2024 Atlanta United FC season

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Atlanta United FC
2024 season
President Garth Lagerwey
Owner Arthur Blank
Head coach Rob Valentino (interim)
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
MLS Conference:
Overall:
MLS Cup Playoffs To be determined
U.S. Open Cup Quarter-finals
Leagues Cup Group stage
Home colors
All statistics correct as of July 30, 2024.

The 2024 Atlanta United FC season is the eighth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the sixteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competing in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United will play their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they will compete in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and the 2024 Leagues Cup.

On June 3, Atlanta United parted ways with head coach Gonzalo Pineda, after starting the season winning just 4 of their first 16 league matches, with the club standing in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. It was also announced that Rob Valentino would immediately step in as the interim head coach until a new one is hired.[1]

Club

Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Guzan (captain) United States GK (1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40) England Middlesbrough 220 0
22 Josh Cohen United States GK (1992-08-08) August 8, 1992 (age 32) Israel Maccabi Haifa 7 0
31 Quentin Westberg United States GK (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38) Canada Toronto FC 6 0
Defenders
2 Ronald Hernández Venezuela RB (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27) Scotland Aberdeen 57 2
3 Derrick Williams Republic of Ireland CB (1993-01-17) January 17, 1993 (age 31) United States D.C. United 19 0
4 Luis Abram Peru CB (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28) Spain Granada 45 0
5 Stian Rode Gregersen (DP) Norway CB (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 (age 29) France Bordeaux 18 2
11 Brooks Lennon United States RB (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27) United States Real Salt Lake 156 9
18 Pedro Amador Portugal LB (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 (age 25) Portugal Moreirense 1 0
21 Efrain Morales (HGP) Bolivia CB (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20) United States Atlanta United Academy 7 0
24 Noah Cobb (HGP) United States CB (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) United States Atlanta United 2 23 0
47 Matthew Edwards (HGP) United States LB (2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 (age 21) United States Atlanta United 2 4 0
Midfielders
6 Bartosz Slisz Poland DM (1999-03-29) March 29, 1999 (age 25) Poland Legia Warsaw 22 1
8 Tristan Muyumba France DM (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 (age 27) France Guingamp 41 1
9 Saba Lobzhanidze Georgia (country) LW (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 29) Turkey Hatayspor 35 10
13 Dax McCarty United States CM (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) United States Nashville SC 19 0
16 Xande Silva Portugal LW (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 27) France Dijon 35 6
20 Edwin Mosquera Colombia LW (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23) Colombia Independiente Medellín 45 4
23 Adyn Torres (HGP) United States LW (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 16) United States Atlanta United 2 2 0
25 Luke Brennan (HGP) United States LW (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 19) United States Atlanta United 2 10 0
28 Tyler Wolff (HGP) United States RW (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21) United States Atlanta United Academy 54 6
30 Nicolas Firmino Brazil AM (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 23) United States Atlanta United 2 13 4
35 Ajani Fortune (HGP) Trinidad and Tobago AM (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 21) United States Atlanta United 2 39 0
Aleksei Miranchuk (DP) Russia AM (1995-10-17) October 17, 1995 (age 28) Italy Atalanta 0 0
Forwards
19 Daniel Ríos Mexico CF (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29) Mexico Guadalajara 22 9
29 Jamal Thiaré Senegal CF (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31) France Le Havre 26 5

Player movement

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type US Fee/notes Date Source
MF Argentina Esequiel Barco Argentina River Plate Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
MF Argentina Franco Ibarra Canada Toronto FC Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
14 DF United States Aiden McFadden United States Memphis 901 Loan return US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
25 MF United States Luke Brennan United States Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [3]
30 MF Brazil Nicolas Firmino United States Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Free January 1, 2024 [4]
23 MF United States Adyn Torres United States Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [5]
16 MF Portugal Xande Silva France Dijon Transfer Non-US Undisclosed January 1, 2024 [6]
22 GK United States Josh Cohen Israel Maccabi Haifa Transfer US Free January 1, 2024 [7]
DF United States Garrison Tubbs United States Wake Forest University Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [8]
13 MF United States Dax McCarty United States Nashville SC Transfer US Free January 9, 2024 [9]
5 DF Norway Stian Rode Gregersen France Bordeaux Transfer Non-US $2,000,000 January 11, 2024 [10]
3 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams United States D.C. United Transfer US Re-Entry Draft January 12, 2024 [11]
6 MF Poland Bartosz Slisz Poland Legia Warsaw Transfer Non-US $3,500,000 January 17, 2024 [12]
47 DF United States Matthew Edwards United States Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract June 21, 2024 [13]
18 DF Portugal Pedro Amador Portugal Moreirense Transfer Non-US Free July 1, 2024 [14]
MF Russia Aleksei Miranchuk Italy Atalanta Transfer Non-US $13,000,000 July 30, 2024 [15]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type US Fee/notes Date Source
16 MF Portugal Xande Silva France Dijon Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
22 DF Mexico Juanjo Purata Mexico Tigres UANL Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
30 MF South Sudan Machop Chol United States San Antonio FC Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
36 FW United States Jackson Conway United States Charleston Battery Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
25 GK Senegal Clément Diop Free Agent Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
GK United States Justin Garces Free Agent Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Retired Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
19 FW Spain Miguel Berry United States LA Galaxy Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
20 FW Brazil Matheus Rossetto Brazil Fortaleza Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
13 MF United States Amar Sejdić United States Nashville SC Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [2]
MF Argentina Esequiel Barco Argentina River Plate Transfer Non-US $6,400,000 January 1, 2024 [16]
DF United States Garrison Tubbs United States D.C. United Transfer US $125,000 GAM January 1, 2024 [17]
12 DF United States Miles Robinson United States FC Cincinnati Transfer US Free January 3, 2024 [18]
18 MF Haiti Derrick Etienne Canada Toronto FC Transfer US $200,000 GAM April 24, 2024 [19]
7 FW Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis Mexico Cruz Azul Transfer Non-US $10,000,000 June 16, 2024 [20]
10 MF Argentina Thiago Almada Brazil Botafogo Transfer Non-US $30,000,000 July 6, 2024 [21]
14 MF United States Aiden McFadden United States Louisville City Transfer US Undisclosed July 19, 2024 [22]
26 DF United States Caleb Wiley England Chelsea Transfer US $11,000,000 July 22, 2024 [23]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned From US Start End Source
19 FW Mexico Daniel Ríos Mexico Guadalajara US March 20, 2024 End of Season [24]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
MF Argentina Franco Ibarra Argentina Rosario Central January 6, 2024 December 31, 2024 [25]
5 MF Argentina Santiago Sosa Argentina Racing Club January 19, 2024 December 31, 2024 [26]
14 DF United States Aiden McFadden United States Louisville City April 5, 2024 July 19, 2024 [27]

