2022 Atlanta United FC season

The 2022 Atlanta United FC season will be the sixth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the fourteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competing in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United will play their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they will participate in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, as the 2020 and 2021 editions of tournament were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Atlanta United
2022 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachGonzalo Pineda
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
MLSEastern Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupThird round
Highest home attendance67,523 (2/27 v. SKC)
Lowest home attendance42,578 (3/19 v. MTL)
Average home league attendance49,026
Biggest winAll: ATL 3–1 CHA (4/20, USOC)
MLS: ATL 3–1 SKC (2/27)
Biggest defeatCOL 3–0 ATL (3/5)
All statistics correct as of January 21, 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 Middlesbrough 158 0
18 Bobby Shuttleworth GK (1987-05-18) May 18, 1987 Chicago Fire 0 0
24 Dylan Castanheira GK (1995-05-23) May 23, 1995 Inter Miami 0 0
— Justin Garces (HGP) GK (2000-08-23) August 23, 2000 UCLA 0 0
Defenders
2 Ronald Hernández RB (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 Aberdeen 13 1
3 Alex DeJohn CB (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 Orlando City 4 0
6 Alan Franco CB (1996-10-11) October 11, 1996 Independiente 27 0
11 Brooks Lennon RB (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 Real Salt Lake 62 2
12 Miles Robinson (GA) CB (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 Syracuse University 108 2
15 Andrew Gutman LB (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 Celtic 0 0
26 Caleb Wiley (HGP) LB (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 Atlanta United Academy 0 0
27 Bryce Washington (HGP) CB (1998-09-12) September 12, 1998 University of Pittsburgh 0 0
32 George Campbell (HGP) CB (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 Atlanta United Academy 17 1
33 Mikey Ambrose LB (1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 Inter Miami 31 0
— Efrain Morales (HGP) CB (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 Atlanta United Academy 0 0
Midfielders
5 Santiago Sosa DM (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 River Plate 30 1
8 Thiago Almada (DP) AM (2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 Vélez Sarsfield 0 0
9 Matheus Rossetto AM (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 Athletico Paranaense 39 0
10 Marcelino Moreno CM (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 Lanús 43 11
13 Amar Sejdič CM (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 CF Montréal 10 0
14 Franco Ibarra DM (2001-04-28) April 28, 2001 Argentinos Juniors 19 0
16 Osvaldo Alonso DM (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 Minnesota United 0 0
19 Luiz Araújo (DP) RW (1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 Lille 16 4
20 Emerson Hyndman CM (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 AFC Bournemouth 56 6
23 Jake Mulraney AM (1996-04-05) April 5, 1996 Hearts 47 2
28 Tyler Wolff (HGP) RW (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 Atlanta United Academy 12 0
30 Machop Chol (HGP) RW (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 Wake Forest University 9 0
Forwards
4 Dom Dwyer CF (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 Toronto 0 0
7 Josef Martínez (DP) CF (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 Torino 132 102
36 Jackson Conway (HGP) CF (2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 Atlanta United 2 9 2

Results

Preseason exhibitions
January 25 Atlanta United 2–0 Georgia Storm Marietta, GA
11:00 EST Wolff 1st half'
Conway 1st half' (Araújo)		 Report Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
Note: Played in two 30-minute halves.
January 30 Georgia Revolution 0–4 Atlanta United Athens, GA
12:00 EST Report Wolff 2'
Araújo 8'
Campbell 9'
Bloyou 62'		 Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,700
February 6 Celaya 1–2 Atlanta United Guadalajara, Mexico
14:00 EST 1st period' Report 2nd period' (o.g.)
Mulraney 3rd period'		 Stadium: Estadio Akron
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 13 Guadalajara 3–0 Atlanta United Guadalajara, Mexico
10:30 EST 1st half' (pen.)
1st half'
2nd half'		 Report Martínez Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle
Note: Played in two 40-minute halves.
February 13 Tepatitlán 3–0 Atlanta United Guadalajara, Mexico
13:30 EST

Report Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle
Note: Played in two 40-minute halves.
February 20 Birmingham Legion 0–4 Atlanta United Birmingham, AL
TBA EST Report 4' (o.g.)
Martínez 42' (Rossetto), 51'
Hernández (Sejdić)		 Stadium: Protective Stadium

