2021 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2021 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's fourth year of existence as well as their fourth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Atlanta United 2
2021 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachJack Collison
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
USL ChampionshipTBD
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 1,421
(6/9 v. SKC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 638
(7/7 v. IND)
Average home league attendance793
Biggest winATL 5–0 TUL (5/19)
Biggest defeatATL 0–4 BIR (9/22)

Players

As of August 16, 2021.[1]
The squad of Atlanta United 2 will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to ATLUTD2, and Atlanta United Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with ATLUTD2 will retain their college eligibility.

Player movement

In

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
14MF25 Robbie Mertz Pittsburgh RiverhoundsTransferDecember 12, 2020[2]
1GK19 Rocco Ríos Novo LanúsLoanMarch 2, 2021[3]
8MF23 Chris Allan University of CharlestonTransferApril 2, 2021[4]
19FW21 Fernando Matías Benítez River PlateLoanApril 2, 2021[4]
10FW21 Darwin Matheus ZamoraTransferApril 2, 2021[4]
11FW20 Connor Stanley Manchester UnitedLoanApril 2, 2021[4]
2DF23 Aiden McFadden University of Notre DameTransferDraft PickApril 21, 2021[5]
15FW25 Alex Garuba Oakland Roots SCTransferApril 23, 2021[6]

Out

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
3DF28 Modou Jadama FC TulsaOut of ContractDecember 4, 2020[7]
8MF22 Daniel SteedmanFree AgentOption DeclinedDecember 4, 2020[7]
10MF25 Amir BashtiFree AgentOut of ContractDecember 4, 2020[7]
11MF26 Lamin JawnehFree AgentOption DeclinedDecember 4, 2020[7]
14MF26 Baboucarr Njie Rio Grande Valley FCOption DeclinedDecember 4, 2020[7]
23GK22 Gabriel RosarioFree AgentOption DeclinedDecember 4, 2020[7]
31DF25 Patrick NielsenFree AgentOut of ContractDecember 4, 2020[7]
36FW20 Jackson Conway Atlanta UnitedTransferHGPJanuary 1, 2021[8]
1GK26 Ben Lundgaard Atlanta UnitedTransferMarch 4, 2021[9]
2DF26 Jack Gurr Atlanta UnitedTransferApril 5, 2021[10]

Competitions

USL Championship

League Table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 32 18 7 7 61 37 +24 61 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Birmingham Legion FC 32 18 8 6 51 31 +20 60
3 Memphis 901 FC 32 14 10 8 47 42 +5 50
4 FC Tulsa 32 14 13 5 49 48 +1 47
5 OKC Energy FC 32 8 11 13 30 38 8 37
6 Indy Eleven 32 9 15 8 32 47 15 35
7 Atlanta United 2 32 8 14 10 47 56 9 34[lower-alpha 1]
8 Sporting Kansas City II 32 4 20 8 33 64 31 20[lower-alpha 1]
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[11]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 7 8 9 38 38  0 29 4 6 3 25 17  +8 3 2 6 13 21  −8

Last updated: September 16, 2021.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAAAHHHHHAHAHHHAHAHHAAAAHHHAHAAAA
ResultLWDWDLWDLLDDLLWDLWDWLLWD
Position1677438357111110101210111177710101012
Updated to match(es) played on September 16, 2021. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

