Atlanta United 2

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Atlanta United 2
Atlanta United 2 crest.svg
Full nameAtlanta United 2
FoundedNovember 14, 2017;7 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
2024 13th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website atlutd.com/2
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 March 8, 2025 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Brennan ( [A] )
21 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Efrain Morales ( [A] )
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adyn Torres( [A] )
27 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Ashton Gordon( [A] )
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Reilly ( [A] )
33 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Patrick Weah
36 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Ryan Carmichael
38 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ronan Wynne
39 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arif Kovac
40 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Santiago Pita
42 GK Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jayden Hibbert ( [A] )
48 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Sanchez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
50 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominik Chong-Qui
51 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Ransom( [B] )
55 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Salvatore Mazzaferro
61 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Braden Dunham( [B] )
71 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ayo Akintobi( [B] )
77 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rodrigo Neri
80 MF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Moises Tablante
86 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Javier Armas
95 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaiden Moore
— DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Toto Majub
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nykolas Sessock
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Atlanta United.
  2. ^
    Atlanta United Academy player.

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 March 8, 2025
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 28713742643213th Eastern Flag of France.svg Karim Tmimi 9 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Armas
2025 101001015th EasternTBD0

Statistics

Most appearances

As of March 8, 2025 [9]
#Pos.NameNationCareerUSLMLSNPTotal
1 Forward Jackson Conway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2018–2023741488
2 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022–2024344781
3 Midfielder Erik Centeno Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2022–2024304676
4 Defender Efrain Morales Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2020–343670
5 Midfielder Ajani Fortune Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2020–2023581169

Most goals

As of March 8, 2025 [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 2022–202431922
3 Midfielder Karim Tmimi Flag of France.svg  France 2023–2024—1515
4 Midfielder Luke Brennan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2022–2810
5 Forward Amadou Macky Diop Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2020–20219—9
Forward Darwin Matheus Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2021–20229—9
Midfielder Aiden McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2021–2024819

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta United to Field USL Team in 2018". USL . November 14, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta United officially announces USL Affiliate Atlanta United 2". Atlanta United . January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". orlandocitysc.
  4. 1 2 "ATL UTD 2 STADIUM GUIDE". Atlanta United . Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Coolray Field - Gwinnett Stripers Content". Gwinnett Stripers . Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hammock, Will (November 16, 2017). "Atlanta United release rendering for USL soccer layout at Coolray Field". Gwinnett Daily Post . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "ATLUTD2 to play at Fifth Third Bank". ATLUTD. December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Roster". atlutd.com. Atlanta United FC. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Statistics | Atlanta United FC".
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