2021 Atlanta United FC season

Atlanta United FC
	2021 season
President	Darren Eales
Owner	Arthur Blank
Head coach	Gabriel Heinze; (until July 18); Rob Valentino; (interim, from July 18, until 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)
← 2020	2022 →
	All statistics correct as of November 21, 2021.

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. Outside of MLS, they will participate in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, as the previous year's tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Due to the cancelation of the 2020 edition however, Atlanta United will compete in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League as the final berth was given to the defending champions of the U.S. Open Cup. ^[2]

Club

Squad no.	Name	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 34)	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 33)	Orlando City SC	4	0
4	Anton Walkes	RB	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 27)	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 27)	Syracuse University	108	2
21	George Bello (HGP)	LB	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 22)	Atlanta United Academy	59	3
24	Josh Bauer	CB	(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 26)	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 23)	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 25)	River Plate	30	1
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)	AM	(1999-03-23) March 23, 1999 (age 25)	Independiente	107	19
9	Matheus Rossetto	AM	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28)	Athletico Paranaense	39	0
10	Marcelino Moreno	CM	(1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 30)	Lanús	43	11
13	Amar Sejdič	CM	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 27)	CF Montréal	10	0
14	Franco Ibarra	DM	(2001-04-28) April 28, 2001 (age 23)	Argentinos Juniors	19	0
19	Luiz Araújo (DP)	RW	(1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 (age 28)	Lille	16	4
20	Emerson Hyndman	CM	(1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 28)	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 28)	Hearts	47	2
28	Tyler Wolff (HGP)	RW	(2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21)	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 25)	Wake Forest University	9	0
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)	CF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)	Torino	132	102
16	Erik López	CF	(2001-11-27) November 27, 2001 (age 22)	Olimpia	20	1
31	Erick Torres	CF	(1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 31)	Tijuana	36	1
36	Jackson Conway (HGP)	CF	(2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 22)	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.^[3]

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

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

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.

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

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

League tables

Eastern Conference

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Overall

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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

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Regular season

Win Draw Loss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

June 23 9	New York City FC	1–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Tajouri-Shradi 69'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

November 21 First round	New York City FC	2–0	Atlanta United FC	The Bronx, New York
2:00PM EST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Castellanos 49' Callens 53'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Franco 43', 90+3' Moreno 81'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,267 Referee: Chris Penso

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

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)

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

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)

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Brad Guzan	33	0	29	0	1	0	3	0
18	GK		Ben Lundgaard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Alec Kann	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK		Rocco Ríos Novo	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Defenders
2	DF		Ronald Hernández	13	1	8+5	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Alex DeJohn	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Anton Walkes	36	2	32+1	2	0	0	3	0
6	DF		Alan Franco	27	0	23+2	0	1	0	1	0
11	DF		Brooks Lennon	36	0	30+2	0	1	0	3	0
12	DF		Miles Robinson	31	1	25+1	1	1	0	4	0
21	DF		George Bello	34	1	26+3	1	1	0	4	0
32	DF		George Campbell	16	1	6+9	1	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF		Mikey Ambrose	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Santiago Sosa	30	1	25	0	1	0	4	1
8	MF		Ezequiel Barco	29	8	23+2	7	1	0	3	1
9	MF		Matheus Rossetto	22	0	15+6	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Marcelino Moreno	36	9	30+2	9	1	0	3	0
13	MF		Amar Sejdič	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Franco Ibarra	19	0	9+7	0	0	0	3	0
19	MF		Luiz Araújo	16	4	14+1	4	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Emerson Hyndman	11	1	7	1	0	0	4	0
22	MF		Jürgen Damm	13	1	1+9	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
23	MF		Jake Mulraney	26	1	13+9	1	0+1	0	2+1	0
28	MF		Tyler Wolff	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Mo Adams	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Machop Chol	9	0	4+5	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW		Josef Martínez	29	12	18+6	12	1	0	3+1	0
16	FW		Erik López	19	1	10+8	1	0	0	1	0
31	MF		Erick Torres	22	0	7+13	0	0	0	0+2	0
36	FW		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		Lisandro López	4	0	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
26	DF		Jack Gurr	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of December 30, 2021 ^[4]

