Atlanta United 2

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Atlanta United 2
File:Atlanta United 2 crest.svg
Full name Atlanta United 2
Founded November 14, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-14)
Stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia
Stadium
capacity		 8,318
Owner Arthur Blank
President Darren Eales
Head coach Jack Collison
League USL Championship
2021 7th, Central Division
13th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Current season

Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional season in March 2018.

History

In November 2017, the USL, a Division II sanctioned league by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), announced that Major League Soccer's Atlanta United had acquired a USL affiliate team and would begin play in the 2018 season.[1] On January 9, 2018, the team name was revealed as Atlanta United 2.[2]

MLS Next Pro

MLS announced that it would be one of the next eight teams to join MLS Next Pro on 2023.[3]

Stadium

The team played their inaugural season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with a capacity of 7,362 for soccer games.[4] Coolray Field is a Triple-A baseball stadium originally built in 2008 for the Gwinnett Stripers,[5] the Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate. The stadium has been fitted for semi-professional soccer in a standard baseball to soccer pitch configuration.[4]

The premium boxes and all stadium areas will still be available for soccer games, and the field will also be the same standard length at 70 by 110 yards (64 m × 101 m).[6]

Atlanta United 2 announced, on December 14, 2018, that they would play their 2019 home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.[7]

Players and staff

Roster

As of April 9, 2022 [8]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 Midfielder Aiden McFadden ([A])     United States
4 Midfielder Emenike Nwogu      Nigeria
6 Defender Nelson Orji      Nigeria
8 Midfielder Ajani Fortune ([A])     Trinidad and Tobago
10 Forward Darwin Matheus      Venezuela
11 Midfielder David Mejía      Peru
12 Defender Raimar      Brazil
21 Forward Tristan Trager      United States
23 Goalkeeper Vicente Reyes      Chile
25 Goalkeeper Justin Garces ([A])     United States
27 Defender Bryce Washington ([A])     United States
29 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino      Brazil
31 Forward Erik Centeno ([A])     United States
33 Defender Mikey Ambrose ([A])     United States
34 Midfielder Brendan Lambe ([B])     United States
35 Defender Efrain Morales ([A])     United States
36 Forward Jackson Conway ([A])     United States
37 Midfielder Jonantan Villal      United States
39 Defender Noah Cobb      United States
40 Defender Mathieu Brick ([B])     United States
41 Midfielder Luke Brennan ([B])     United States
43 Defender Nigel Prince ([B])     United States
44 Midfielder Cristiano Bruletti ([B])     United States
45 Midfielder Pavel Romero ([B])     United States
46 Defender Grant Howard ([B])     United States
48 Midfielder Alan Carleton ([B])     United States
55 Midfielder Toni Tiente      Cameroon
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with Atlanta United.
  2. ^ Atlanta United Academy player.

Technical staff

Role Name Nation
Head coach Jack Collison  Wales
Assistant coach Omar Jarun  Palestine
Goalkeeper coach Lewis Sharpe  England
Fitness coach Ricardo Oliveira  Brazil

Year-by-year

As of October 27, 2021
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top Scorer Head Coach Team Captain(s)
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2018 34 7 17 10 37 72 31 14th, Eastern Did not qualify Not eligible (MLS Reserve Team) Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 6 United States Scott Donnelly England Jack Metcalf
2019 34 9 17 8 45 77 35 14th, Eastern Did not qualify Not eligible Burundi Bienvenue Kanakimana 7 Scotland Stephen Glass
2020 16 3 10 3 23 33 12 4th, Group H Did not qualify Not eligible United States Jackson Conway
Senegal Amadou Macky Diop		 6 Scotland Stephen Glass
England Tony Annan		 The Gambia Modou Jadama
2021 32 8 14 10 46 56 34 7th, Central Did not qualify Not eligible United States Aiden McFadden 8 England Tony Annan
Wales Jack Collison		 France Bradley Kamdem

Statistics

Most appearances

As of October 20, 2021 [9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL Playoffs Total
1 Midfielder Jack Metcalf  England 2018–2019 62 0 62
2 Forward Jackson Conway  United States 2018– 49 0 49
3 Midfielder Laurent Kissiedou  Ivory Coast 2018–2019 46 0 46
4 Forward Jon Gallagher  Ireland 2018–2019 38 0 38
5 Midfielder Will Reilly  United States 2019– 35 0 35

Most goals

As of October 20, 2021 [9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL Playoffs Total
1 Forward Jackson Conway  United States 2018– 12 0 12
2 Forward Amadou Macky Diop  Senegal 2020–2021 9 0 9
3 Midfielder Aiden McFadden  United States 2021– 8 0 8
4 Midfielder Andrew Carleton  United States 2018–2019 7 0 7
Forward Jon Gallagher  Ireland 2018–2019 7 0 7
Midfielder Bienvenue Kanakimana  Burundi 2019 7 0 7
Forward Romario Williams  Jamaica 2018–2019 7 0 7

References

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External links

  1. REDIRECT Template:USL Championship player
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