Atlanta United 2

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.

Atlanta United 2
Full nameAtlanta United 2
FoundedNovember 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia
Capacity8,318
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentGarth Lagerwey
Head coach Steve Cooke
LeagueMLS Next Pro
202310th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

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 September 30, 2023[8]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Ronald Hernández ([A])  Venezuela
3 DF Fuad Adeniyi  England
4 DF Efrain Morales ([A])  Bolivia
5 MF Toni Tiente  Cameroon
6 DF Nelson Orji  Nigeria
7 FW Luke Brennan  United States
8 MF Nicolas Firmino  Brazil
9 FW Karim Tmimi  France
10 MF Jonantan Villal  Mexico
11 MF David Mejía  Peru
14 MF Kofi Twumasi  Ghana
15 MF Matías Gallardo  Argentina
16 DF Chris Gloster  United States
18 MF Alan Carleton  United States
20 GK Justin Garces ([A])  United States
21 FW Erik Centeno ([A])  United States
22 GK Sebastián Guerra  Colombia
24 DF Noah Cobb ([A])  United States
25 GK Clément Diop ([A])  Senegal
28 FW Tyler Wolff ([A])  United States
30 FW Machop Chol ([A])  South Sudan
33 MF Tyler Young  United States
34 MF Emenike Nwogu  Nigeria
35 MF Ajani Fortune ([A])  Trinidad and Tobago
36 FW Jackson Conway ([A])  United States
38 DF Shawn Lanza ([B])  United States
39 MF Adyn Torres  United States
40 FW Matthew Dejianne ([B])  United States
41 GK Jonathan Ransom ([B])  United States
42 DF Remi Okunlola ([B])  United States
43 DF Andrew De Gannes ([B])  Trinidad and Tobago
45 DF Joel Gonzalez ([B])  United States
46 DF Mathieu Brick ([B])  United States
48 MF Cooper Sanchez ([B])  United States
50 FW Rocket Ritarita ([B])  United States
77 MF Derrick Etienne ([A])  Haiti
85 MF Osvaldo Alonso ([A])  Cuba
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Atlanta United.
    2.
  2. ^
    Atlanta United Academy player.
    3.

Technical staff
Role Name Nation
Head coach Steve Cooke  England
Assistant coach José Silva  United States
Goalkeeper coach Lewis Sharpe  England

Year-by-year
As of October 5, 2023
Season USL Championship Play-offs 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 DNQ Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 6 United States Scott Donnelly England Jack Metcalf
2019 34 9 17 8 45 77 35 14th, Eastern Burundi Bienvenue Kanakimana 7 Scotland Stephen Glass
2020 16 3 10 3 23 33 12 4th, Group H 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 United States Aiden McFadden 8 England Tony Annan
Wales Jack Collison		 France Bradley Kamdem
2022 34 6 23 5 39 85 23 13th, Eastern United States Jackson Conway 11 Wales Jack Collison Trinidad and Tobago Ajani Fortune
Season MLS Next Pro Play-offs Top Scorer Head Coach Team Captain(s)
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2023 28 9 13 6 50 52 35 10th Eastern DNQ Brazil Nicolas Firmino 16 England Steve Cooke Ghana Kofi Twumasi

Statistics

Most appearances
As of September 30, 2023[9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL MLSNP Total
1 Forward Jackson Conway  United States 2018– 74 14 88
2 Midfielder Ajani Fortune  Trinidad and Tobago 2020– 58 11 69
3 Midfielder Jack Metcalf  England 2018–2019 62 0 62
4 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino  Brazil 2022– 34 27 61
5 Midfielder David Mejía  Peru 2020– 47 13 60

Most goals
As of September 30, 2023[9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL MLSNP Total
1 Forward Jackson Conway  United States 2018– 23 5 28
2 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino  Brazil 2022– 3 16 19
3 Forward Amadou Macky Diop  Senegal 2020–2021 9 0 9
Forward Darwin Matheus  Venezuela 2021–2022 9 0 9
Midfielder Aiden McFadden  United States 2021–2023 8 1 9

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. "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 April 9, 2022.
  9. "Statistics | Atlanta United FC".
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