Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.
Injury-affected season
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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1117 | 6.99 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.2 |
Scout report
D. Nealis is a 28-year-old full-back at New York Red Bulls, rated 30.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 296th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, 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 solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 101 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 31, 57th of 101 of the 101 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Nealis is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 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.
Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.1% 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 30.7, Nealis carries the 57th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.74 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
