LA Galaxy

John Nelson

Defender#14

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 73 kg
Number: #14
Born: 11/7/1998
Position: Defender
Nationality: USA

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 MLS LA	19	4	9	1	0	0	5	2	1
2025 MLS LA	24	16	6	2	0	2	9	1	2
Regular Season LA	12	7	5	2	0	0	2	0	0
Eastern Conference Playoffs - Wild Card LA	5	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 MLSLA Galaxy	29	0	0	5	2	1,805	1	0	1	29	11	4	8	32
2025 MLSLA Galaxy	31	0	1	9	1	2,050	2	0	2	31	7	16	6	44
2024 MLSLA Galaxy	28	1	1	4	2	1,605	3	0	1	28	11	10	7	22
2023 MLSSt. Louis CITY SC	17	0	0	5	2	1,268	1	1	1	17	3	7	3	21
2022 MLSFC Cincinnati	24	0	1	2	0	1,205	1	0	0	24	10	3	2	24
2021 MLSFC Dallas	10	0	0	0	0	554	0	0	0	10	4	2	6	12
2020 MLSFC Dallas	13	0	1	2	1	848	0	0	0	13	3	1	4	9
2019 MLSFC Dallas	9	0	0	2	0	451	0	0	0	9	5	1	2	11
Career8 seasons	161	1	4	29	8	9,786	8	1	5	161	54	44	38	175

Game log, 2026 MLS

Game
1 Nov v Austin FCW 4-1 1 Nov	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
26 Oct @ LAFCD 2-2 26 Oct	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
18 Oct v San Diego FCD 2-2 18 Oct	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
15 Oct v Portland TimbersW 2-0 15 Oct	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
27 Sept v Colorado RapidsW 3-2 27 Sept	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
20 Sept @ Minnesota United FCW 3-2 20 Sept	0	0	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
13 Sept v Seattle Sounders FCD 1-1 13 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
10 Sept @ Vancouver WhitecapsL 0-3 10 Sept	1	0	21	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
30 Aug @ San Diego FCL 1-3 30 Aug	0	0	17	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
23 Aug @ CF MontréalD 2-2 23 Aug	0	0	72	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
20 Aug v San Jose EarthquakesW 1-0 20 Aug	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
16 Aug @ Houston Dynamo FCL 0-1 16 Aug	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
2 Aug v FC DallasD 0-0 2 Aug	3	2	90	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
26 July @ San Jose EarthquakesD 1-1 26 July	0	0	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
23 July v St. Louis CITY SCL 1-3 23 July	1	0	64	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
18 July v LAFCL 0-3 18 July	0	0	65	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
24 May v Houston Dynamo FCD 1-1 24 May	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
17 May @ Seattle Sounders FCW 2-0 17 May	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
14 May @ Sporting Kansas CityL 1-3 14 May	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	3
10 May @ Atlanta United FCW 2-1 10 May	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
3 May v Vancouver WhitecapsD 1-1 3 May	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
27 Apr v Real Salt LakeW 2-1 27 Apr	0	0	89	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
23 Apr @ Columbus CrewL 1-2 23 Apr	0	0	68	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
19 Apr @ FC DallasD 2-2 19 Apr	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
12 Apr @ Austin FCW 2-1 12 Apr	0	0	28	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
5 Apr v Minnesota United FCL 1-2 5 Apr	0	0	26	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
15 Mar v Sporting Kansas CityL 1-2 15 Mar	0	0	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
8 Mar @ Colorado RapidsL 1-4 8 Mar	0	0	9	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
23 Feb v New York City FCD 1-1 23 Feb	0	0	23	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Recent games

Nov '268
@ Real Salt Lake
1 FA
L 2-1
Nov '261
v Austin FC
1 FA
W 4-1
Oct '2626
@ LAFC
Did not record a stat
D 2-2
Oct '2618
v San Diego FC
Did not record a stat
D 2-2
Oct '2615
v Portland Timbers
Did not record a stat
W 2-0
Oct '2612
@ St. Louis CITY SC
Did not record a stat
L 6-2
Sept '2627
v Colorado Rapids
Did not record a stat
W 3-2
Sept '2620
@ Minnesota United FC
Did not record a stat
W 3-2

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, MLS

Split
AwayHome or away, 20W	82	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	59.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.2
HomeHome or away, 41W	79	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.0
WinsResult, 61W	61	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	63.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.6
LossesResult, 0W	57	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	60.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.7
DrawsResult, 0W	43	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	57.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.9
Regular seasonStage, 61W	161	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	60.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	1.1
Colorado RapidsOpponent, 6W	11	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	66.8	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.8
LAFCOpponent, 1W	11	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	59.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.2	1.5
Minnesota United FCOpponent, 6W	11	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	69.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.0
Houston Dynamo FCOpponent, 3W	10	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	55.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.5
Seattle Sounders FCOpponent, 3W	10	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	61.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.8
Vancouver WhitecapsOpponent, 3W	9	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	62.9	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	1.3
Portland TimbersOpponent, 5W	8	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	78.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.8
San Jose EarthquakesOpponent, 4W	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	44.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.6
Sporting Kansas CityOpponent, 4W	8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.3	57.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.1
Atlanta United FCOpponent, 3W	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.7
Austin FCOpponent, 4W	6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	72.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.3
FC DallasOpponent, 1W	6	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	80.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	1.5
Real Salt LakeOpponent, 4W	6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	71.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.7
Nashville SCOpponent, 1W	5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	62.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6
Red Bull New YorkOpponent, 1W	5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	54.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.4
Columbus CrewOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.3
Inter Miami CFOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	35.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.0	1.3
New York City FCOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	26.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Philadelphia UnionOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	52.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.8
San Diego FCOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.3
St. Louis CITY SCOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	72.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	2.3
Charlotte FCOpponent, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.3
New England RevolutionOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	78.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.0
CF MontréalOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5
Chicago Fire FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	80.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.0
FC CincinnatiOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	61.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0
Toronto FCOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	78.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
D.C. UnitedOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LA GalaxyOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
Orlando City SCOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CaliforniaGround, 25W	46	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	66.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	1.0
Toyota StadiumGround, 7W	17	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	65.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.1
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OhioGround, 4W	12	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	46.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	1.0
Energizer Park, St. Louis, MissouriGround, 5W	10	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	70.6	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.1	1.3
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoGround, 2W	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	63.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.2
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround, 1W	6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.8
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround, 0W	5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	55.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.2	1.2
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround, 0W	5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	60.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6
Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MinnesotaGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.8
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.5	66.8	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.3
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GeorgiaGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.8
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	56.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
BC Place, VancouverGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.7
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	79.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.7
Q2 Stadium, Austin, TexasGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	67.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	1.3
Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CaliforniaGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3
Subaru Park, Chester, PennsylvaniaGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	65.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	2.0
Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	63.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0
GEODIS Park, Nashville, TennesseeGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0
PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, OhioGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	61.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.5
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0
Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	80.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5