2021 Atlanta United FC season

The 2021 Atlanta United FC season was the fifth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the thirteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competing in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Due to the cancelation of the 2020 U.S. Open Cup, Atlanta competed in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League as the final berth was given to the defending champions of the U.S. Open Cup.^[1]

Atlanta United FC

2021 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Gabriel Heinze (until July 18) Rob Valentino (interim, from July 18 to August 12) Gonzalo Pineda (from August 12)
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
MLS	Eastern Conference: 5th Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	First round
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
CONCACAF Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Marcelino Moreno (7)
Biggest win	ATL 4–0 CIN (9/16, MLS)
Biggest defeat	ATL 0–3 PHI (4/27, CCL) CHI 3–0 ATL (7/3, MLS)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
← 2020 2022 →

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan (C)		GK	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)	Middlesbrough	158	0
18	Ben Lundgaard		GK	(1995-09-25) September 25, 1995 (age 29)	Atlanta United 2	0	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 35)	Sporting Kansas City	30	0
Defenders
2	Ronald Hernández		RB	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27)	Aberdeen	13	1
3	Alex DeJohn		CB	(1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 34)	Orlando City SC	4	0
4	Anton Walkes		RB	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 28)	Portsmouth	79	4
6	Alan Franco		CB	(1996-10-11) October 11, 1996 (age 28)	Independiente	27	0
11	Brooks Lennon		RB	(1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake	62	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28)	Syracuse University	108	2
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 23)	Atlanta United Academy	59	3
24	Josh Bauer		CB	(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 27)	Birmingham Legion	0	0
27	Bryce Washington (HGP)		CB	(1998-09-12) September 12, 1998 (age 26)	University of Pittsburgh	0	0
32	George Campbell (HGP)		CB	(2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 24)	Atlanta United Academy	17	1
33	Mikey Ambrose		LB	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31)	Inter Miami CF	31	0
Midfielders
5	Santiago Sosa		DM	(1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 26)	River Plate	30	1
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	(1999-03-23) March 23, 1999 (age 26)	Independiente	107	19
9	Matheus Rossetto		AM	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 29)	Athletico Paranaense	39	0
10	Marcelino Moreno		CM	(1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 31)	Lanús	43	11
13	Amar Sejdič		CM	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28)	CF Montréal	10	0
14	Franco Ibarra		DM	(2001-04-28) April 28, 2001 (age 24)	Argentinos Juniors	19	0
19	Luiz Araújo (DP)		RW	(1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 (age 29)	Lille	16	4
20	Emerson Hyndman		CM	(1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 29)	AFC Bournemouth	56	6
22	Jürgen Damm		RW	(1992-11-07) November 7, 1992 (age 32)	UANL	27	1
23	Jake Mulraney		AM	(1996-04-05) April 5, 1996 (age 29)	Hearts	47	2
28	Tyler Wolff (HGP)		RW	(2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 22)	Atlanta United Academy	12	0
29	Mo Adams (GA)		CM	(1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 28)	Chicago Fire FC	28	1
30	Machop Chol (HGP)		RW	(1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 26)	Wake Forest University	9	0
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		CF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 32)	Torino	132	102
16	Erik López		CF	(2001-11-27) November 27, 2001 (age 23)	Olimpia	20	1
31	Erick Torres		CF	(1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 32)	Tijuana	36	1
36	Jackson Conway (HGP)		CF	(2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 23)	Atlanta United 2	9	2

International roster slots

Atlanta currently has ten International Roster Slots for use in the 2021 season. Matheus Rossetto obtained a green card in April 2021 to qualify as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.^[2]

Atlanta United
International Roster Slots

Slot	Player	Country
1	Luiz Araújo	Brazil
2	Jürgen Damm	Mexico
3	Alan Franco	Argentina
4	Ronald Hernández	Venezuela
5	Franco Ibarra	Argentina
6	Erik López	Paraguay
7	Marcelino Moreno	Argentina
8	Jake Mulraney	Ireland
9	Santiago Sosa	Argentina
10	Anton Walkes	England

Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Atlanta United v Tormenta FC

March 13 Friendly	Atlanta United	3–0	Tormenta FC	Marietta, Georgia
	Wolff Mulraney Torres			Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors

Atlanta United v Charleston Battery

March 20 Friendly	Atlanta United	6–1	Charleston Battery	Atlanta, Georgia
	Barco (pen.), E. López Chol Torres Lennon	Report	Cichero (pen.)	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors. Venue moved from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground. Played in four 30-minute periods.

Atlanta United v Chattanooga FC

March 24 Friendly	Atlanta United	3–1	Chattanooga FC	Marietta, Georgia
	López Robinson Martínez	ATL Report CFC Report	Naglestad	Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors

Birmingham Legion v Atlanta United

March 28 Friendly	Birmingham Legion	0–1	Atlanta United	Birmingham, Alabama
		Report	Walkes 33'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 1,500
Note: Composed of four 35-minute quarters.

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54	Qualification for the playoffs first round
4	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
5	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51	Qualification for the playoffs first round
6	Orlando City SC	34	13	9	12	50	48	+2	51
7	New York Red Bulls	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	48

Source: MLS
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)
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2021 champions

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54
8	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
9	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51
10	Orlando City SC	34	13	9	12	50	48	+2	51
11	Minnesota United FC	34	13	11	10	42	44	−2	49

Source: MLS
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)
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	13	12	9	45	37	+8	51	9	5	3	25	14	+11	4	7	6	20	23	−3

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A
Result	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	W
Position (conf.)	7	2	5	7	2	5	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	9	9	8	9	8	7										5
Position (league)	10	4	12	17	6	12	13	15	19	19	20	20	20	19	22	22	24	20	19	16	14	18	18	16										9

Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

April 17 1	Orlando City SC	0–0	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
3:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v Chicago Fire FC

April 24 2	Atlanta United	3–1	Chicago Fire FC	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Barco 23',  70' Mulraney  27' Kappelhof 66' (o.g.) Hyndman  81', 85'	Report	Stojanović 46' Giménez  90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 20,335 Referee: Allen Chapman

New England Revolution v Atlanta United

May 1 3	New England Revolution	2–1	Atlanta United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT	Bye 19',  75' Gil 53' (pen.) Polster  90+3'	Report	Mulraney  17' Franco  29' Sosa  33' Moreno 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,502 Referee: Chris Penso

Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United

May 9 4	Inter Miami CF	1–1	Atlanta United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 PM EDT	Gregore  6' González Pírez  70' Morgan 77' Chapman  80' Azcona  90+4'	Report	Martínez 9' Moreno  22' E. López  62' Torres  90'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 8,074 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Atlanta United v CF Montréal

May 15 5	Atlanta United	1–0	CF Montréal	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 PM EST	Sosa  17' Moreno 90+4'	Report	Camacho  19' Wanyama  29' Struna  90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 40,116 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United

May 23 6	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Atlanta United	Seattle, Washington
4:30 PM EDT	Ruidíaz 6' Tolo  31' Arreaga  68' A. Roldan  90+1'	Report	López  2' Hyndman  32' Martínez 86' (pen.) Rossetto  90+1' Ibarra  90+3'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Kevin Stott

Atlanta United v Nashville SC

May 29 7	Atlanta United	2–2	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM EDT	Moreno 6',  41' López 51'	Report	McCarty  57' Lovitz  60' Mukhtar 80', 83' Haakenson  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 40,748 Referee: Alan Kelly

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

June 20 8	Atlanta United	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 PM EDT	Przybylko 58' (o.g.) López  76' Walkes 83'	Report	Bedoya  30' Flach  41' Fontana  53' Glesnes  60' 90+7' Burke 84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,523 Referee: Ted Unkel

New York City FC v Atlanta United

June 23 9	New York City FC	1–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Tajouri-Shradi 69'	Report	Sosa  12' Barco  45' López  55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 3,564 Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: The match was held at Red Bull Arena due to scheduling conflicts at New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium. New York City FC played as the home team for this match.

