Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · CF Montreal.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of CF Montreal's ~34 games this season through 8 injury absences (knee, chest, injury). He still appeared 14 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 1 | 0 | 959 | 6.82 |
Scout report
J. Neal is a 22-year-old central defender at CF Montreal, rated 38.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 158th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1861st of 2870 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Neal.
Judged on this season alone, Neal graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 5.162 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 12). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 26% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Neal is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Neal missed 8 games through injury (knee, chest, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 14 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 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · CF Montreal finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
5.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 31.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.3, Neal carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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.
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Transfer news
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