Dylan J. Nealis

Dylan J. Nealis is an American defender born on July 30, 1998, in Massapequa, New York. He developed at Georgetown University from 2016 to 2019, becoming a right-back and helping the Hoyas win their first NCAA Division I Men's College Cup in 2019. Nealis was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 and was a finalist for the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy. Selected third overall by Inter Miami in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, he made 19 appearances during the club's inaugural season. He moved to Nashville SC in April 2021 before joining the New York Red Bulls in December that year. With New York, Dylan Nealis has continued to operate primarily in defense, contributing through tackling, aerial challenges and positional versatility while also playing alongside his brother Sean.