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

June 27 10	Atlanta United	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM EDT	Sosa  65' Franco  90+5'	Report	Edwards  22' Davis  69' Tolkin  85' Tarek  86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,575 Referee: Alan Kelly

Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United

July 3 11	Chicago Fire FC	3–0	Atlanta United	Chicago, Illinois
8:00 PM EST	Bornstein  26' Frankowski  31', 58' Aliseda 34', 45+6'	Report	Bello  27' Wolff  52' Walkes  69'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 14,898 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Nashville SC v Atlanta United

July 8 12	Nashville SC	2–2	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Anibaba 14' Leal  28' Mukhtar 49' (pen.) Haakenson  82' McCarty  89'	Report	Walkes 5' Wolff  39' Sosa  44' Torres  47' Conway 58' Moreno  67' Mulraney	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 22,913 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Atlanta United v New England Revolution

July 17 13	Atlanta United	0–1	New England Revolution	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 PM EDT	Franco  69' Conway  75'	Report	Bou 18' Kessler  77'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,517 Referee: Victor Rivas

FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United

July 21 14	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Atlanta United	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT	Gyau  38' Vallecilla  45+3' Acosta 61',  86'	Report	Sosa  64' Hernández 70',  71'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,162 Referee: Tori Penso

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

July 24 15	Atlanta United	0–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM EDT		Report	Hurtado  44' Mensah 65' Francis  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,507 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

July 30 16	Orlando City SC	3–2	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Smith 43' Perea  64' van der Water 79' Nani 87'	Report	Martínez 1' Moreno 66' Franco  86'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

CF Montréal v Atlanta United

August 4 17	CF Montréal	2–2	Atlanta United	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT	Struna  19' Toye 53' Camacho 63',  73' Wanyama  82' Mihailovic  85'	Report	Campbell  27' Martínez 65',  82' Moreno 76' (pen.),  90+6' Damm  90'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: David Gantar

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

August 7 18	Columbus Crew	2–3	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Mensah 37' Santos 90+1' (pen.) Room  90+7'	Report	Barco 5', 35' (pen.) Sosa  45+3' Moreno 65' (pen.) Walkes  66'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,094 Referee: Allen Chapman

Atlanta United v LAFC

August 15 19	Atlanta United	1–0	LAFC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT	Martínez 46' Bello  85'	Report	Atuesta  90+6'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,503 Referee: Chris Penso

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

August 18 20	Atlanta United	1–0	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00	Barco 20'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,502 Referee: Alan Kelly

D.C. United v Atlanta United

August 21 21	D.C. United	1–2	Atlanta United	Washington D.C.
8:00 PM EDT	Alfaro  50' Reyna 54' Canouse  58' J. Moreno  73' Gressel  75'	Report	Martínez 25' Bello  29' M. Moreno 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Atlanta United v Nashville SC

August 28 22	Atlanta United	0–2	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM EDT	Barco  37' Sejdič  61'	Report	Lovitz  26' Ríos 45+2' Anunga  74' Leal 90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,506 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

September 10 23	Atlanta United	3–0	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Campbell 25',  45+1' Franco  34' Dike 38' (o.g.) Barco 72' Sosa  81'	Report	Carlos  37'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,507 Referee: Victor Rivas

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

September 15 24	Atlanta United	4–0	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
	Luiz Araújo 5' Martínez 40', 55' Adams  73' Barco 86' Wolff  90+1'	Report	Brenner  39' Castillo  45' Matarrita  54' Vazquez  79' Duvall  82'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,501 Referee: Drew Fischer