Major League Soccer Regular Season
Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season
February 27 1 Atlanta United 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 PM ET, FS1 Araújo 20'
Dwyer 45+3'
Wiley 89'		 Report Sallói 85' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 67,523
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 5 2 Colorado Rapids 3–0 Atlanta United Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 PM ET Trusty  21'
Rubio 33'
Price  42'
Lewis 48'
Kaye  51'
Shinyashiki  80', 87'		 Report Hernández  20'
Robinson  31'  86'
Dwyer  89'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,538
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 13 3 Atlanta United 2–1 Charlotte FC Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 PM ET, FS1 Martínez 60' (pen.)
Campbell  87'
Alonso  90+1'
Mulraney 90+6'		 Report Ortiz  30'
Franco  36'
Armour 66'
Bronico  75'
Ríos  84'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,055
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 19 4 Atlanta United 3–3 CF Montréal Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM ET Gutman  4'
Martínez 6'
Dwyer  67'
Almada 85'
Lennon 90+2'
Sosa  90+4'		 Report Koné  10' 37'
Mihailovic 28'
Miller  31'
Quioto  31' 42' (pen.)
Lappalainene  72'
Miljevic  82'
Camacho  90+1'
Johnston  90+6'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,578
Referee: Chris Penso
April 2 5 D.C. United 0–1 Atlanta United Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM ET Canouse  34'
Djeffal  38'		 Report Campbell  33'
Conway  81'
Almada  89'
Moreno 90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,289
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 10 6 Charlotte FC 1–0 Atlanta United Charlotte, North Carolina
1:30 PM ET, ESPN Alcívar 11'
Bronico  74'
Fuchs  74'
Lindsey  85'		 Report Ibarra  83' Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 32,496
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 16 7 Atlanta United 0–0 FC Cincinnati Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM ET Almada  8'
Sejdić  42'
Campbell  84'		 Report Kubo  44'
Hagglund  45'  76'
Badji  90+4'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,948
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 24 8 Inter Miami 2–1 Atlanta United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 PM ET, ESPN Campana 28'
Mabika  55'
Duke 64'
Yedlin  74'
Marsman  84'
Rodríguez  86'		 Report Cisneros 13'
Lennon  17'		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 13,433
Referee: Jair Maruffo
April 30 9 CF Montréal 2–1 Atlanta United Montreal, Quebec
4:00 PM ET Miller 4'
Camacho  10'
Wanyama  31'
Koné  59'
J. Torres 82'		 Report Moreno 51',  52'
Franco  55'
Ibarra  76'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 7 10 Atlanta United v Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 15 11 Atlanta United v New England Revolution Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 PM ET, ESPN Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 21 12 Nashville SC v Atlanta United Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM ET, FOX Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium
May 28 13 Atlanta United v Columbus Crew Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 19 14 Atlanta United v Inter Miami Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM ET, ESPN2 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 25 15 Toronto FC v Atlanta United Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM ET Stadium: BMO Field
June 30 16 New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET Stadium: Red Bull Arena
July 3 17 New York City FC v Atlanta United New York, New York
5:00 PM ET Stadium: Yankee Stadium
July 9 18 Atlanta United v Austin FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 13 19 Atlanta United v Real Salt Lake Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 17 20 Atlanta United v Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 PM ET, ABC Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 24 21 LA Galaxy v Atlanta United Carson, California
9:30 PM ET, FS1 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 30 22 Chicago Fire v Atlanta United Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM ET Stadium: Soldier Field
August 6 23 Atlanta United v Seattle Sounders Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 PM ET, ABC Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 13 24 FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM ET Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 17 25 Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 21 26 Columbus Crew v Atlanta United Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM ET, FS1 Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 28 27 Atlanta United v D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 31 28 Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Subaru Park
September 4 29 Portland Timbers v Atlanta United Portland, Oregon
5:30 PM ET, FOX Stadium: Providence Park
September 10 30 Atlanta United v Toronto FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 14 31 Orlando City v Atlanta United Orlando, Florida
6:00 PM ET Stadium: Exploria Stadium
September 17 32 Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM ET Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 1 33 New England Revolution v Atlanta United Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM ET Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 9 34 Atlanta United v New York City FC Atlanta, Georgia
TBD Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Atlanta United will begin their Open Cup title defense in the Third Round.