April 24, 2021 USLC 1 Louisville City 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM DelPiccolo 69', 87' Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
May 1, 2021 USLC 2 OKC Energy 0–1 Atlanta United 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Report Goodrum 62' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,299
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 16, 2021 USLC 3 OKC Energy 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM Bijev 36'
Osmond 65'
Report Benítez 56'
Wolff 89'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: John Griggs
May 19, 2021 USLC 4 Atlanta United 2 5–0 FC Tulsa Kennesaw, Georgia
Allan 34'
McFadden 36', 39'
Wolff 45+2'
Gannon 80'
Report Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 23, 2021 USLC 5 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Memphis 901 Kennesaw, Georgia
3:30 pm McFadden 28', 90+3' Report Dacres 45'
Kissiedou 73'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 643
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
May 30, 2021 USLC 6 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Birmingham Legion Kennesaw, Georgia
3:30 PM Report Lapa 90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 794
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 6, 2021 USLC 7 Atlanta United 2 1–0 Louisville City Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM McFadden 26' Report Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 9, 2021 USLC 8 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Sporting Kansas City II Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Kamdem Fewo 67'
Gannon 74'
Report Mushagalusa 61', 69' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 16, 2021 USLC 9 Memphis 901 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Memphis, Tennessee
8:30 PM Thomas 75' Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
June 27, 2021 USLC 10 Atlanta United 2 1–2 OKC Energy Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Benítez 49' Report Stephenson 71'
Donovan 78'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 755
Referee: Jervis Atagana
July 3, 2021 USLC 11 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Memphis 901 Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Sebhatu 54'
Matheus 90+4' (pen.)
Report Murphy 21', 27' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 706
Referee: Joshua Belk
July 7, 2021 USLC 12 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Indy Eleven Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Stanley 73' Report Hamilton 64' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 638
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 10, 2021 USLC 13 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Sporting Kansas City II Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Mushagalusa 38' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 728
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
July 17, 2021 USLC 14 Louisville City 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM Matsoso 54'
McLaughlin 63'
Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 28, 2021 USLC 15 Atlanta United 2 2–1 FC Tulsa Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Macky Diop 25' (pen.)
Fortune 49'
Report da Costa 55' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 769
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 31, 2021 USLC 16 Birmingham Legion 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 PM Brett 66' (pen.)
Flemmings 69'
Report McFadden 35'
Matheus 90+6'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: John Mattoa
August 4, 2021 USLC 17 Birmingham Legion 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM Williams 11'
Lopez 49'
Flemmings 51'
Report Goodrum 9' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Ben Meyer
August 8, 2021 USLC 18 Atlanta United 2 6–2 Indy Eleven Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Wolff 1', 6', 50'
Matheus 53'
Macky Diop 58'
Mejia 90+5'
Report Moon 51'
Vassell 61'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 677
Referee: William Steffen
August 11, 2021 USLC 19 Atlanta United 2 2–2 OKC Energy Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Mertz 67'
Mejia 90+3'
Report Bijev 39' (pen.), 76' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 14, 2021 USLC 20 Sporting Kansas City II 1–4 Atlanta United 2 Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 PM Barbir 86' Report Matheus 39'
Wolff 47'
Goodrum 54', 74'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 22, 2021 USLC 21 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4–1 Atlanta United 2 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Cicerone 4', 31', 66'
Williamson 26'
Report Matheus 15' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 28, 2021 USLC 22 FC Tulsa 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 PM Sheldon 14'
Moloto 30', 34'
Report Chol 17' Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
September 4, 2021 USLC 23 Indy Eleven 0–1 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Report McFadden 26' Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 15, 2021 USLC 24 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Conway 11' Report Crawford 60' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 18, 2021 USLC 25 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Bauer  28'
Ambrose  71'
Report Guenzatti 2', 45+1'
Dalgaard  27'
Scarlett  53'
Wyke  77'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 699
Referee: Melvin Rivas
September 22, 2021 USLC 26 Atlanta United 2 0–4 Birmingham Legion Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Conway  47'
Matheus  56'
Kamdem Fewo  88'
Report Vancaeyezeele 17'
Servania  71'
Brett 78', 90+3'
Kasim 82'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 25, 2021 USLC 27 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–2 Atlanta United 2 Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Flores  19'
Amoh 30'
Diz 49',  84'
Fjeldberg 65'
Njie  72'
Azócar  90+3'
F> López  90+8'
Ycaza  90+9'
Report Macky Diop 3'
Kamdem Fewo  26'
Matheus 44'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 29, 2021 USLC 28 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Louisville City Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Goodrum  31'
Bauer 40'
Report Lancaster 51'
Gómez  60'
Davis  84'
DelPiccolo  87'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: John Griggs
October 2, 2021 USLC 29 Indy Eleven 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Ayoze  15'
Wild  25'
Koffie  50'
Arteaga 53'
Seagrist  90+4'
Farr  90+6'
Report Benítez  67'
Mertz  85'
McFadden 90+5'
Macky Diop  90+6'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,999
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 13, 2021 USLC 30 Sporting Kansas City II 0–3 Atlanta United 2 Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Davis  44'
Cisneros 69'
Mushagalusa  76'
Report Bauer  79'
Matheus  90+3'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Note: Match forfeited by league to ATL due to Jake Davis' ineligibility (one match suspension for card accumulation).[12]
October 16, 2021 USLC 31 Memphis 901 FC 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Memphis, Tennessee
6:00 PM Segbers  43'
Lamah 50'
Dacres 53'
Murphy 60'
Winn 69'
Report Macky Diop  37', 44' (pen.)
Fortune 64'
Washington  75'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,482
Referee: Gerald Flores
October 20, 2021 USLC 32 FC Tulsa 4–0 Atlanta United 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 PM Da Costa 17'
Johnson 21'
Garcia 23'
Marlon  34'
Wormell  70'
Coutinho 90+1'
Report Washington  31'
Cobb  83'
McFadden  84'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,730
Referee: Mark Allatin

