William Franklin Sands (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional

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player who plays for

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club Columbus Crew.

Youth and college career

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

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of USL League Two in 2021, playing in 10 games and scoring 4 goals.

Professional career

On January 21, 2022, Sands was announced as a

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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

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. He subsequently made his first team debut in a 2–1 loss against USL Championship side Detroit City FC in the

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Personal life

Sands is the twin brother of

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, who currently plays for New York City FC, and the United States men's national soccer team.

Honors

Georgetown Hoyas *NCAA College Cup: 2019 Columbus Crew * MLS Cup:

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at Georgetown Athletics * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sands, Will 2000 births American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Columbus Crew players Homegrown Players (MLS) Living people Soccer players from New York (state) USL League Two players Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer players Major League Soccer players Columbus Crew 2 players MLS Next Pro players