2024 Atlanta United FC season

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.

Atlanta United FC
2024 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentGarth Lagerwey
Head coachGonzalo Pineda
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
MLSConference:
Overall:
MLS Cup PlayoffsTo be determined
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Leagues CupGroup stage
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of April 29, 2024.

Club edit

Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Guzan (captain)   GK (1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 39)   Middlesbrough 206 0
22 Josh Cohen   GK (1992-08-08) August 8, 1992 (age 31)   Maccabi Haifa 0 0
31 Quentin Westberg   GK (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38)   Toronto FC 6 0
Defenders
2 Ronald Hernández   RB (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26)   Aberdeen 45 2
3 Derrick Williams   CB (1993-01-17) January 17, 1993 (age 31)   D.C. United 6 0
4 Luis Abram   CB (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28)   Granada 33 0
5 Stian Gregersen (DP)   CB (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 (age 28)   Bordeaux 3 0
11 Brooks Lennon   RB (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 26)   Real Salt Lake 137 9
21 Efrain Morales (HGP)   CB (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20)   Atlanta United Academy 1 0
24 Noah Cobb (HGP)   CB (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 18)   Atlanta United 2 9 0
26 Caleb Wiley (HGP)   LB (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19)   Atlanta United Academy 70 6
Midfielders
6 Bartosz Slisz   DM (1999-03-29) March 29, 1999 (age 25)   Legia Warsaw 8 0
8 Tristan Muyumba   DM (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 (age 27)   Guingamp 23 1
9 Saba Lobzhanidze   LW (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 29)   Hatayspor 21 4
10 Thiago Almada (DP)   AM (2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 (age 23)   Vélez Sarsfield 74 22
13 Dax McCarty   CM (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37)   Nashville SC 4 0
16 Xande Silva   LW (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 27)   Dijon 19 4
20 Edwin Mosquera   LW (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 22)   Independiente Medellín 37 4
23 Adyn Torres (HGP)   LW (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 16)   Atlanta United 2 0 0
25 Luke Brennan (HGP)   LW (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 19)   Atlanta United 2 1 0
28 Tyler Wolff (HGP)   RW (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21)   Atlanta United Academy 48 6
30 Nicolas Firmino   AM (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 23)   Atlanta United 2 3 1
35 Ajani Fortune (HGP)   AM (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 21)   Atlanta United 2 24 0
Forwards
7 Giorgos Giakoumakis (DP)   CF (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 29)   Celtic 38 24
19 Daniel Ríos   CF (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29)   Guadalajara 4 1
29 Jamal Thiaré   CF (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31)   Le Havre 12 3

Player movement edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type US Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Esequiel Barco   River Plate Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
MF   Franco Ibarra   Toronto FC Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
14 DF   Aiden McFadden   Memphis 901 Loan return US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
25 MF   Luke Brennan   Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [2]
30 MF   Nicolas Firmino   Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Free January 1, 2024 [3]
23 MF   Adyn Torres   Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [4]
16 MF   Xande Silva   Dijon Transfer Non-US Undisclosed January 1, 2024 [5]
22 GK   Josh Cohen   Maccabi Haifa Transfer US Free January 1, 2024 [6]
DF   Garrison Tubbs   Wake Forest University Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2024 [7]
13 MF   Dax McCarty   Nashville SC Transfer US Free January 9, 2024 [8]
5 DF   Stian Gregersen   Bordeaux Transfer Non-US $2,000,000 January 11, 2024 [9]
3 DF   Derrick Williams   D.C. United Transfer US Re-Entry Draft January 12, 2024 [10]
6 MF   Bartosz Slisz   Legia Warsaw Transfer Non-US $3,500,000 January 17, 2024 [11]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type US Fee/notes Date Source
16 MF   Xande Silva   Dijon Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
22 DF   Juanjo Purata   Tigres UANL Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
30 MF   Machop Chol   San Antonio FC Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
36 FW   Jackson Conway   Charleston Battery Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
25 GK   Clément Diop Free Agent Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
GK   Justin Garces Free Agent Option Declined US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
6 MF   Osvaldo Alonso Retired Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
19 FW   Miguel Berry   LA Galaxy Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
20 FW   Matheus Rossetto   Fortaleza Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
13 MF   Amar Sejdić   Nashville SC Out of Contract US Free January 1, 2024 [1]
MF   Esequiel Barco   River Plate Transfer Non-US $6,400,000 January 1, 2024 [12]
DF   Garrison Tubbs   D.C. United Transfer US $125,000 GAM January 1, 2024 [13]
12 DF   Miles Robinson   FC Cincinnati Transfer US Free January 3, 2024 [14]
18 MF   Derrick Etienne   Toronto FC Transfer US $200,000 GAM April 24, 2024 [15]

Loan in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned From US Start End Source
19 FW   Daniel Ríos   Guadalajara US March 20, 2024 End of Season [16]

Loan out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
MF   Franco Ibarra   Rosario Central January 6, 2024 December 31, 2024 [17]
5 MF   Santiago Sosa   Racing Club January 19, 2024 December 31, 2024 [18]
14 DF   Aiden McFadden   Louisville City April 5, 2024 December 31, 2024 [19]

