John Nelson
HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 10 overall in 2019 SuperDraft. Signed a Generation adidas contract
The 21-year-old defender made nine appearances, including one start, during his rookie season before undergoing successful surgery to repair a core muscle injury in late October. A left back, who can also feature on the right side of defense and midfield, he could push for first team minutes in 2020.
OUTSIDE MLS: He started in seven matches for the reigning USL League One champion North Texas Soccer Club, playing 630 minutes.
INTERNATIONAL: Nelson has been called up to U.S. youth national teams and competed in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
COLLEGE: Nelson played two seasons with North Carolina starting in 41 matches for the Tar Heels. He was named to the 2017 All-ACC Freshman team and named to the second-team All-ACC member during his sophomore year.
Stats
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/07/2020 | MTL @ DAL | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2/29/2020 | PHI @ DAL | W 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/06/2019 | SKC @ DAL | W 0-6 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2019 | DAL @ COL | L 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2019 | NYC @ DAL | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/18/2019 | DAL @ SEA | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2019 | DAL @ CHI | L 0-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2019 | CIN @ DAL | W 1-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2019 | HOU @ DAL | W 1-5 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2019 | DAL @ MTL | T 3-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2019 | DAL @ LA | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2019 | MIN @ DAL | W 3-5 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/03/2019 | DAL @ ORL | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2019 | RSL @ DAL | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/20/2019 | DAL @ SKC | W 2-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/13/2019 | DAL @ MIN | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/04/2019 | DC @ DAL | W 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2019 | DAL @ POR | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2019 | VAN @ DAL | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2019 | TOR @ DAL | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/08/2019 | DAL @ SJ | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/01/2019 | SEA @ DAL | W 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2019 | DAL @ VAN | L 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5/19/2019 | LAFC @ DAL | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/16/2019 | DAL @ LAFC | L 0-2 | Started | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2019 | RBNY @ DAL | L 3-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5/04/2019 | DAL @ HOU | L 1-2 | Subbed on | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/27/2019 | SJ @ DAL | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/20/2019 | DAL @ ATL | W 2-1 | Subbed on | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2019 | POR @ DAL | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/06/2019 | DAL @ PHI | L 1-2 | Subbed on | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2019 | DAL @ RSL | W 4-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/23/2019 | COL @ DAL | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/16/2019 | DAL @ CLB | L 0-1 | Subbed on | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/09/2019 | LA @ DAL | W 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/02/2019 | NE @ DAL | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2019 | DAL @ SEA | L 3-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