Atlanta United v D.C. United

September 18 25	Atlanta United	3–2	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM EDT	Barco 18' Martínez 64' Franco  65' Luiz Araújo  81' Bello 87'	Report	Brillant  27' J. Moreno  34' Paredes  50' Felipe 75' Alfaro  77' Flores 90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,608 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

September 25 26	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Atlanta United	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3:30 PM EDT	Martínez  39' Przybyłko 71'	Report	Moreno  31'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta United v Inter Miami CF

September 29 27	Atlanta United	1–0	Inter Miami CF	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Martínez 78' (pen.)	Report	González Pírez  24' Matuidi  34' Gibbs  48' Chapman  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,519 Referee: Ted Unkel

CF Montréal v Atlanta United

October 2 28	CF Montréal	2–1	Atlanta United	Montreal, Canada
7:00 PM EDT	Quioto 49', 55' (pen.) Ibrahim  78' Camacho  87' Choinière  90+4'	Report	Mulraney 48' Walkes  53'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

October 16 29	Toronto FC	0–2	Atlanta United	Toronto, Canada
7:30 PM EDT	Achara  24' Auro Jr.  83' Delgado  90+2'	Report	Rossetto  16' Luiz Araújo 45+2' Barco  84' Moreno 90+7' Walkes  90+8'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 7,490 Referee: Timothy Ford

Atlanta United v New York City FC

October 20 30	Atlanta United	1–1	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Moreno 17' Franco  60' Robinson  85'	Report	Moralez  24' Þórarinsson 90' Sands  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,511 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Atlanta United v Inter Miami CF

October 27 31	Atlanta United	2–1	Inter Miami CF	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Walkes  21' Luiz Araújo 59' Martínez 73' Guzan  90+4' Torres  90+5'	Report	Figal  24' G. Higuaín 32' (pen.),  67' González Pírez  37' Chapman  55' Leerdam  57'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,536 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

October 30 32	Atlanta United	1–1	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT	Luiz Araújo 15' Barco  56'	Report	DeLeon  17' Lawrence  69' Perruzza 88'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,372 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United

November 3 33	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Klimala  51' Nealis  90+1'	Report	Luiz Araújo  11' Walkes  90+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,934 Referee: Alan Kelly

FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United

November 7 34	FC Cincinnati	1–2	Atlanta United	Cincinnati, Ohio
3:30 PM EST	Bailey 21' Stanko  33' Matarrita  88'	Report	Hernández  64' Robinson 70' Martínez 79' Araújo  86'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,663 Referee: Nima Saghafi

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs

New York City FC v Atlanta United FC

November 21 First round	New York City FC	2–0	Atlanta United FC	New York, New York
2:00PM EST	Castellanos 49' Callens 53'	Report	Franco  43'  90+3' Moreno  81'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,267 Referee: Chris Penso

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Alajuelense v Atlanta United

April 6 First leg	Alajuelense	0–1	Atlanta United	Alajuela, Costa Rica
8:00 PM EDT	Venegas  76'	Report	Guzan  43' Barco 50' (pen.) Walkes  57' Ríos Novo  69' Ibarra  82'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Atlanta United v Alajuelense

April 13 Second leg	Atlanta United	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Alajuelense	Kennesaw, United States
6:00 PM EDT	Damm 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Quarter-finals

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

April 27 First leg	Atlanta United	0–3	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, United States
8:00 PM EDT	Hyndman  48'	Report	Martínez  7' Przybyłko 57', 73' Fontana 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 17,533 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

