HARRISON, N.J. (February 17, 2019) – The New York Red Bulls have signed 2019 MLS SuperDraft Second-Round pick Sean Nealis to an MLS contract, the club announced today. Nealis becomes the sixth different player from New York on the Red Bulls first-team roster in 2019.
“We are pleased to welcome Sean to the first team,” said Red Bulls Sporting Director Denis Hamlett. “When we drafted Sean we knew we were getting a quality player, but throughout preseason camp he has displayed qualities the we look for on and off the field.”
Nealis, a 6-foot-4 center back, was named the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year to cap off four years at Hofstra.