SuperDraft picks

2024 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 19 Jamaica Jayden Hibbert GK UConn US
2 48 Spain Javier Armas MF Oregon State Non-US
3 77 Denmark Casper Mols GK Kentucky Non-US

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss

Non-competitive

Pre-season exhibitions

MLS

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Standings

Eastern Conference

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Overall

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Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

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U.S. Open Cup

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Atlanta United entered the tournament in the Round of 32.

Leagues Cup

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East 7

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Statistics

Top scorers

As of July 27, 2024
Place Position Name MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 FW Mexico Daniel Ríos 6 0 1 2 9
2 MF Georgia (country) Saba Lobzhanidze 6 0 0 1 7
3 MF Argentina Thiago Almada[lower-alpha 1] 6 0 0 0 6
4 FW Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis[lower-alpha 2] 5 0 0 0 5
FW Senegal Jamal Thiaré 5 0 0 0 5
6 MF Brazil Nicolas Firmino 0 0 3 0 3
7 DF Norway Stian Rode Gregersen 2 0 0 0 2
MF Portugal Xande Silva 2 0 0 0 2
9 MF Poland Bartosz Slisz 1 0 0 0 1
DF United States Caleb Wiley[lower-alpha 3] 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 35 0 4 3 42

Appearances and goals

As of 27 July 2024

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No. Pos Player Nat MLS Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brad Guzan United States 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 0
22 GK Josh Cohen United States 3 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 7 6 0
Defenders
2 DF Ronald Hernández Venezuela 11 6 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 15 10 0
3 DF Derrick Williams Republic of Ireland 18 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 18 0
4 DF Luis Abram Peru 15 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17 13 0
5 DF Stian Rode Gregersen Norway 14 11 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 18 14 2
11 DF Brooks Lennon United States 25 25 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 26 0
18 DF Pedro Amador Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF Efrain Morales Bolivia 4 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 7 6 0
24 DF Noah Cobb United States 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 0
26 DF Caleb Wiley[lower-alpha 3] United States 21 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 22 1
47 DF Matthew Edwards United States 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Bartosz Slisz Poland 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 1
8 MF Tristan Muyumba France 25 23 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 27 25 0
9 MF Saba Lobzhanidze Georgia (country) 21 20 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 23 22 7
10 MF Thiago Almada[lower-alpha 1] Argentina 17 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 6
13 MF Dax McCarty United States 15 8 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 19 10 0
16 MF Xande Silva Portugal 20 14 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 15 2
18 MF Derrick Etienne Jr.[lower-alpha 4] Haiti 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 MF Edwin Mosquera Colombia 15 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 5 0
23 MF Adyn Torres United States 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 MF Luke Brennan United States 6 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
28 MF Tyler Wolff United States 12 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 5 0
30 MF Nicolas Firmino Brazil 8 2 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 12 5 3
35 MF Ajani Fortune Trinidad and Tobago 18 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 21 8 0
41 MF Alan Carleton[lower-alpha 5] United States 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
62 MF Ashton Gordon[lower-alpha 5] Jamaica 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Forwards
7 FW Giorgos Giakoumakis[lower-alpha 2] Greece 11 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 5
19 FW Daniel Ríos Mexico 18 12 6 3 1 1 1 1 2 22 14 9
29 FW Jamal Thiaré Senegal 17 7 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 19 8 5
Total 25 35 3 4 1 3 29 42
  1. 1.0 1.1 transferred to Botafogo during the season
  2. 2.0 2.1 transferred to Cruz Azul during the season
  3. 3.0 3.1 transferred to Chelsea during the season
  4. transferred to Toronto FC during the season
  5. 5.0 5.1 signed on short-term loan from Atlanta United 2

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