May 4 Second leg	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (4–1 agg.)	Atlanta United	Chester, United States
8:00 PM EDT	Elliott  43' Monteiro  51' Mbaizo  74' Real  80' Przybyłko 88'	Report	Sosa 45+2' Moreno  61'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of November 21, 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Brad Guzan	33	0	29	0	1	0	3	0
18	GK	USA	Ben Lundgaard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	USA	Alec Kann	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	ARG	Rocco Ríos Novo	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Defenders
2	DF	VEN	Ronald Hernández	13	1	8+5	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF	USA	Alex DeJohn	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Anton Walkes	36	2	32+1	2	0	0	3	0
6	DF	ARG	Alan Franco	27	0	23+2	0	1	0	1	0
11	DF	USA	Brooks Lennon	36	0	30+2	0	1	0	3	0
12	DF	USA	Miles Robinson	31	1	25+1	1	1	0	4	0
21	DF	USA	George Bello	34	1	26+3	1	1	0	4	0
32	DF	USA	George Campbell	16	1	6+9	1	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	USA	Mikey Ambrose	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	ARG	Santiago Sosa	30	1	25	0	1	0	4	1
8	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Barco	29	8	23+2	7	1	0	3	1
9	MF	BRA	Matheus Rossetto	22	0	15+6	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF	ARG	Marcelino Moreno	36	9	30+2	9	1	0	3	0
13	MF	USA	Amar Sejdič	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ARG	Franco Ibarra	19	0	9+7	0	0	0	3	0
19	MF	BRA	Luiz Araújo	16	4	14+1	4	1	0	0	0
20	MF	USA	Emerson Hyndman	11	1	7	1	0	0	4	0
22	MF	MEX	Jürgen Damm	13	1	1+9	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
23	MF	IRL	Jake Mulraney	26	1	13+9	1	0+1	0	2+1	0
28	MF	USA	Tyler Wolff	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Mo Adams	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	SSD	Machop Chol	9	0	4+5	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	VEN	Josef Martínez	29	12	18+6	12	1	0	3+1	0
16	FW	PAR	Erik López	19	1	10+8	1	0	0	1	0
31	MF	MEX	Erick Torres	22	0	7+13	0	0	0	0+2	0
36	FW	USA	Jackson Conway	8	1	2+6	1	0	0	0	0
Players who have played for Atlanta United this season but have left the club:
15	FW	ARG	Lisandro López	4	0	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Jack Gurr	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of December 30, 2021 ^[3]

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Josef Martínez	12	0	0	12
2	MF	Marcelino Moreno	9	0	0	9
3	MF	Ezequiel Barco	7	0	1	8
4	MF	Luiz Araújo	4	0	0	4
5	DF	Anton Walkes	2	0	0	2
6	DF	George Bello	1	0	0	1
	DF	George Campbell	1	0	0	1
	FW	Jackson Conway	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jürgen Damm	0	0	1	1
	DF	Ronald Hernández	1	0	0	1
	MF	Emerson Hyndman	1	0	0	1
	FW	Erik López	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jake Mulraney	1	0	0	1
	DF	Miles Robinson	1	0	0	1
	MF	Santiago Sosa	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			3	0	0	3
Total			45	0	3	48

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
24	FW	JJ Williams	Birmingham Legion	Loan return	US	Free	November 30, 2020
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Indy Eleven	Loan return	US	Free	November 30, 2020
—	MF	Lagos Kunga	Phoenix Rising	Loan return	US	Free	November 30, 2020
36	FW	Jackson Conway	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	December 3, 2020	[4]
33	DF	Mikey Ambrose	Inter Miami CF	Transfer	US	Free	December 22, 2020	[5]
35	DF	Efrain Morales	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	January 1, 2021	[6]
16	FW	Erik López	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	Non-US	Free[a]	January 1, 2021	[7][8]
30	MF	Machop Chol	Wake Forest University	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	January 19, 2021	[9]
15	FW	Lisandro López	Racing Club	Transfer	Non-US	Free	January 25, 2021	[10]
5	MF	Santiago Sosa	River Plate	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	February 12, 2021	[11]
14	MF	Franco Ibarra	Argentinos Juniors	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	February 22, 2021	[12]
18	GK	Ben Lundgaard	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	US	Free	March 4, 2021	[13]
—	DF	Andrew Gutman	Celtic	Transfer[b]	US	Undisclosed	March 9, 2021	[14]
3	DF	Alex DeJohn	Orlando City SC	Transfer	US	Free	March 12, 2021	[15]
26	DF	Jack Gurr	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	US	Free	April 5, 2021	[16]
6	DF	Alan Franco	Independiente	Transfer	Non-US	$2.8 Million (DP)	April 8, 2021	[17]
24	DF	Josh Bauer	Birmingham Legion	Transfer	US	Draft Pick	April 15, 2021	[18]
27	DF	Bryce Washington	University of Pittsburgh	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 4, 2021	[19]
13	MF	Amar Sejdič	CF Montréal	Trade	US	$100K GAM	July 6, 2021	[20]
19	MF	Luiz Araújo	Lille	Transfer	Non-US	$12 Million (DP)	August 5, 2021	[21]

