Josh Atencio

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Josh Atencio
Personal information
Full name Joshua Ryan Atencio [1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Bellevue, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 8
Youth career
2016–2020 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Tacoma Defiance 45 (3)
2020– Seattle Sounders FC 75 (1)
International career‡
2017 United States U15 5 (0)
2017–2018 United States U17 5 (0)
2024– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024

Joshua Ryan "Josh" Atencio (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

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Career

Atencio joined the Seattle Sounders FC academy in 2016. [2] He made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in August 2018. [3] Atencio signed a professional contract for the 2019 season. [4]

On June 15, 2020, Atencio signed a Homegrown Players contract with the Seattle Sounders. [5] Since then he has played as a substitute and occasional starter, appearing in the majority of games in 2021 and 2022. On April 8, 2023, Atencio scored his first MLS goal, a long-distance strike in a 3–0 home victory over St. Louis City SC. [6] He suffered an injury to his right adductor and spent several months recovering during the 2023 season, where he saw inconsistent playing time. By the end of the regular season, Atencio had returned to the starting lineup. [7] He signed a four-year contract extension with the Sounders in January 2024. [8]

International career

Born in the United States, Atencio is of Mexican descent. [9] He is a youth international for the United States having played up to the United States U17s, and was called up to the United States U23s in November 2023. [10]

Atencio made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024, in a friendly against Slovenia. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played April 6, 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders FC 2 2018 USL 21———21
Tacoma Defiance 2019 USL251———251
2020 USL20———20
2021 USL20———20
Total312———312
Seattle Sounders FC 2020 MLS 50——1 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2021 MLS240——3 [lower-alpha 2] 0270
2022 MLS18010——190
2023 MLS22120—7 [lower-alpha 3] 0311
2024 MLS6000——60
Total7513000110891
Tacoma Defiance 2022 MLS Next Pro 70———70
2023 MLS Next Pro71———71
Total141———141
Career total120430001101344
  1. ↑ Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Leagues Cup, four appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played January 20, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202410
Total10

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  2. ↑ "Josh Atencio Profile - Seattle Sounders FC". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Josh Atencio". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sounders FC 2 Signs Midfielder Josh Atencio". Seattle Sounders FC. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ Evans, Jayda (April 9, 2023). "Sounders use multiple scoring options, fueling run to top of Western Conference standings". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Evans, Jayda (November 3, 2023). "How Josh Atencio played his way back into Sounders' starting lineup to fuel Seattle's playoff push". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  8. ↑ Evans, Jayda (January 11, 2024). "Sounders sign midfielder Josh Atencio to four-year contract". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ↑ Quiñones, Juan David (April 10, 2023). "Un argentino, un español, un mexicano y un venezolano dentro de los más destacados en la semana 7 de la MLS - LATINOS EE. UU".
  10. ↑ "Josh Atencio named to pre-Olympics training camp". Sounder at Heart. November 13, 2023.
  11. ↑ "USA v Slovenia game report". ESPN. January 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ Josh Atencio at Soccerway
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