2024 Atlanta United 2 season

Atlanta United 2
2024 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentGarth Lagerwey
Head coachSteve Cooke
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
All statistics correct as of January 3, 2025.

The 2024 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's seventh year of existence as well as their second season in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Club

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals
Contracted Players
36 Ramzi Qawasmy DF (1999-11-30) November 30, 1999 Louisville City 18 0
38 Ethan Dudley DF (2000-04-11) April 11, 2000 Union Omaha 13 1
41 Alan Carleton MF (2005-03-20) March 20, 2005 Atlanta United Academy 56 3
42 Jayden Hibbert GK (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 UConn 19 0
43 Rodrigo Neri FW (2005-05-12) May 12, 2005 Valencia Academy 12 3
45 Noble Okello MF (2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 New England Revolution II 26 3
48 Cooper Sanchez MF (2008-03-26) March 26, 2008 Atlanta United Academy 9 0
55 Matías Gallardo MF (2003-11-24) November 24, 2003 River Plate Academy 31 1
62 Ashton Gordon FW (2007-04-14) April 14, 2007 Atlanta United Academy 16 2
75 Jacob Williams DF (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 Crown Legacy 17 0
86 Javier Armas MF (2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 Oregon State University 28 7
88 John Berner GK (1991-02-14) February 14, 1991 Huntsville City 4 0
95 Kaiden Moore DF (2007-05-11) May 11, 2007 Atlanta United Academy 17 1
96 Daniel Russo DF (2002-03-24) March 24, 2002 Notre Dame 2 0
99 Karim Tmimi FW (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 Georgia Gwinnett College 52 15
Players Loaned From Atlanta United
2 Ronald Hernández DF (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 Aberdeen 5 0
14 Aiden McFadden[a] DF (1998-09-28) September 28, 1998 Notre Dame 55 9
18 Pedro Amador DF (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 Moreirense 1 0
20 Edwin Mosquera MF (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 Independiente Medellín 1 0
21 Efrain Morales DF (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 Atlanta United Academy 69 3
22 Josh Cohen GK (1992-08-18) August 18, 1992 Maccabi Haifa 3 0
23 Adyn Torres MF (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 Atlanta United Academy 31 0
24 Noah Cobb DF (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 Atlanta United Academy 57 3
25 Luke Brennan MF (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 Atlanta United Academy 65 10
28 Tyler Wolff MF (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 Atlanta United Academy 20 7
30 Nicolas Firmino MF (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 Union Omaha 81 22
47 Matthew Edwards DF (2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 University of North Carolina 24 0
52 Erik Centeno MF (2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 University of the Pacific 76 1
Derrick Etienne[b] MF (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 Columbus Crew 3 0
Academy Call-Ups
44 Shawn Lanza FW (2006-03-19) March 19, 2006 Atlanta United Academy 16 0
49 Matthew Dejianne FW (2006-11-22) November 22, 2006 Atlanta United Academy 13 0
50 Dominik Chong Qui DF (2007-12-29) December 29, 2007 Atlanta United Academy 17 2
51 Jonathan Ransom GK (2008-01-08) January 8, 2008 Atlanta United Academy 2 0
57 Stephen Hurlock FW (2006-09-28) September 28, 2006 Atlanta United Academy 12 0
64 Miles Hadley DF (2006-05-11) May 11, 2006 Atlanta United Academy 4 1
77 Pavel Romero MF (2006-02-10) February 10, 2006 Atlanta United Academy 1 0
94 Landon Zuniga MF (2007-09-26) September 26, 2007 Atlanta United Academy 1 0
  1. ^ transferred to Louisville City during the season
  2. ^ transferred to Toronto FC during the season