1. López signed with Atlanta United 2 in July 2020 from Paraguayan club Olimpia for $1.1 million before joining the senior team roster in 2021.
2. Atlanta United acquired Gutman's MLS rights via the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	US	Start	End	Source
2	DF	Ronald Hernández	Aberdeen	Non-US	February 18, 2021	End of Season	[22]
34	GK	Rocco Ríos Novo	Atlanta United 2	US	April 5, 2021	April 9, 2021	[23]
34	GK	Rocco Ríos Novo	Atlanta United 2	US	April 13, 2021	April 17, 2021	[24]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2021 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes. Atlanta have three selections in the draft.

2021 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2	31[a]	Josh Bauer	DF	New Hampshire	US
3	59	Aiden McFadden	MF	Notre Dame	US

1. Atlanta United traded the No. 5 and No. 32 overall picks to D.C. United in exchange for $125,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) and the 31st overall pick.^[25]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
13	GK	Brendan Moore	Free agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 24, 2020	[26]
18	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	Retired	Out of Contract	US	Free	November 30, 2020	[26]
19	DF	Edgar Castillo	FC Cincinnati	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	[26]
24	FW	JJ Williams	Birmingham Legion	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	[26]
27	MF	Laurence Wyke	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 30, 2020	[26]
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Free agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	[26]
—	MF	Lagos Kunga	Free agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	[26]
26	MF	Jon Gallagher	Austin FC	Trade	US	$225K GAM	December 13, 2020	[27]
15	MF	Manuel Castro	Estudiantes	Loan return	Non-US	Free	January 1, 2021	[26]
14	MF	Adam Jahn	Orange County SC	Waived	US	Free	February 2, 2021	[28]
5	MF	Eric Remedi	San Jose Earthquakes	Trade	US	$500K GAM	February 15, 2021	[29]
15	FW	Lisandro López	Racing Club	Released	Non-US	Free	May 18, 2021	[30]
26	DF	Jack Gurr	Aberdeen	Waived	US	Free	May 28, 2021	[31]
—	DF	Fernando Meza	Necaxa	Contract Terminated	Non-US	Free	July 23, 2021	[32]

Loan Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
2	DF	Franco Escobar	Newell's Old Boys	February 9, 2021	December 31, 2021	[33]
6	DF	Fernando Meza	Defensa y Justicia	February 18, 2021	June 30, 2021	[34]
—	DF	Andrew Gutman	New York Red Bulls	March 9, 2021	December 31, 2021	[35]
35	DF	Efrain Morales	Atlanta United 2	April 16, 2021	December 31, 2021	[36]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
2021 international roster spot	Nashville SC	$175K GAM	[37]
#1 pick in 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft	FC Cincinnati	$75K GAM and #4 pick in 2020 Re-Entry Draft	[38]
$125K GAM & No. 31 overall pick in SuperDraft	D.C. United	No. 5 and No. 32 overall picks in SuperDraft	[25]
2021 international roster spot	Colorado Rapids	$225K GAM in 2022	[39]