2021 Atlanta United FC season
Atlanta United FC 2021 soccer season
The 2021 Atlanta United FC season was the fifth season of Atlanta United FC 's existence, and the thirteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competing in the top division of American soccer . Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium . Due to the cancelation of the 2020 U.S. Open Cup , Atlanta competed in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League as the final berth was given to the defending champions of the U.S. Open Cup.[ 1]
Club
Squad no.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Brad Guzan (C)
GK
(1984-09-09 ) September 9, 1984 (age 40)
Middlesbrough
158
0
18
Ben Lundgaard
GK
(1995-09-25 ) September 25, 1995 (age 29)
Atlanta United 2
0
0
25
Alec Kann
GK
(1990-08-08 ) August 8, 1990 (age 34)
Sporting Kansas City
30
0
Defenders
2
Ronald Hernández
RB
(1997-09-21 ) September 21, 1997 (age 27)
Aberdeen
13
1
3
Alex DeJohn
CB
(1991-05-10 ) May 10, 1991 (age 33)
Orlando City SC
4
0
4
Anton Walkes
RB
(1997-02-08 ) February 8, 1997 (age 27)
Portsmouth
79
4
6
Alan Franco
CB
(1996-10-11 ) October 11, 1996 (age 28)
Independiente
27
0
11
Brooks Lennon
RB
(1997-09-22 ) September 22, 1997 (age 27)
Real Salt Lake
62
2
12
Miles Robinson (GA) CB
(1997-03-14 ) March 14, 1997 (age 27)
Syracuse University
108
2
21
George Bello (HGP) LB
(2002-01-22 ) January 22, 2002 (age 22)
Atlanta United Academy
59
3
24
Josh Bauer
CB
(1998-07-22 ) July 22, 1998 (age 26)
Birmingham Legion
0
0
27
Bryce Washington (HGP) CB
(1998-09-12 ) September 12, 1998 (age 26)
University of Pittsburgh
0
0
32
George Campbell (HGP) CB
(2001-06-22 ) June 22, 2001 (age 23)
Atlanta United Academy
17
1
33
Mikey Ambrose
LB
(1993-10-05 ) October 5, 1993 (age 31)
Inter Miami CF
31
0
Midfielders
5
Santiago Sosa
DM
(1999-05-03 ) May 3, 1999 (age 25)
River Plate
30
1
8
Ezequiel Barco (DP) AM
(1999-03-23 ) March 23, 1999 (age 25)
Independiente
107
19
9
Matheus Rossetto
AM
(1996-06-03 ) June 3, 1996 (age 28)
Athletico Paranaense
39
0
10
Marcelino Moreno
CM
(1994-06-25 ) June 25, 1994 (age 30)
Lanús
43
11
13
Amar Sejdič
CM
(1996-11-29 ) November 29, 1996 (age 28)
CF Montréal
10
0
14
Franco Ibarra
DM
(2001-04-28 ) April 28, 2001 (age 23)
Argentinos Juniors
19
0
19
Luiz Araújo (DP) RW
(1996-06-02 ) June 2, 1996 (age 28)
Lille
16
4
20
Emerson Hyndman
CM
(1996-04-07 ) April 7, 1996 (age 28)
AFC Bournemouth
56
6
22
Jürgen Damm
RW
(1992-11-07 ) November 7, 1992 (age 32)
UANL
27
1
23
Jake Mulraney
AM
(1996-04-05 ) April 5, 1996 (age 28)
Hearts
47
2
28
Tyler Wolff (HGP) RW
(2003-02-13 ) February 13, 2003 (age 21)
Atlanta United Academy
12
0
29
Mo Adams (GA) CM
(1996-09-23 ) September 23, 1996 (age 28)
Chicago Fire FC
28
1
30
Machop Chol (HGP) RW
(1998-11-14 ) November 14, 1998 (age 26)
Wake Forest University
9
0
Forwards
7
Josef Martínez (DP) CF
(1993-05-19 ) May 19, 1993 (age 31)
Torino
132
102
16
Erik López
CF
(2001-11-27 ) November 27, 2001 (age 23)
Olimpia
20
1
31
Erick Torres
CF
(1993-01-19 ) January 19, 1993 (age 31)
Tijuana
36
1
36
Jackson Conway (HGP) CF
(2001-12-03 ) December 3, 2001 (age 23)
Atlanta United 2
9
2
International roster slots
