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Sean Nealis

Project playerDC United · 29 yrsFringe player
21.5
20.7%
Ratingi
26.9
±0%
Seasoni
4.6
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameSean M. Nealis
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age29
Date of birth13 Jan 1997
Height193 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubDC United
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Centre-back

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
309
Minutes

Domestic-league season · DC United.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer400746.65

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

S. Nealis is a 29-year-old central defender at New York Red Bulls, rated 27.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (61% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nealis.

On the season, Nealis graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.714 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 29 Nealis is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent
27.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
26.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
61%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.71
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

25
Apps
3.71
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
34
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 25 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 61% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 27.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions34
Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.