_(cropped).jpg) Nelson withFC Cincinnati in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Vincent Nelson | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-07-11)July 11, 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Medina, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internationals SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 41 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | North Carolina FC U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tobacco Road FC | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Dallas | 30 | (0) |
| 2019 | →North Texas SC | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | St. Louis City | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | LA Galaxy | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | United States U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | United States U17 | 18 | (0) |
| 2016 | United States U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 25, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 11, 2022 | |||
John Vincent Nelson (born July 11, 1998) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as adefender forMajor League Soccer clubLA Galaxy.
John grew up inMedina, Ohio. In 2010, he joined Internationals SC, as a member of theU.S. Soccer Development Academy, in which he was a member of until 2017. While a graduate ofMedina High School, Nelson did not play for the school's boys' soccer team.[1] Upon graduating high school, Nelson attended theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he playedcollege soccer for two years between 2017 and 2018, making 41 appearances, scoring 1 goal and tallying 3 assists.[2]
While in college, Nelson played in thePDL withNorth Carolina FC U23[3] andTobacco Road FC.[4]
Nelson opted to leave college early and signed aGeneration Adidas contract withMLS ahead of the2019 MLS SuperDraft.[5]
On January 11, 2019, Nelson was drafted 10th overall in the2019 MLS SuperDraft, byFC Dallas.[6] Following the 2021 season, Nelson's contract option was declined by Dallas.[7]
Nelson officially signed withFC Cincinnati on January 6, 2022, after having his rights acquired by Cincinnati in Stage 2 of the2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft in December 2021.[8]
Nelson was selected bySt. Louis City SC in the 2022 MLS Expansion draft for the club’s inaugural season in 2023.[9] Nelson left the club in November 2023 at the end of his contract.[10]
Nelson signed withLA Galaxy on December 21, 2023 to a two year contract with a club option for the 2026 season.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Dallas | 2019 | MLS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | MLS | 11 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| North Texas SC (loan) | 2019 | USL | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
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