April 20 Atlanta United FC (MLS) 6–0 Chattanooga FC (NISA) Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 pm EDT Hernández 21'
Dwyer 25', 35'
Moreno 53' (pen.)
Araújo 67'
Lennon 84'		 Report Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 11 Nashville SC (MLS) v Atlanta United FC (MLS) Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 pm CDT Stadium: Geodis Park

Player movement

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type US Fee/notes Date Source
—DF Franco Escobar Newell's Old BoysLoan ReturnUSFreeJanuary 1, 2022
15DF Andrew Gutman New York Red BullsLoan ReturnUSFreeJanuary 1, 2022
16MF Osvaldo Alonso Minnesota UnitedTransferUSFreeJanuary 1, 2022[1]
24GK Dylan Castanheira Inter MiamiTradeUSFreeJanuary 1, 2022[2]
—GK Justin Garces UCLATransferUSFreeJanuary 10, 2022[3]
18GK Bobby Shuttleworth Chicago FireTransferUSFreeJanuary 14, 2022[4]
2DF Ronald Hernández AberdeenTransferUS$725,000January 17, 2022[5]
26DF Caleb Wiley Atlanta United 2TransferUSFreeJanuary 18, 2022[6]
8MF Thiago Almada Vélez SarsfieldTransferNon-US$16,000,000February 9, 2022[7]
4FW Dom Dwyer Toronto FCTransferUSFreeFebruary 22, 2022[8]

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type US Fee/notes Date Source
29MF Mo Adams Inter Miami CFOption DeclinedUSFreeDecember 1, 2021[9]
24DF Josh Bauer Nashville SCOption DeclinedUSFreeDecember 1, 2021[9]
25GK Alec Kann FC CincinnatiOption DeclinedUSFreeDecember 1, 2021[9] [10]
18GK Ben LundgaardFree AgentOption DeclinedUSFreeDecember 1, 2021[9]
31FW Erick Torres Orange County SCOption DeclinedUSFreeDecember 1, 2021[9]
—DF Franco Escobar Los Angeles FCTransferUSUp to $600,000 GAMDecember 12, 2021[11]
4DF Anton Walkes Charlotte FCExpansion DraftNon-US$50,000 GAMDecember 14, 2021[12]
2DF Ronald Hernández AberdeenLoan ReturnNon-USFreeDecember 31, 2021[9]
21DF George Bello Arminia BielefeldTransferUSUndisclosedJanuary 31, 2022[13]
22MF Jurgen DammFree AgentBuyoutNon-USUndisclosedFebruary 25, 2022[14]

Loan Out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
8 MF Ezequiel Barco River Plate January 30, 2022 December 31, 2022 [15]
16 FW Erik López Banfield February 22, 2022 June 30, 2022 [16]
— GK Justin Garces Atlanta United 2 February 25, 2022 December 31, 2022 [17]
35 DF Efrain Morales Atlanta United 2 February 25, 2022 December 31, 2022 [18]
31 MF Erik Centeno Atlanta United 2 March 15, 2022 December 31, 2022 [19]

    Non-player transfers
    Acquired From For Source
    $200K GAM Inter Miami CF International roster spot [20]

    References
    1. "Atlanta United signs Osvaldo Alonso as free agent". ATLUTD.com. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    2. "Atlanta United acquires goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira from Inter Miami CF". ATLUTD.com. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    3. "Atlanta United signs Justin Garces to Homegrown Deal". ATLUTD.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    4. "Atlanta United signs Bobby Shuttleworth as free agent". ATLUTD.com. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    5. "Atlanta United sign defender Ronald Hernandez from Aberdeen FC". MLSSoccer.com. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
    6. "Atlanta United signs Caleb Wiley to Homegrown Deal". ATLUTD.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    7. "Atlanta United acquires Thiago Almada from CA Vélez Sarsfield". ATLUTD.com. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    8. "Atlanta United signs free agent forward Dom Dwyer". ATLUTD.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
    9. "Atlanta United announces year-end roster moves". Atlanta United FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    10. "Alec Kann signs with FC Cincinnati as a free agent | Atlanta United FC".
    11. "Atlanta United receives up to $600,000 GAM from LAFC for Franco Escobar". Atlanta United FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    12. "Anton Walkes Selected By Charlotte FC In 2021 MLS Expansion Draft". Atlanta United FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    13. "Atlanta United Transfers Defender George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld in German Bundesliga". Atlanta United FC. January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    14. "Atlanta United exercises offseason Buyout on Jürgen Damm". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    15. "Ezequiel Barco loaned to Club Atlético River Plate". Atlanta United. January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    16. "Erik López loaned to Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina". Atlanta United. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    17. "Atlanta United loans two players to Atlanta United 2 for 2022 season". Atlanta United. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    18. "Atlanta United loans two players to Atlanta United 2 for 2022 season". Atlanta United. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    19. "Atlanta United 2 adds Erik Centeno and Emenike Nwogu to 2022 roster". Atlanta United. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
    20. "Atlanta United Acquires $200,000 in General Allocation Money". Atlanta United. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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