2023 Atlanta United 2 season explained

Club:Atlanta United 2
Season:2023
League:MLS Next Pro
Owner:Arthur Blank
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Garth Lagerwey
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Steve Cooke
Stadium:Fifth Third Bank Stadium
League Result:10th Eastern
19th Overall
Cup1:MLS Next Pro Playoffs
Cup1 Result:DNQ
League Topscorer:Nicolas Firmino (16)
American:true
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Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Updated:September 30, 2023

The 2023 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's sixth year of existence as well as their first season in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Club

Squad no.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubAppsGoals
Contracted Players
3Fuad AdeniyiMF15 November 1994 Tormenta FC140
5Toni TienteMF25 October 1997 Kalonji Pro-Profile450
6Nelson OrjiDF5 April 2002 Porto Academy363
7Luke BrennanMF24 February 2005 Atlanta United Academy536
8Nicolas FirminoMF30 January 2001 Union Omaha6119
9Karim TmimiFW8 August 1996 Georgia Gwinnett College266
10Jonantan VillalMF6 January 2005 Atlanta United Academy381
11David MejíaMF23 August 2003 Atlanta United Academy608
14Kofi TwumasiMF30 August 1996 VfB Homberg271
15Matías GallardoMF24 November 2003 River Plate Academy50
16Chris GlosterDF28 July 2000 New York City70
18Alan CarletonMF20 March 2005 Atlanta United Academy310
22Sebastián GuerraGK8 January 2001 Atlético Nacional50
33Tyler YoungMF11 December 2000 Campbell University80
34Emenike NwoguMF25 August 2003 Superstar Football Academy50
39Adyn TorresMF13 November 2007 Atlanta United Academy100
Players Loaned From Atlanta United
2Ronald HernándezDF21 September 1997 Aberdeen30
4Efrain MoralesDF4 March 2004 Atlanta United Academy542
20Justin GarcesGK23 August 2000 UCLA240
21Erik CentenoMF29 June 2002 University of the Pacific561
24Noah CobbDF20 July 2005 Atlanta United Academy553
25Clément DiopGK13 October 1993 New England Revolution50
28Tyler WolffMF13 February 2003 Atlanta United Academy177
30Machop CholMF14 November 1998 Atlanta United Academy82
35Ajani FortuneMF30 December 2002 Atlanta United Academy694
36Jackson ConwayFW3 December 2001 Atlanta United Academy8828
77Derrick EtienneMF25 November 1996 Columbus Crew10
85Osvaldo AlonsoMF11 November 1985 Minnesota United FC10
Academy Call-Ups
38Shawn LanzaDF19 March 2006 Atlanta United Academy150
40Matthew DejianneFW27 November 2006 Atlanta United Academy30
41Jonathan RansomGK8 January 2008 Atlanta United Academy00
42Remi OkunlolaMF22 June 2005 Atlanta United Academy40
43Andrew de GannesDF9 April 2003 Atlanta United Academy40
45Joel GonzalezDF21 January 2005 Atlanta United Academy00
46Mathieu BrickDF10 January 2005 Atlanta United Academy50
48Cooper SanchezMF26 March 2008 Atlanta United Academy20
50Rocket RitaritaFW16 April 2007 Atlanta United Academy50

Player movement

In

No.Pos.AgePlayerTransferred FromTypeNotesDateSource
22 GK Transfer January 13, 2023 [1]
14 MF Transfer January 13, 2023 [2]
9 FW Transfer January 13, 2023 [3]
33 MF Transfer SuperDraft Pick March 2, 2023 [4]
7 MF Transfer March 9, 2023 [5]
18 MF Transfer March 15, 2023 [6]
3 DF Transfer March 16, 2023 [7]
39 MF Transfer May 5, 2023 [8]
15 MF Transfer July 27, 2023 [9]
16 DF Transfer July 27, 2023 [10]

Out

No.Pos.AgePlayerTransferred ToTypeNotesDateSource
8 MF Transfer Homegrown Contract January 1, 2023
10 MF Transfer Free January 1, 2023
21 FW Out of Contract January 1, 2023
39 DF Transfer Homegrown Contract January 1, 2023
23 GK Transfer Undisclosed July 1, 2023 [11]
12 DF Transfer Undisclosed July 17, 2023 [12]

Competitions

MLS Next Pro

See main article: 2023 MLS Next Pro season.

Standings

Matches

Statistics

Top Scorers

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1MF Nicolas Firmino16016
2FW Karim Tmimi606
3FW Jackson Conway505
4MF Luke Brennan404
5DF Noah Cobb303
MF David Mejía303
7FW Erik López202
8MF Erik Centeno101
MF Machop Chol101
MF Ajani Fortune101
DF Aiden McFadden101
DF Efrain Morales101
DF Nelson Orji101
DF Raimar101
MF Kofi Twumasi101
MF Tyler Wolff101
Own Goals202
Total50050

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlanta United 2 announces roster moves. ATLUTD. January 14, 2023. January 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: Atlanta United 2 announces roster moves. ATLUTD. January 14, 2023. January 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: Atlanta United 2 announces roster moves. ATLUTD. January 14, 2023. January 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs forward Tyler Young. ATLUTD. March 2, 2023. March 2, 2023.
  5. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs forward Luke Brennan. ATLUTD. March 9, 2023. March 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Alan Carleton. ATLUTD. March 17, 2023. March 15, 2023.
  7. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs defender Fuad Adeniyi. ATLUTD. March 17, 2023. March 16, 2023.
  8. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Adyn Torres. ATLUTD. May 7, 2023. May 5, 2023.
  9. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Matías Gallardo and Chris Gloster. ATLUTD. July 27, 2023. July 27, 2023.
  10. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Matías Gallardo and Chris Gloster. ATLUTD. July 27, 2023. July 27, 2023.
  11. News: Atlanta United agrees to transfer Vicente Reyes to Norwich City F.C. . June 26, 2023.
  12. News: C.D. Nacional snap up two youngsters . July 17, 2023.