John Nelson Stats

Club Team :

LA Galaxy

National Team :

LA Galaxy

Position : Defender - Left Back

Nationality : USA

Kit Number : #14

Age : 27 (July 11, 1998)

Height : 175cm

Weight : 69kg

Annual Salary (Euros) : €261,250

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This Season (2025) & Career Stats

6.45

Average Rating in the MLSDefender Rank : 199th / 234 Players

Season Stats

Career Stats

Above is the career stats for John Nelson. John Nelson has played a total of 153 matches, scored 2 goals, and accumulated 6 assists. John has played the most amount of matches at MLS with 132 apperances in USA. Stats do not include club and international friendlies.

Per 90 minute stats in the MLS

1.76Conceded / 90'

40 Goals in 31 Games

16th Percentile

10%Clean Sheets

3 Clean Sheets in 31 Games

11th Percentile

0.09Cards Per 90'

2 Cards Total

25th Percentile

John Nelson Stats - Detailed

MLS Stats for John Nelson

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	31	N/A	75
Minutes	2051	66 min' per appearance	67
Annual Salary	€261,250	N/A	40
Matches Started	24	N/A	70
Matches Subbed In	7	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	1	N/A	N/A

Goals Conceded / 90'

Clean Sheets

Goals / 90'

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	40	1.76	16
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	51 min'	N/A	17
Clean Sheets	3	10%	11
Tackles	33	1.44	50
Interceptions	22	0.96	62
Ground Duels	111	4.85	9
Ground Duels Won	54	2.36	9
Aerial Duels Won	16	0.70	44
Dribbled Past	10	0.44	64
Clearances	82	3.58	79
Shots Blocked	14	0.61	85
Penalties Given Away	1	0.04	15

As a Defender, John Nelson has conceded 40 goals and kept 3 clean sheets in 31 matches in the MLS 2025 season. That means when Nelson is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 51 minutes. Moreover, he's made 1.44 tackles and 0.96 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Nelson is also racking up about 3.58 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	2	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	2	0.09	25
Minutes Per Booking	1026 min' / card	N/A	89
Cards Over 0.5	2	6%	26
Fouls Committed	16	0.70	22
Fouled Against	6	0.26	11

John Nelson has received 2 yellow cards and 0 red cards in 31 matches so far in the MLS 2025 season. He commits 0.70 fouls per 90 minutes.

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	36
Goal Involvement	1	0.04	24
Goals at Home	0	0	50
Goals at Away	0	0	55
Expected Goals (xG)	0.60	0.03	24
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.60	0.03	24
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

John Nelson has not scored any goals so far in the MLS 2025 season. We'll see how he performs in the upcoming games.

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	9	0.39	24
Shots On Target	1/ 9	0.04	17
Shots Off Target	8/ 9	0.35	32
Hit The Woodwork	1 times	0.04	72
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	39
Shot Accuracy	11.11%	N/A	18
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

John Nelson has taken 9 shots in 31 matches so far in the MLS 2025 season. Of the 9 shots, 1 shots were on target and the other 8 shots were off target. That means that Nelson's shooting accuracy is 11.11%. He scores a goal for every 0.00 shots he takes and takes 0.39 shots per 90 minutes on the pitch.

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	1	0.04	42
Expected Assists (xA)	3.21	0.14	45
Passes	1109	48.43	67
Successful Passes	958/ 1109	41.83	67
Pass Completion Rate	86.38%	N/A	66
Key Passes	14	0.61	40
Crosses	11	0.48	42
Successful Crosses	67/ 11	2.93	31
Cross Completion Rate	609.09%	N/A	42
Minutes Per Assist	2051 min' / assist	N/A	N/A

John Nelson has assisted 1 goals in 31 matches so far in the MLS 2025 season. Looking into his passing aspect of the game, Nelson passes the ball roughly 48.43 times during a game with a pass completion rate of 86.38%. He also plays 0.61 key passes each game which leads to significant scoring chances. Overall, Nelson's xA (Expected Assists) output is 0.14 per 90 minutes. This stat puts him above 45 percent of the players in the MLS.

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	5	0.22	17
Successful Dribbles	2	0.09	16
Dribble Success Rate	40.00%	N/A	36
Dispossesed	5	0.22	78
Offsides	2	0.09	59

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

John Nelson has not taken any penalty kicks in his career yet (based on all the season data that we have at FootyStats). His penalty kick stats will be updated once he takes a pen in an official fixture.