SuperDraft picks edit

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

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Non-competitive edit

Pre-season exhibitions edit

January 27, 2024 Birmingham Legion 1–2 Atlanta United FC Birmingham, AL
3:00 PM EST Martinez   42' Report Giakoumakis   20'
Firmino   22'
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 7,577
February 3, 2024 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Memphis 901 Athens, GA
3:00 PM EST Thiaré   87' Report Pickering   2' Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex
February 7, 2024 Atlanta United FC 2–1 CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
Thiaré   34'
Wolff   66'
Report Yankov   100' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Match was played in two 60 minute halves
February 10, 2024 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–2 Atlanta United FC St. Petersburg, FL
Report Firmino   53'
Thiaré   64'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 17, 2024 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Miami Shores, FL
11:00 AM EST Firmino   20' Report Agada   73' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Vargas   85'
Stadium: Barry University

MLS edit

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit
MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Philadelphia Union 9 3 2 4 17 14 +3 13 Qualification for Round One
8 D.C. United 10 3 3 4 14 15 −1 13 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Atlanta United FC 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 12
10 CF Montréal 9 3 3 3 12 16 −4 12
11 Charlotte FC 10 3 5 2 10 13 −3 11
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 2024. Source: MLS
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 edit
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
15 Philadelphia Union 9 3 2 4 17 14 +3 13
16 D.C. United 10 3 3 4 14 15 −1 13
17 Atlanta United FC 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 12
18 CF Montréal 9 3 3 3 12 16 −4 12
19 St. Louis City SC 9 2 1 6 15 14 +1 12
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 2024. Source: MLS
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)

Matches edit

February 24 1 Columbus Crew 1–0 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
2:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,406
Referee: Rafael Bonilla
March 9 2 Atlanta United FC 4–1 New England Revolution Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 67,727
Referee: Rafael Santos
March 17 3 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Orlando City SC Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,631
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
March 23 4 Toronto FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC Toronto, ON
7:30 PM
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,768
Referee: Scott Bowman
March 31 5 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, GA
3:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,525
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 6 6 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC New York, NY
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 21,497
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 14 7 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union Atlanta, GA
2:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,763
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 20 8 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,600
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 27 9 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, IL
8:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,236
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 4 10 Atlanta United FC v Minnesota United FC Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 11 11 Atlanta United FC v D.C. United Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 15 12 FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United FC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 18 13 Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC Nashville, TN
1:30 PM Stadium: Geodis Park
May 25 14 Atlanta United FC v Los Angeles FC Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 29 15 Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United FC Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM Stadium: Chase Stadium
June 2 16 Atlanta United FC v Charlotte FC Atlanta, GA
4:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 15 17 Atlanta United FC v Houston Dynamo FC Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 19 18 D.C. United v Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM Stadium: Audi Field
June 22 19 St. Louis City SC v Atlanta United FC St. Louis, MO
8:30 PM Stadium: CityPark
June 29 20 Atlanta United FC v Toronto FC Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 3 21 New England Revolution v Atlanta United FC Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 6 22 Real Salt Lake v Atlanta United FC Sandy, UT
9:30 PM Stadium: America First Field
July 13 23 CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC Montreal, QC
7:30 PM Stadium: Saputo Stadium
July 17 24 Atlanta United FC v New York City FC Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 20 25 Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 24 26 LA Galaxy v Atlanta United FC Carson, CA
10:30 PM Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
August 31 27 Charlotte FC v Atlanta United FC Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
September 14 28 Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 18 29 Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami CF Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 21 30 New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United FC Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM Stadium: Red Bull Arena
September 28 31 Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC Chester, PA
7:30 PM Stadium: Subaru Park
October 2 32 Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 5 33 Atlanta United FC v New York Red Bulls Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 19 34 Orlando City SC v Atlanta United FC Orlando, FL
6:00 PM Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

U.S. Open Cup edit

Atlanta United will enter the tournament in the Round of 32.

May 7 Round of 32 Atlanta United FC   v   Charlotte Independence Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PM Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium

Leagues Cup edit

East 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Atlanta United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Santos Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 26 Group stage Atlanta United FC   v   D.C. United Atlanta, GA
8:00 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 4 Group stage Atlanta United FC   v   Santos Laguna Atlanta, GA
4:00 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of April 29, 2024
Place Position Name MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 FW   Giorgos Giakoumakis 5 0 0 0 5
2 FW   Jamal Thiaré 3 0 0 0 3
3 MF   Thiago Almada 2 0 0 0 2
4 MF   Saba Lobzhanidze 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Daniel Ríos 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Caleb Wiley 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 13

Appearances and goals edit

As of 29 April 2024
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   9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0
Defenders
2 DF Ronald Hernández   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
3 DF Derrick Williams   6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
4 DF Luis Abram   5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
5 DF Stian Gregersen   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
11 DF Brooks Lennon   9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0
21 DF Efrain Morales   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
24 DF Noah Cobb   5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
26 DF Caleb Wiley   8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 1
Midfielders
6 MF Bartosz Slisz   8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0
8 MF Tristan Muyumba   9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0
9 MF Saba Lobzhanidze   9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 1
10 MF Thiago Almada   8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 2
13 MF Dax McCarty   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
16 MF Xande Silva   6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0
18 MF Derrick Etienne Jr.   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 MF Edwin Mosquera   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
28 MF Tyler Wolff   7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0
30 MF Nicolas Firmino   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
35 MF Ajani Fortune   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Giorgos Giakoumakis   6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 5
19 FW Daniel Ríos   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
29 FW Jamal Thiaré   5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3
Total 8 13 0 0 0 0 8 13

References edit

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