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Will Sands

William Franklin Sands (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.

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Sands with the New England Revolution in 2025
William Franklin Sands
(2000-07-06) July 6, 2000
Rye, New York, U.S.
6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
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New England Revolution
23
New York Soccer Club
New York City FC
Team	Apps	(Gls)
Georgetown Hoyas	52	(4)
Team	Apps	(Gls)
Manhattan SC	10	(4)
Columbus Crew	25	(0)
Columbus Crew 2	6	(0)
New England Revolution	24	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:24, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

William Franklin Sands (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.

Sands played for New York City FC affiliate club New York Soccer Club before joining New York City FC's academy upon the creation of their U-16 Academy team in 2015. Sands was part of the New York City FC academy system from 2015 until 2019. He played college soccer at Georgetown from 2019 to 2021. During his time with the Hoyas, he made 56 appearances and scored 4 goals. He helped the team win the 2019 NCAA College Cup and two Big East Tournaments.

Sands played for Manhattan SC of USL League Two in 2021, playing in 10 games and scoring 4 goals.

On January 21, 2022, Sands was announced as a homegrown player signing by Columbus Crew after a trade with New York City FC for his homegrown rights. Sands made his professional debut for the Columbus Crew organization for the team's reserve side, Columbus Crew 2, in a 1–0 win against Philadelphia Union II. He subsequently made his first team debut in a 2–1 loss against USL Championship side Detroit City FC in the U.S. Open Cup.

On July 31, 2024, the Crew traded Sands plus $600,000 in General Allocation Money to the New England Revolution, in exchange for DeJuan Jones. He scored his first career MLS goal on April 21, 2026 in a 2-1 Revolution victory over Atlanta United.

Sands is the twin brother of James Sands, who currently plays for New York City FC, and the United States men's national soccer team. His sister Kate played soccer at Williams Ephs and Monmouth Hawks, as well working currently as Soccer coach of the Greenwich Academy women soccer team and his second sister Lizzie Sands played soccer at Bowdoin Polar Bears.

Georgetown Hoyas

NCAA College Cup: 2019

Columbus Crew

MLS Cup: 2023
Will Sands at Georgetown Athletics
Will Sands at Major League Soccer

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