Leagues Cup Stats for John Nelson

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	5	N/A	88
Minutes	155	31 min' per appearance	0
Annual Salary	€261,250	N/A	99
Matches Started	1	N/A	4
Matches Subbed In	4	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	2	N/A	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	2	1.16	65
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	78 min'	N/A	68
Clean Sheets	0	0%	58
Tackles	3	1.46	66
Interceptions	0	0.00	24
Ground Duels	10	4.86	25
Ground Duels Won	4	1.95	19
Aerial Duels Won	0	0.00	24
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	99
Clearances	3	1.46	56
Shots Blocked	2	0.97	93
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, John Nelson has conceded 40 goals and kept 3 clean sheets in 5 matches in the MLS 2025 season. That means when Nelson is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 78 minutes. Moreover, he's made 1.46 tackles and 0.00 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Nelson is also racking up about 1.46 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	55
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	55
Cards Over 0.5	0	0%	60
Fouls Committed	1	0.49	35
Fouled Against	0	0.00	18

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	68
Goal Involvement	1	0.58	83
Goals at Home	0	0	81
Goals at Away	0	0	81
Expected Goals (xG)	0.00	0.00	25
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.00	0.00	26
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	0	0.00	25
Shots On Target	0/ 0	0.00	47
Shots Off Target	0/ 0	0.00	29
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0.00	89
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	70
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	47
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	1	0.58	96
Expected Assists (xA)	0.82	0.40	93
Passes	86	41.84	67
Successful Passes	72/ 86	35.03	66
Pass Completion Rate	83.72%	N/A	46
Key Passes	2	0.97	69
Crosses	3	1.46	71
Successful Crosses	0/ 3	0.00	99
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	99
Minutes Per Assist	155 min' / assist	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	2	0.97	59
Successful Dribbles	1	0.49	64
Dribble Success Rate	50.00%	N/A	71
Dispossesed	0	0.00	99
Offsides	0	0.00	72

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

Campeones Cup Stats for John Nelson

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Matches Played	1	N/A
Minutes	20	20 min' per appearance

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %
Goals Conceded	1	4.5
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	20 min'	N/A
Clean Sheets	0	0%

As a Defender, John Nelson has conceded 40 goals and kept 3 clean sheets in 1 matches in the MLS 2025 season. That means when Nelson is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 20 minutes.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90
Yellow Cards	0	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A
Total Cards	0	0
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Goals Scored	0	0
Goal Involvement	0	0
Goals at Home	0	0
Goals at Away	0	0
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Assists	0	0
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Dribbles	Not Recorded	N/A
Successful Dribbles	N/A	N/A
Dribble Success Rate	N/A	N/A
Offsides	N/A	N/A

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

CONCACAF Champions League Stats for John Nelson

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	3	N/A	17
Minutes	223	74 min' per appearance	10
Annual Salary	€261,250	N/A	99
Matches Started	3	N/A	42
Matches Subbed In	0	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	1	N/A	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	3	1.21	38
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	74 min'	N/A	40
Clean Sheets	1	33%	53
Tackles	5	2.02	74
Interceptions	3	1.21	74
Ground Duels	10	4.04	12
Ground Duels Won	6	2.42	22
Aerial Duels Won	0	0.00	16
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	99
Clearances	10	4.04	91
Shots Blocked	0	0.00	48
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, John Nelson has conceded 40 goals and kept 3 clean sheets in 3 matches in the MLS 2025 season. That means when Nelson is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 74 minutes. Moreover, he's made 2.02 tackles and 1.21 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Nelson is also racking up about 4.04 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	50
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	50
Cards Over 0.5	0	0%	49
Fouls Committed	1	0.40	23
Fouled Against	1	0.40	26

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	67
Goal Involvement	0	0	51
Goals at Home	0	0	75
Goals at Away	0	0	84
Expected Goals (xG)	0.00	0.00	25
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.00	0.00	25
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	0	0.00	25
Shots On Target	0/ 0	0.00	43
Shots Off Target	0/ 0	0.00	40
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0.00	92
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	67
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	43
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	0	0	67
Expected Assists (xA)	0.22	0.09	35
Passes	129	52.06	80
Successful Passes	108/ 129	43.59	76
Pass Completion Rate	83.72%	N/A	48
Key Passes	0	0.00	25
Crosses	2	0.81	53
Successful Crosses	0/ 2	0.00	54
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	54
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	0	0.00	20
Successful Dribbles	0	0.00	30
Dribble Success Rate	0.00%	N/A	30
Dispossesed	0	0.00	99
Offsides	0	0.00	73

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

John Nelson's Statistical Analysis

John Nelson is a Defender who has appeared in 31 matches this season in MLS, playing a total of 2051 minutes. John Nelson concedes an average of 1.76 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch. Their Clean Sheets ratio is currently at 10%. That means John Nelson has kept a Clean Sheet in 3 matches out of the 31 that the player has played in. See how they rank against other MLS Players.

John Nelson scored a total of 0 goals so far this season in the league, which places him at 24th in the LA Galaxy squad's Top Scorers list.