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Josef Martínez	12	0	12
2	MF	Marcelino Moreno	9	0	9
3	MF	Ezequiel Barco	7	1	8
4	MF	Luiz Araújo	4	0	4
5	DF	Anton Walkes	2	0	2
6	DF	George Bello	1	0	1
	DF	George Campbell	1	0	1
	FW	Jackson Conway	1	0	1
	MF	Jürgen Damm	0	1	1
	DF	Ronald Hernández	1	0	1
	MF	Emerson Hyndman	1	0	1
	FW	Erik López	1	0	1
	MF	Jake Mulraney	1	0	1
	DF	Miles Robinson	1	0	1
	MF	Santiago Sosa	0	1	1
Own Goals			3	0	3
Total			45	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	^[5]
33	DF	Mikey Ambrose	Inter Miami CF	Transfer	US	Free	December 22, 2020	^[6]
35	DF	Efrain Morales	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	January 1, 2021	^[7]
16	FW	Erik López	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	Non-US	Free^{[lower-alpha 1]}	January 1, 2021	^[8]^[9]
30	MF	Machop Chol	Wake Forest University	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	January 19, 2021	^[10]
15	FW	Lisandro López	Racing Club	Transfer	Non-US	Free	January 25, 2021	^[11]
5	MF	Santiago Sosa	River Plate	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	February 12, 2021	^[12]
14	MF	Franco Ibarra	Argentinos Juniors	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	February 22, 2021	^[13]
18	GK	Ben Lundgaard	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	US	Free	March 4, 2021	^[14]
—	DF	Andrew Gutman	Celtic	Transfer^{[lower-alpha 2]}	US	Undisclosed	March 9, 2021	^[15]
3	DF	Alex DeJohn	Orlando City SC	Transfer	US	Free	March 12, 2021	^[16]
26	DF	Jack Gurr	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	US	Free	April 5, 2021	^[17]
6	DF	Alan Franco	Independiente	Transfer	Non-US	$2.8 Million (DP)	April 8, 2021	^[18]
24	DF	Josh Bauer	Birmingham Legion	Transfer	US	Draft Pick	April 15, 2021	^[19]
27	DF	Bryce Washington	University of Pittsburgh	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 4, 2021	^[20]
13	MF	Amar Sejdič	CF Montréal	Trade	US	$100K GAM	July 6, 2021	^[21]
19	MF	Luiz Araújo	Lille	Transfer	Non-US	$12 Million (DP)	August 5, 2021	^[22]

↑ 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.
↑ 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	^[23]
34	GK	Rocco Ríos Novo	Atlanta United 2	US	April 5, 2021	April 9, 2021	^[24]
34	GK	Rocco Ríos Novo	Atlanta United 2	US	April 13, 2021	April 17, 2021	^[25]

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.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2021 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
2	31^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Josh Bauer	DF	New Hampshire	US
3	59	Aiden McFadden	MF	Notre Dame	US

↑ 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.^[26]

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	^[27]
18	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	Retired	Out of Contract	US	Free	November 30, 2020	^[27]
19	DF	Edgar Castillo	FC Cincinnati	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	^[27]
24	FW	JJ Williams	Birmingham Legion	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	^[27]
27	MF	Laurence Wyke	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 30, 2020	^[27]
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Free Agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	^[27]
—	MF	Lagos Kunga	Free Agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 30, 2020	^[27]
26	MF	Jon Gallagher	Austin FC	Trade	US	$225K GAM	December 13, 2020	^[28]
15	MF	Manuel Castro	Estudiantes	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	January 1, 2021	^[27]
14	MF	Adam Jahn	Orange County SC	Waived	US	Free	February 2, 2021	^[29]
5	MF	Eric Remedi	San Jose Earthquakes	Trade	US	$500K GAM	February 15, 2021	^[30]
15	FW	Lisandro López	Racing Club	Released	Non-US	Free	May 18, 2021	^[31]
26	DF	Jack Gurr	Aberdeen	Waived	US	Free	May 28, 2021	^[32]
—	DF	Fernando Meza	Necaxa	Contract Terminated	Non-US	Free	July 23, 2021	^[33]

Loan Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
2	DF	Franco Escobar	Newell's Old Boys	February 9, 2021	December 31, 2021	^[34]
6	DF	Fernando Meza	Defensa y Justicia	February 18, 2021	June 30, 2021	^[35]
—	DF	Andrew Gutman	New York Red Bulls	March 9, 2021	December 31, 2021	^[36]
35	DF	Efrain Morales	Atlanta United 2	April 16, 2021	December 31, 2021	^[37]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
2021 international roster spot	Nashville SC	$175K GAM	^[38]
#1 pick in 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft	FC Cincinnati	$75K GAM and #4 pick in 2020 Re-Entry Draft	^[39]
$125K GAM & No. 31 overall pick in SuperDraft	D.C. United	No. 5 and No. 32 overall picks in SuperDraft	^[26]
2021 international roster spot	Colorado Rapids	$225K GAM in 2022	^[40]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS team / player / coach of the week

MLS goal of the week

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v t e Major League Soccer
Seasons 2023 season Records and statistics 100 or more goals Hat-tricks Players Association Rivalry cups History U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign players National team players International slots Designated Players Homegrown Players Generation Adidas Cup Transfers Coaches Owners
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Champions Anschutz Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game Homegrown Game CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas Performance in Champions League Hall of Fame Valuations
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v t e 2021 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps