2024 Atlanta United 2 season

Atlanta United 2
2024 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Garth Lagerwey
Head coach	Steve Cooke
Stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of September 7, 2024.

The 2024 Atlanta United 2 season is 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	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Contracted Players
36	Ramzi Qawasmy	DF	(1999-11-30) November 30, 1999 (age 24)	Louisville City	14	0
38	Ethan Dudley	DF	(2000-04-11) April 11, 2000 (age 24)	Union Omaha	11	1
41	Alan Carleton	MF	(2005-03-20) March 20, 2005 (age 19)	Atlanta United Academy	52	3
42	Jayden Hibbert	GK	(2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 20)	UConn	15	0
43	Rodrigo Neri	FW	(2005-05-12) May 12, 2005 (age 19)	Valencia Academy	8	3
45	Noble Okello	MF	(2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 24)	New England Revolution II	23	2
48	Cooper Sanchez	MF	(2008-03-26) March 26, 2008 (age 16)	Atlanta United Academy	7	0
55	Matías Gallardo	MF	(2003-11-24) November 24, 2003 (age 20)	River Plate Academy	27	1
62	Ashton Gordon	FW	(2007-04-14) April 14, 2007 (age 17)	Atlanta United Academy	12	1
75	Jacob Williams	DF	(1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 (age 24)	Crown Legacy	17	0
86	Javier Armas	MF	(2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (age 24)	Oregon State University	24	7
88	John Berner	GK	(1991-02-14) February 14, 1991 (age 33)	Huntsville City	4	0
95	Kaiden Moore	DF	(2007-05-11) May 11, 2007 (age 17)	Atlanta United Academy	14	1
96	Daniel Russo	DF	(2002-03-24) March 24, 2002 (age 22)	Notre Dame	2	0
99	Karim Tmimi	FW	(1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 (age 28)	Georgia Gwinnett College	49	14
Players Loaned From Atlanta United
2	Ronald Hernández	DF	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26)	Aberdeen	5	0
14	Aiden McFadden^[a]	DF	(1998-09-28) September 28, 1998 (age 25)	Notre Dame	55	9
18	Pedro Amador	DF	(1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 (age 25)	Moreirense	1	0
20	Edwin Mosquera	MF	(2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23)	Independiente Medellín	1	0
21	Efrain Morales	DF	(2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20)	Atlanta United Academy	66	3
22	Josh Cohen	GK	(1992-08-18) August 18, 1992 (age 32)	Maccabi Haifa	3	0
23	Adyn Torres	MF	(2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 16)	Atlanta United Academy	29	0
24	Noah Cobb	DF	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19)	Atlanta United Academy	57	3
25	Luke Brennan	MF	(2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 19)	Atlanta United Academy	64	10
28	Tyler Wolff	MF	(2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21)	Atlanta United Academy	20	7
30	Nicolas Firmino	MF	(2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 23)	Union Omaha	77	21
47	Matthew Edwards	DF	(2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 (age 21)	University of North Carolina	23	0
52	Erik Centeno	MF	(2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 (age 22)	University of the Pacific	76	1
—	Derrick Etienne^[b]	MF	(1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27)	Columbus Crew	3	0
Academy Call-Ups
44	Shawn Lanza	FW	(2006-03-19) March 19, 2006 (age 18)	Atlanta United Academy	16	0
49	Matthew Dejianne	FW	(2006-11-22) November 22, 2006 (age 17)	Atlanta United Academy	12	0
50	Dominik Chong Qui	DF	(2007-12-29) December 29, 2007 (age 16)	Atlanta United Academy	13	2
51	Jonathan Ransom	GK	(2008-01-08) January 8, 2008 (age 16)	Atlanta United Academy	2	0
57	Stephen Hurlock	FW	(2006-09-28) September 28, 2006 (age 17)	Atlanta United Academy	10	0
64	Miles Hadley	DF	(2006-05-11) May 11, 2006 (age 18)	Atlanta United Academy	4	1
77	Pavel Romero	MF	(2006-02-10) February 10, 2006 (age 18)	Atlanta United Academy	1	0

^ transferred to Louisville City during the season
^ transferred to Toronto FC during the season

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	Transferred From	Type	Notes	Date	Source
75	DF	24	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	33	John Berner	Huntsville City	Transfer	Free	January 1, 2024	^[1]
47	DF	21	Matthew Edwards	North Carolina	Transfer		January 1, 2024	^[2]
96	DF	22	Daniel Russo	Notre Dame	Transfer		January 1, 2024	^[3]
42	GK	20	Jayden Hibbert	UConn	Transfer	SuperDraft Pick	January 12, 2024	^[4]
86	MF	24	Javier Armas	Oregon State	Transfer	SuperDraft Pick	January 18, 2024	^[5]
62	FW	17	Ashton Gordon	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	Free	January 29, 2024	^[6]
36	DF	24	Ramzi Qawasmy	Louisville City	Transfer	Free	April 19, 2024	^[7]
38	DF	24	Ethan Dudley	Union Omaha	Transfer	Free	May 16, 2024	^[8]
48	MF	16	Cooper Sanchez	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	Free	July 2, 2024	^[9]
43	FW	19	Rodrigo Neri	Valencia Academy	Transfer	Free	July 11, 2024	^[10]
95	DF	17	Kaiden Moore	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	Free	July 26, 2024	^[11]

Out

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	Transferred To	Type	Notes	Date	Source
3	DF	29	Fuad Adeniyi	Free Agent	Option Declined		January 1, 2024	^[12]
5	MF	26	Toni Tiente	Free Agent	Out of Contract		January 1, 2024	^[12]
6	DF	22	Nelson Orji	Free Agent	Out of Contract		January 1, 2024	^[12]
7	MF	19	Luke Brennan	Atlanta United	Transfer	Homegrown Contract	January 1, 2024	^[12]
8	MF	23	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United	Transfer	Free	January 1, 2024	^[13]
10	MF	23	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	23	Sebastián Guerra	Atlético Huila	Out of Contract		January 1, 2024	^[12]
33	DF	23	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	16	Adyn Torres	Atlanta United	Transfer	Homegrown Contract	January 1, 2024	^[12]
47	DF	21	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 v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	SE	Carolina Core FC	23	9	3	1	10	33	41	−8	34
11	NE	New York Red Bulls II	24	8	4	1	11	49	57	−8	33
12	SE	Atlanta United 2	24	7	4	2	11	38	55	−17	31
13	NE	Toronto FC II	23	8	0	5	10	35	42	−7	29
14	SE	Huntsville City FC	24	6	0	5	13	32	46	−14	23

Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2024. 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 v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
20	Portland Timbers 2 (E)	24	6	4	6	8	38	39	−1	32
21	Sporting Kansas City II (E)	24	8	2	3	11	45	49	−4	31
22	Atlanta United 2 (E)	24	7	4	2	11	38	55	−17	31
23	Austin FC II (E)	24	6	3	7	8	36	41	−5	31
24	Toronto FC II (E)	23	8	0	5	10	35	42	−7	29

Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2024. 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)
(E) Eliminated

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	Tmimi 42'	Report	Tablante 16' Mangione 33' Benalcazar 55' Stitz 67'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium Referee: Katherine McCormick

April 24 5	Atlanta United 2	1–0	Chattanooga FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Armas 20' (pen.) Gallardo 31' Torres 76'		Prepeliță 7' Rivas 45' Jiménez 58'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium

April 24 6	Chicago Fire II	2–0	Atlanta United 2	Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 PM ET	Osorio 39' (pen.) Glasgow 90+3'	Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

May 3 7	Atlanta United 2	0–0 (4–2 p)	New York City II	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET				Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium
	Penalties
	Armas Okello Carleton Williams Tmimi		Calheira Jiménez Tiao Rozhansky

May 8 8	Atlanta United 2	1–2	Carolina Core	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Okello 31'	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	Ajago 67', 90'	Report	Armas 30' Hadley 53' Tmimi 88'	Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium

May 25 10	Chattanooga FC	2–2 (5–3 p)	Atlanta United 2	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET	Garvanian 47' Ibarra 87'	Report	Brennan 9' Armas 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Finley Stadium Referee: Esad Omanovic
	Penalties
	Garvanian Sar-Sar Prepeliță Ibarra Rivas		Armas Gallardo Okello Williams

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 26 12	Orlando City B	2–2 (5–3 p)	Atlanta United 2	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM ET	Rivera 11' Loyola 90+5'	Report	Firmino 70' Tmimi 88'	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume
	Penalties
	Solís Rivera Guske Loyola Mohammed		Armas Okello Carleton Firmino

June 30 13	Inter Miami II	4–1	Atlanta United 2	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM ET	Morales 4' Reyes 69' (pen.) Edwards 83' (o.g.) Zeltzer-Zubida 90+1'	Report	Tmimi 75'	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	Rosborough 15' Williams 43' (o.g.) Hall 45', 90+6' Gutierrez 45+6' Mosquera 88'	Report	Tmimi 27' Chong Qui 90+5'	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	Gallardo 79' Chong Qui 84'	Report	Da 14' Pearson 88'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium Referee: Emma Richards
	Penalties
	Armas Okello Gallardo Qawasmy Tmimi		Pearson Adu-Gyamfi Rayo Brown Presthus

