm. Preferred foot: left. Position: Defender. Nationality: United States. Market value €800k.
Career totals: 1 goal and 5 assists in 213 appearances (10,197 minutes played).
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 167 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.01 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.04 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.05 |
| Shots | 20 |
| Shots on target | 7 |
| Shot conversion, % | 5 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.59 |
| Passes per 90 | 42.51 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 0.67 |
| Dribble success, % | 68 |
| Duels won, % | 54 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.65 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.99 |
| Yellow cards | 10 |
| Red cards | 1 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | at FC Dallas | 2–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-04-22 | at Columbus Crew | 2–1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2026-04-26 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-03 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-05-09 | at Atlanta United Football Club | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-05-14 | at Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-05-17 | at Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-05-24 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-07-18 | Los Angeles Football Club | 0–3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2026-07-23 | St. Louis City Soccer Club | 1–3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-07-26 | at San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-08-02 | FC Dallas | 0–0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-08-30 | at San Diego Football Club | 3–1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-09-06 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-10 | at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2026-09-13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 |
| 2026-09-20 | at Minnesota United FC | 2–3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-09-27 | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 |
| 2026-10-11 | at St. Louis City Soccer Club | 6–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-15 | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-21 | St. Louis City Soccer Club | Los Angeles Galaxy | — |
| 2022-11-11 | Football Club Cincinnati | St. Louis City Soccer Club | — |
| 2022-01-06 | FC Dallas | Football Club Cincinnati | — |
| 2019-11-30 | — | FC Dallas | — |
| 2019-04-12 | FC Dallas | — | — |
| 2019-01-11 | — | FC Dallas | — |
| 2018-08-01 | — | — | — |
| 2018-05-01 | — | — | — |
| 2017-08-01 | — | — | — |
| 2017-07-31 | — | — | — |
| 2017-05-01 | — | — | — |