Field Insider
27.1
24.5%
Ratingi
26.9
6.9%
Seasoni
4.6
Valuei

Profile

Full nameSean M. Nealis
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age29
Date of birth13 Jan 1997
Height193 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubNew York Red Bulls
Centre-back

Season stats

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25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1866
Minutes

Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer250018666.83
Leagues Cup1000—

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, ranking 343rd of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Nealis graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 6 clean sheets and 3.714 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 53rd of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Nealis is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.

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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
Current potential53rd of 87 centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 34% centre-backs · Major League Soccer29th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer343rd in the Major League Soccer · potential53rd-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
27.1
Ratingi
53rd of 87 centre-backs
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

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

With a Rating of 27.1, Nealis carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87. 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.