July 21 16	Crown Legacy	2–1	Atlanta United 2	Matthews, North Carolina
5:00 PM ET	Sing 22' Cambridge 67' (pen.)	Report	Firmino 74'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Velimir Stefanovic

July 27 17	Huntsville City	1–2	Atlanta United 2	Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM ET	Wright 75' (pen.)	Report	Neri 47', 50'	Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium 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	Butts 48' Monis 69'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume

August 11 19	Atlanta United 2	2–1	Toronto FC II	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Moore 27' Neri 48'	Report	Altobelli 16'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium Referee: Adam Mitchell

August 18 20	Inter Miami II	1–1 (3–4 p)	Atlanta United 2	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM ET	Fray 63'	Report	Armas 54'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: DeShun Beard
	Penalties
	Reyes Afonso Negri Carmichael Sunderland		Armas Okello Carleton Williams Qawasmy

August 23 21	Atlanta United 2	1–4	Orlando City B	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Okello 69'	Report	Tsukada 15' Almaguer 38' Petrasso 43' Mohammed 57'	Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium Referee: Melinda Homa

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 Referee: Danielle Chesky

September 1 23	Chattanooga FC	3–4	Atlanta United 2	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM ET	Garvanian 27' Ouamri 45+1', 62'	Report	Carleton 12' Armas 48' (pen.) Gordon 87' Tmimi 90+9'	Stadium: Finley Stadium 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	Arévalo 23' Ruiz 67'	Report	Brennan 18' Hope-Gund 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Icahn Stadium Referee: Stephanie MacFarland
	Penalties
	Rozhansky Calheira Owusu Barraza		Armas Carleton Gallardo Firmino

September 15, 2024 25	Atlanta United 2	v	Orlando City B	Kennesaw, Georgia
3:00 PM ET				Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium

Statistics

Top Scorers

As of September 7, 2024

Place	Position	Name	MLS Next Pro	Total
1	FW	Karim Tmimi	8	8
2	MF	Javier Armas	7	7
3	MF	Luke Brennan	4	4
4	MF	Alan Carleton	3	3
4	FW	Rodrigo Neri	3	3
6	DF	Dominik Chong Qui	2	2
	MF	Nicolas Firmino	2	2
	MF	Noble Okello	2	2
9	DF	Ethan Dudley	1	1
	MF	Matías Gallardo	1	1
	MF	Ashton Gordon	1	1
	DF	Miles Hadley	1	1
	DF	Kaiden Moore	1	1
	DF	Efrain Morales	1	1
Own Goals			1	1
Total			38	38

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Atlanta United 2 signs three players for 2024 season". ATLUTD.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 signs defender Matthew Edwards". ATLUTD. December 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 signs defender Matthew Edwards". ATLUTD. December 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Jayden Hibbert". ATLUTD. January 12, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Javier Armas". ATLUTD. January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Ashton Gordon". ATLUTD. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Defender Ramzi Qawasmy". ATLUTD. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Defender Ethan Dudley". ATLUTD. May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Academy Midfielder Cooper Sanchez". ATLUTD. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Forward Rodrigo Neri". ATLUTD. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Forward Rodrigo Neri". ATLUTD. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ ^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.
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^ "Atlanta United 2 transfers Jonantan Villal to Atlético San Luis". ATLUTD. December 28, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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^ "Atlanta United 2 Loans Goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert to Birmingham Legion FC". ATLUTD. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[1] transferred to Louisville City during the season

[2] transferred to Toronto FC during the season

[3playerssigned-3] "Atlanta United 2 signs three players for 2024 season". ATLUTD.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[4] "Atlanta United 2 signs defender Matthew Edwards". ATLUTD. December 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[5] "Atlanta United 2 signs defender Matthew Edwards". ATLUTD. December 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[6] "Atlanta United 2 signs Jayden Hibbert". ATLUTD. January 12, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[7] "Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Javier Armas". ATLUTD. January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[8] "Atlanta United 2 signs Ashton Gordon". ATLUTD. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[9] "Atlanta United 2 Signs Defender Ramzi Qawasmy". ATLUTD. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[10] "Atlanta United 2 Signs Defender Ethan Dudley". ATLUTD. May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.

[11] "Atlanta United 2 Signs Academy Midfielder Cooper Sanchez". ATLUTD. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[12] "Atlanta United 2 Signs Forward Rodrigo Neri". ATLUTD. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[13] "Atlanta United 2 Signs Forward Rodrigo Neri". ATLUTD. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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[16] "Atlanta United 2 transfers Jonantan Villal to Atlético San Luis". ATLUTD. December 28, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[17] "Atlanta United Signs Matt Edwards to Homegrown Deal". Atlanta United. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

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