Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.
Missed 14 of New York Red Bulls's ~34 games this season through 14 injury absences (hamstring, muscle). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1117 | 6.99 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.2 |
Nealis's current-season form is down 13% on last season (Season 30→26), while his Rating eased 40→34. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 32).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | New York Red Bulls · 8th | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.99 | 34 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | New York Red Bulls · 7th | 35 | 0 | 2 | 7.04 | 40 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | New York Red Bulls · 8th | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 37 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | New York Red Bulls · 4th | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6.79 | 42 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Nashville SC · 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 | 40 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | Inter Miami · 4th | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | 39 | 14 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Nealis is a 27-year-old full-back at New York Red Bulls, rated 34 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 351st of 790 in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (62.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nealis.
Judged on this season alone, Nealis graded 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 135 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 4 clean sheets and 2.739 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 58th of 135 of the 135 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Nealis is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nealis missed 14 games through injury (hamstring, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 34, Nealis carries the 58th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 135. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 27, Nealis sits on 17.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Nealis's projected Rating — 34 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
