Atlanta United 2

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Atlanta United 2
Atlanta United 2 crest.svg
Full nameAtlanta United 2
FoundedNovember 14, 2017;6 years ago (2017-11-14)
Stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia
Capacity8,318
Owner Arthur Blank
President Garth Lagerwey
Head coach Steve Cooke
League MLS Next Pro
2023 10th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional season in March 2018.

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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 in 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 25, 2024 [8]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
2 DF Ronald Hernández ( [A] )Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
21 DF Efrain Morales ( [A] )Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
22 GK Josh Cohen ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 MF Adyn Torres ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 DF Noah Cobb ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 MF Luke Brennan ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 MF Nicolas Firmino ( [A] )Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
36 DF Ramzi Qawasmy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 MF Alan Carleton Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 GK Jayden Hibbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
44 DF Shawn Lanza ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 MF Noble Okello Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
47 DF Matthew Edwards Flag of the United States.svg  United States
49 FW Matthew Dejianne ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
50 DF Dominic Chong ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
52 DF Erik Centeno ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
55 MF Matías Gallardo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
57 FW Stephen Hurlock ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
62 FW Ashton Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
64 DF Miles Hadley ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
66 MF Porter Smith ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
75 MF Jacob Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States
77 MF Pavel Romero ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
86 MF Javier Armas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
88 GK John Berner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
95 DF Kaiden Moore ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
96 DF Daniel Russo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
99 FW Karim Tmimi Flag of France.svg  France
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Atlanta United.
  2. ^

Technical staff

RoleNameNation
Head coach Steve Cooke Flag of England.svg  England
Assistant coachJosé SilvaFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Goalkeeper coachLewis SharpeFlag of England.svg  England

Year-by-year

As of May 15, 2024
Season USL Championship PlayoffsTop ScorerHead CoachTeam Captain(s)
PWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayerGoals
2018 347171037723114th, EasternDNQ Flag of Ireland.svg Jon Gallagher 6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Donnelly Flag of England.svg Jack Metcalf
2019 34917845773514th, Eastern Flag of Burundi.svg Bienvenue Kanakimana 7 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Glass
2020 1631032333124th, Group H Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Conway
Flag of Senegal.svg Amadou Macky Diop
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Glass
Flag of England.svg Tony Annan
Flag of The Gambia.svg Modou Jadama
2021 32814104656347th, Central Flag of the United States.svg Aiden McFadden 8 Flag of England.svg Tony Annan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jack Collison
Flag of France.svg Bradley Kamdem
2022 34623539852313th, Eastern Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Conway 11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jack Collison Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Ajani Fortune
Season MLS Next Pro PlayoffsTop ScorerHead CoachTeam Captain(s)
PWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayerGoals
2023 28913650523510th EasternDNQ Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Firmino 16 Flag of England.svg Steve Cooke Flag of Ghana.svg Kofi Twumasi
2024 8251916813th EasternTBD Flag of Spain.svg Javier Armas 3 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Armas

Statistics

Most appearances

As of May 12, 2024 [9]
#Pos.NameNationCareerUSLMLSNPTotal
1 Forward Jackson Conway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2018–2023741488
2 Midfielder Ajani Fortune Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2020–581169
3 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022–343266
4 Midfielder Erik Centeno Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2022–303464
5 Midfielder Jack Metcalf Flag of England.svg  England 2018–201962062

Most goals

As of May 12, 2024 [9]
#Pos.NameNationCareerUSLMLSNPTotal
1 Forward Jackson Conway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2018–202323528
2 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022–31619
3 Forward Amadou Macky Diop Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2020–2021909
Forward Darwin Matheus Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2021–2022909
Midfielder Aiden McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2021–2024819
6 Midfielder Karim Tmimi Flag of France.svg  France 2023–088

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