Player movement

In

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
75 DF 25 Jacob Williams Crown Legacy Transfer Free January 1, 2024 [1]
45 MF 24 Noble Okello New England Revolution II Transfer Free January 1, 2024 [1]
88 GK 34 John Berner Huntsville City Transfer Free January 1, 2024 [1]
47 DF 22 Matthew Edwards North Carolina Transfer January 1, 2024 [2]
96 DF 23 Daniel Russo Notre Dame Transfer January 1, 2024 [3]
42 GK 20 Jayden Hibbert UConn Transfer SuperDraft Pick January 12, 2024 [4]
86 MF 25 Javier Armas Oregon State Transfer SuperDraft Pick January 18, 2024 [5]
62 FW 18 Ashton Gordon Atlanta United Academy Transfer Free January 29, 2024 [6]
36 DF 25 Ramzi Qawasmy Louisville City Transfer Free April 19, 2024 [7]
38 DF 25 Ethan Dudley Union Omaha Transfer Free May 16, 2024 [8]
48 MF 17 Cooper Sanchez Atlanta United Academy Transfer Free July 2, 2024 [9]
43 FW 20 Rodrigo Neri Valencia Academy Transfer Free July 11, 2024 [10]
95 DF 18 Kaiden Moore Atlanta United Academy Transfer Free July 26, 2024 [11]

Out

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
3 DF 30 Fuad Adeniyi Free Agent Option Declined January 1, 2024 [12]
5 MF 27 Toni Tiente Free Agent Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
6 DF 23 Nelson Orji Free Agent Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
7 MF 20 Luke Brennan Atlanta United Transfer Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
8 MF 24 Nicolas Firmino Atlanta United Transfer Free January 1, 2024 [13]
10 MF 24 Jonantan Villal Atlético San Luis Transfer Undisclosed January 1, 2024 [14]
11 MF 21 David Mejía Miami FC Option Declined January 1, 2024 [12]
14 MF 28 Kofi Twumasi Rhode Island Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
16 DF 24 Chris Gloster New Mexico United Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
22 GK 24 Sebastián Guerra Atlético Huila Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
33 DF 24 Tyler Young Free Agent Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
34 MF 21 Emenike Nwogu Free Agent Out of Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
39 MF 17 Adyn Torres Atlanta United Transfer Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [12]
47 DF 22 Matthew Edwards Atlanta United Transfer Homegrown Contract June 21, 2024 [15]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
42 GK Jayden Hibbert Birmingham Legion June 17, 2024 July 10, 2024 [16]

Competitions

MLS Next Pro

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
11 NE New York Red Bulls II 28 10 4 2 12 56 61 −5 40
12 NE Toronto FC II 28 10 1 5 12 44 51 −7 37
13 SE Atlanta United 2 28 7 4 3 14 42 64 −22 32
14 SE Huntsville City FC 28 8 0 5 15 39 53 −14 29
15 NE New England Revolution II 28 4 4 2 18 37 59 −22 22
Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
24 Austin FC II 28 7 4 7 10 44 49 −5 36
25 Minnesota United FC 2 28 8 4 0 16 43 73 −30 32
26 Atlanta United 2 28 7 4 3 14 42 64 −22 32
27 Huntsville City FC 28 8 0 5 15 39 53 −14 29
28 Colorado Rapids 2 28 6 1 3 18 37 54 −17 23
Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

