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 39.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 159th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1865th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (41% 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 15 — 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 → 15). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 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 7 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.
Neal is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
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 41% 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 39.5, 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
