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Dylan Nealis

Project playerNew York Red Bulls · 28 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameDylan J. Nealis
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age28
Date of birth30 Jul 1998
Height180 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubNew York Red Bulls
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Centre-back

Season stats

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23
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1929
Minutes

Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer120010626.78

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

D. Nealis is a 28-year-old central defender at New York Red Bulls, rated 32.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 291st of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.5 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 22 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 3.499 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 70th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Nealis is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential70th of 127 centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 40% centre-backs · Major League Soccer50th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer291st in the Major League Soccer · potential70th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
32.5
Ratingi
70th of 127 centre-backs
21.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
79.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.5
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

23
Apps
3.5
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
25
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.5, Nealis carries the 70th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes1,311
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success70.6%
Duels won123
Duels won %55.7%
Fouls won37

Defending

Tackles34
Interceptions25
Blocks16
Fouls committed26
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.