Atlanta currently has ten International Roster Slots for use in the 2021 season. Matheus Rossetto obtained a green card in April 2021 to qualify as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[ 2]
Results
Non-competitive
Win Draw Loss
Friendlies
Competitive
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
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)
(C) Champions
Notes:
Overall
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)
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34
13
12
9
45
37
+8
51
9
5
3
25
14
+11
4
7
6
20
23
−3
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A H A A H A H H A H A A H A H A A A H H A H H H H A H A A H H H A A Result D W L D W D D D L D L D L D L L D W W W W L W W W L W L W D W D D W Position (conf.) 7 2 5 7 2 5 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 8 7 5 Position (league) 10 4 12 17 6 12 13 15 19 19 20 20 20 19 22 22 24 20 19 16 14 18 18 16 9
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2021. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Regular season
Win Draw Loss
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Atlanta United
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of November 21, 2021
Top scorers
As of December 30, 2021 [ 3]
Player movement
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Type
US
Fee/notes
Date
Source
24
FW
JJ Williams Birmingham Legion Loan return
US
Free
November 30, 2020
30
MF
Andrew Carleton Indy Eleven Loan return
US
Free
November 30, 2020
—
MF
Lagos Kunga Phoenix Rising Loan return
US
Free
November 30, 2020
36
FW
Jackson Conway Atlanta United 2 Transfer
US
Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)
December 3, 2020
[ 4]
33
DF
Mikey Ambrose Inter Miami CF Transfer
US
Free
December 22, 2020
[ 5]
35
DF
Efrain Morales Transfer
US
Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)
January 1, 2021
[ 6]
16
FW
Erik López Atlanta United 2 Transfer
Non-US
Free[ a]
January 1, 2021
[ 7] [ 8]
30
MF
Machop Chol Wake Forest University Transfer
US
Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)
January 19, 2021
[ 9]
15
FW
Lisandro López Racing Club Transfer
Non-US
Free
January 25, 2021
[ 10]
5
MF
Santiago Sosa River Plate Transfer
Non-US
Undisclosed
February 12, 2021
[ 11]
14
MF
Franco Ibarra Argentinos Juniors Transfer
Non-US
Undisclosed
February 22, 2021
[ 12]
18
GK
Ben Lundgaard Atlanta United 2 Transfer
US
Free
March 4, 2021
[ 13]
—
DF
Andrew Gutman Celtic Transfer[ b]
US
Undisclosed
March 9, 2021
[ 14]
3
DF
Alex DeJohn Orlando City SC Transfer
US
Free
March 12, 2021
[ 15]
26
DF
Jack Gurr Atlanta United 2 Transfer
US
Free
April 5, 2021
[ 16]
6
DF
Alan Franco Independiente Transfer
Non-US
$2.8 Million (DP )
April 8, 2021
[ 17]
24
DF
Josh Bauer Birmingham Legion Transfer
US
Draft Pick
April 15, 2021
[ 18]
27
DF
Bryce Washington University of Pittsburgh Transfer
US
Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)
June 4, 2021
[ 19]
13
MF
Amar Sejdič CF Montréal Trade
US
$100K GAM
July 6, 2021
[ 20]
19
MF
Luiz Araújo Lille Transfer
Non-US
$12 Million (DP )
August 5, 2021
[ 21]
Loan in
SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2021 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes. Atlanta have three selections in the draft.
^ Atlanta United traded the No. 5 and No. 32 overall picks to D.C. United in exchange for $125,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) and the 31st overall pick.[ 25]
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Type
US
Fee/notes
Date
Source
13
GK
Brendan Moore Free agent
Option Declined
US
Free
November 24, 2020
[ 26]
18
MF
Jeff Larentowicz Retired
Out of Contract
US
Free
November 30, 2020
[ 26]
19
DF
Edgar Castillo FC Cincinnati Option Declined
US
Free
November 30, 2020
[ 26]
24
FW
JJ Williams Birmingham Legion Option Declined
US
Free
November 30, 2020
[ 26]
27
MF
Laurence Wyke Tampa Bay Rowdies Option Declined
Non-US
Free
November 30, 2020
[ 26]
30
MF
Andrew Carleton Free agent
Option Declined
US
Free
November 30, 2020
[ 26]
—
MF
Lagos Kunga Free agent
Option Declined
US
Free
November 30, 2020
[ 26]
26
MF
Jon Gallagher Austin FC Trade
US
$225K GAM
December 13, 2020
[ 27]
15
MF
Manuel Castro Estudiantes Loan return
Non-US
Free
January 1, 2021
[ 26]
14
MF
Adam Jahn Orange County SC Waived
US
Free
February 2, 2021
[ 28]
5
MF
Eric Remedi San Jose Earthquakes Trade
US
$500K GAM
February 15, 2021
[ 29]
15
FW
Lisandro López Racing Club Released
Non-US
Free
May 18, 2021
[ 30]
26
DF
Jack Gurr Aberdeen Waived
US
Free
May 28, 2021
[ 31]
—
DF
Fernando Meza Necaxa Contract Terminated
Non-US
Free
July 23, 2021
[ 32]
Loan Out
Non-player transfers
Honors
MLS goal of the week
References
^ "Concacaf Champions League 2021 berth awarded to Atlanta United as 2019 US Open Cup winners" . MLSSoccer.com . December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020 .^ "Matheus Rossetto obtains U.S. Green Card" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved April 28, 2021 .^ "Concacaf Champions League Stats" . CONCACAF.com . April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Jackson Conway as Homegrown player" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved December 3, 2020 .^ "Atlanta United signs free agent defender Mikey Ambrose" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved December 22, 2020 .^ "Atlanta United signs Efrain Morales to HGP contract" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Paraguayan forward Erik López" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .^ "Welcome to Atlanta, Erik López" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved April 14, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Machop Chol as Homegrown Player" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved January 19, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Lisandro López from Racing Club" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved January 25, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Santiago Sosa" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs midfielder Franco Ibarra" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved February 21, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Ben Lundgaard from ATL UTD 2" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United permanently acquires Andrew Gutman from Celtic FC, sends on loan to New York Red Bulls" . Atlanta United FC the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Alex De John" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved March 12, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Jack Gurr" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved April 5, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs defender Alan Franco" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved April 8, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs SuperDraft pick Josh Bauer" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Bryce Washington as Homegrown Player" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved June 10, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United acquire Amar Sejdic in trade with CF Montréal" . MLSSoccer.com . July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United sign DP forward Luiz Araujo from Lille OSC" . MLSSoccer.com . August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs defender Ronald Hernández on loan" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved February 18, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United signs Rocco Rios Novo to Short Term Agreement" . April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United re-signs Rocco Rios Novo to Short-Term Agreement" . April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021 .^ a b "Atlanta United acquires $125,000 in General Allocation Money from D.C. United" . Atlanta United . January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020 .^ a b c d e f g h "Atlanta United announce year-end roster moves" . Atlanta United FC. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020 .^ "Atlanta United trade Jon Gallagher to Austin FC" . Atlanta United FC. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020 .^ "Atlanta United waives Adam Jahn" . Atlanta United FC. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United acquires up to $500,000 GAM from San Jose Earthquakes" . Atlanta United FC. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United waives Jack Gurr" . Atlanta United FC. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United, Lisandro López agree to mutually terminate contract" . Atlanta United FC. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United terminates Fernando Meza's contract" . Atlanta United FC Official Website . July 23, 2021. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United loans Andrew Carleton to Indy Eleven" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .^ "Fernando Meza loaned out to Defensa y Justicia" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved February 19, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United permanently acquires Andrew Gutman from Celtic FC, sends on loan to New York Red Bulls" . Atlanta United FC the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .^ "Atlanta United loans Efrain Morales to ATL UTD 2" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Atlanta acquires 2021 international roster spot" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved December 14, 2020 .^ "Atlanta acquires No. 1 pick in Re-Entry Draft" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved December 17, 2020 .^ "Atlanta acquires 2021 international roster spot" . Atlanta United FC . Retrieved March 22, 2021 .
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