Statistics

Top Scorers

As of October 20, 2021
Place Position Name USLC Playoffs Total
1 DF/MF Aiden McFadden 8 0 8
2 MF Darwin Matheus 6 0 6
FW Tyler Wolff 6 0 6
4 FW Phillip Goodrum 4 0 4
FW Amadou Macky Diop 4 0 4
5 FW Fernando Matías Benítez 2 0 2
MF Ajani Fortune 2 0 2
MF Coleman Gannon 2 0 2
MF David Mejia 2 0 2
9 MF Chris Allan 1 0 1
MF Machop Chol 1 0 1
FW Jackson Conway 1 0 1
MF Abdoulaye Diop 1 0 1
DF Bradley Kamdem Fewo 1 0 1
MF Robbie Mertz 1 0 1
MF Danial Sebhatu 1 0 1
MF Connor Stanley 1 0 1
Total 44 0 44

Appearances and goals

As of October 20, 2020

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ARG Rocco Ríos Novo 20020000
2 DF  USA Aiden McFadden 29827+2800
3 DF  USA Alex DeJohn 303000
4 FW  USA Luke Brennan 101000
4 MF  USA Will Reilly 1006+4000
5 MF  SEN Abdoulaye Diop 16111+5100
6 DF  FRA Bradley Kamdem Fewo 28122+6100
7 FW  SEN Amadou Macky Diop 19412+7400
8 MF  ENG Chris Allan 18117+1100
9 FW  USA Phillip Goodrum 1845+13400
10 MF  VEN Darwin Matheus 31617+14600
11 MF  ENG Connor Stanley 28116+12100
12 DF  VEN Ronald Hernández 202000
13 DF  USA Caleb Wiley 22022000
14 MF  USA Robbie Mertz 28126+2100
15 FW  USA Alex Garuba 1101+10000
16 FW  PAR Erik López 202000
18 GK  USA Ben Lundgaard 404000
19 FW  ARG Fernando Matías Benítez 22214+8200
20 MF  BRA Matheus Rossetto 202000
21 MF  USA David Mejia 1627+9200
22 FW  USA Coleman Gannon 621+5200
23 GK  CHI Vicente Reyes 303000
24 DF  USA Josh Bauer 27023+4000
25 GK  USA Alec Kann 505000
26 DF  USA Mathieu Brick 100+1000
27 DF  USA Bryce Washington 21021000
28 FW  USA Tyler Wolff 969600
30 FW  SSD Machop Chol 313100
32 DF  USA George Campbell 505000
33 DF  USA Mikey Ambrose 505000
34 MF  USA Brendan Lambe 1004+6000
35 DF  USA Efrain Morales 602+4000
36 FW  USA Jackson Conway 615+1100
37 MF  TRI Ajani Fortune 23216+7200
39 MF  USA Noah Cobb 1109+2000
40 MF  USA Danial Sebhatu 513+2100
41 MF  USA Jonantan Villal 200+2000
43 DF  USA Nigel Prince 100+1000
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
26 DF  ENG Jack Gurr 101000

References

  1. "Players". USL. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "Atlanta United 2 signs Robbie Mertz". ATLUTD. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "Atlanta United 2 acquires Rocco Ríos Novo on loan for 2021 season". ATLUTD. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. "Atlanta United 2 acquires four players". ATLUTD. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. "Atlanta United 2 signs Aiden McFadden". ATLUTD. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  6. "Atlanta United 2 signs Alexander Garuba". ATLUTD. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. "announce year-end roster moves". ATLUTD. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  8. "Atlanta United signs Jackson Conway as Homegrown player". ATLUTD. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  9. "Atlanta United signs Ben Lundgaard from ATL UTD 2". ATLUTD. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  10. "Atlanta United signs Jack Gurr". ATLUTD. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  11. "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. United Soccer Leagues. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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