John Nelson

• #14 • Left Back

John Nelson

• #14 • Left Back

Nationality

United States of America

Position (Secondary)

LB (LWB)

Role

Balanced Full Back

Birthdate (Age)

Jul 11, 1998 (27)

Preferred Foot

Left

Height

5'9"

Weight

163 lb

Club

League

Major League Soccer

Ranking

147thout of 231

Overall Grade66.993rd/231

Impact score4.8164th/231

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Timeline

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Grades

Key Grades

This season

Overall

93rd/267 DEF

66.9

Passing

168th/267 DEF

63.7

Crossing

201st/202 DEF

53.8

Ball Carrying

59th/230 DEF

76.3

1 V 1 Defending

19th/263 DEF

77.9

Positioning

132nd/266 DEF

66.8

Overall Grades by game

This season

Metrics

Key Metrics

13

Appearances

917

Minutes

1

Clean sheets

Matches

Jul 18, 2:45am UTC

Dignity Health Sports Park

Jul 23, 2:30am UTC

Dignity Health Sports Park

Jul 26, 2:30am UTC

Aug 2, 2:30am UTC

Dignity Health Sports Park

News

May 19, 2026

Records six clearances

Nelson registered two tackles (two won) and six clearances in Saturday's 2-0 win versus Seattle Sounders FC.

Analysis: Nelson played a big role as the Galaxy secured a clean sheet against Seattle. The left-back, who signed a contract extension to stay in LA until the end of the 2027/28 MLS campaign, is averaging 3.8 clearances and 2.0 tackles per game in his last five starts.