Matches

March 16 1 Atlanta United 2 2–3 Orlando City B Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM EDT Armas 11' (pen.)
Morales 90+1'
Report Solís 27' (pen.)
Tsukada 30'
Guske 49'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: Alex Beehler
March 24 2 Atlanta United 2 4–0 Carolina Core Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM ET
  • Armas  2' 34'
  • Brennan 24', 26'
  • Ayo  40'
  • Tmimi 79'
Report
  • Diaz  51'
  • Canete  59'
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 14 3 Atlanta United 2 0–5 Philadelphia Union II Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM ET Report Donovan 18', 65'
Davis 49'
Olney 54'
Tucker 81'
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Shawn Tehini
April 21 4 Atlanta United 2 1–4 FC Cincinnati 2 Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Katherine McCormick
May 8 8 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Carolina Core Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET
Report
  • Evans 43'
  • Diaz 45+2'
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Alejo Calume
May 18 9 Huntsville City 2–3 Atlanta United 2 Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
May 25 10 Chattanooga FC 2–2
(5–3 p)
Atlanta United 2 Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 4,115
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Penalties
May 31 11 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Crown Legacy Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET
  • John 90+1'
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 30 13 Inter Miami II 4–1 Atlanta United 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Referee: John Matto
July 7 14 New York Red Bulls II 6–2 Atlanta United 2 Montclair, New Jersey
5:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Referee: Marie Durr
July 14 15 Atlanta United 2 2–2
(4–3 p)
Columbus Crew 2 Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Emma Richards
Penalties
July 21 16 Crown Legacy 2–1 Atlanta United 2 Matthews, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
July 27 17 Huntsville City 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium
Attendance: 4,874
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 3 18 Atlanta United 2 3–2 New England Revolution II Kennesaw, Georgia
8:30 PM ET
  • Tmimi 13'
  • Carleton 36', 38'
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Alejo Calume
August 11 19 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Toronto FC II Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET
Report Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Adam Mitchell
August 28 22 Carolina Core 4–1 Atlanta United 2 High Point, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET
  • Canate 2', 57'
  • Polanco 57'
  • Evans 90'
Report
  • Dudley 38'
Stadium: Truist Point
Attendance: 2,522
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 1 23 Chattanooga FC 3–4 Atlanta United 2 Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: William Hale
September 6 24 New York City II 2–2
(2–4 p)
Atlanta United 2 Manhattan, New York
5:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Icahn Stadium
Referee: Stephanie MacFarland
Penalties
September 15 25 Atlanta United 2 3–6 Huntsville City Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Promise Adebayo-Ige
September 19 26 Crown Legacy 0–0
(5–3 p)
Atlanta United 2 Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
Penalties
September 15 27 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Inter Miami II Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
Referee: Katherine McCormick
September 29 28 Philadelphia Union II 2–1 Atlanta United 2 Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Marie Durr

Statistics

Top Scorers

As of September 30, 2024
Place Position Name MLS Next Pro Playoffs Total
1 FW Karim Tmimi 9 0 9
2 MF Javier Armas 7 0 7
3 MF Luke Brennan 4 0 4
4 MF Alan Carleton 3 0 3
MF Nicolas Firmino 3 0 3
FW Rodrigo Neri 3 0 3
MF Noble Okello 3 0 3
8 DF Dominik Chong Qui 2 0 2
MF Ashton Gordon 2 0 2
10 DF Ethan Dudley 1 0 1
MF Matías Gallardo 1 0 1
DF Miles Hadley 1 0 1
DF Kaiden Moore 1 0 1
DF Efrain Morales 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 1
Total 42 0 42

References

  1. ^ a b c "Atlanta United 2 signs three players for 2024 season". ATLUTD.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs defender Matthew Edwards". ATLUTD. December 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs defender Matthew Edwards". ATLUTD. December 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Jayden Hibbert". ATLUTD. January 12, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Javier Armas". ATLUTD. January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Ashton Gordon". ATLUTD. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Defender Ramzi Qawasmy". ATLUTD. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Defender Ethan Dudley". ATLUTD. May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Academy Midfielder Cooper Sanchez". ATLUTD. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Forward Rodrigo Neri". ATLUTD. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Forward Rodrigo Neri". ATLUTD. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Atlanta United 2 announces year-end roster moves". ATLUTD.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "Atlanta United 2 announces roster moves". ATLUTD. October 17, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlanta United 2 transfers Jonantan Villal to Atlético San Luis". ATLUTD. December 28, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Atlanta United Signs Matt Edwards to Homegrown Deal". Atlanta United. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Loans Goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert to Birmingham Legion FC". ATLUTD. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.