2021 Atlanta United 2 season

Atlanta United 2
2021 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Jack Collison
Stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
USL Championship	TBD
Highest home attendance	League/All: 1,421; (6/9 v. SKC)
Lowest home attendance	League/All: 638; (7/7 v. IND)
Average home league attendance	793
Biggest win	ATL 5–0 TUL (5/19)
Biggest defeat	ATL 0–4 BIR (9/22)
	← 2020 2022 →

OwnerArthur Blank

PresidentDarren Eales

Head coachJack Collison

StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium

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.

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	Transferred From	Type	Notes	Date	Source
14	MF	29	Robbie Mertz	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Transfer		December 12, 2020	^[2]
1	GK	23	Rocco Ríos Novo	Lanús	Loan		March 2, 2021	^[3]
8	MF	27	Chris Allan	University of Charleston	Transfer		April 2, 2021	^[4]
19	FW	25	Fernando Matías Benítez	River Plate	Loan		April 2, 2021	^[4]
10	FW	24	Darwin Matheus	Zamora	Transfer		April 2, 2021	^[4]
11	FW	24	Connor Stanley	Manchester United	Loan		April 2, 2021	^[4]
2	DF	27	Aiden McFadden	University of Notre Dame	Transfer	Draft Pick	April 21, 2021	^[5]
15	FW	29	Alex Garuba	Oakland Roots SC	Transfer		April 23, 2021	^[6]

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	Transferred To	Type	Notes	Date	Source
3	DF	31	Modou Jadama	FC Tulsa	Out of Contract		December 4, 2020	^[7]
8	MF	26	Daniel Steedman	Free Agent	Option Declined		December 4, 2020	^[7]
10	MF	28	Amir Bashti	Free Agent	Out of Contract		December 4, 2020	^[7]
11	MF	30	Lamin Jawneh	Free Agent	Option Declined		December 4, 2020	^[7]
14	MF	30	Baboucarr Njie	Rio Grande Valley FC	Option Declined		December 4, 2020	^[7]
23	GK	26	Gabriel Rosario	Free Agent	Option Declined		December 4, 2020	^[7]
31	DF	29	Patrick Nielsen	Free Agent	Out of Contract		December 4, 2020	^[7]
36	FW	24	Jackson Conway	Atlanta United FC	Transfer	HGP	January 1, 2021	^[8]
1	GK	30	Ben Lundgaard	Atlanta United FC	Transfer		March 4, 2021	^[9]
2	DF	30	Jack Gurr	Atlanta United FC	Transfer		April 5, 2021	^[10]

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
8	Sporting Kansas City II	32	4	20	8	33	64	−31	20^[a]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	7	8	9	38	38	0	29	4	6	3	25	17	+8	3	2	6	13	21	−8

Matchday	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
Stadium	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D
Position	16	7	7	4	3	8	3	5	7	11	11	10	10	12	10	11	11	7	7	7	10	10	10	12

2021 Atlanta United 2 season

Player movement

In

Out

Competitions

USL Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

Statistics

Top Scorers

Appearances and goals

References

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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

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 Attendance: 4,301 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 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

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 Attendance: 11,105 Referee: John Mattoa

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 Attendance: 612 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

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 Attendance: 620 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

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ARG	Rocco Ríos Novo	20	0	20	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Aiden McFadden	29	8	27+2	8	0	0
3	DF	USA	Alex DeJohn	3	0	3	0	0	0
4	FW	USA	Luke Brennan	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	MF	USA	Will Reilly	10	0	6+4	0	0	0
5	MF	SEN	Abdoulaye Diop	16	1	11+5	1	0	0
6	DF	FRA	Bradley Kamdem Fewo	28	1	22+6	1	0	0
7	FW	SEN	Amadou Macky Diop	19	4	12+7	4	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Chris Allan	18	1	17+1	1	0	0
9	FW	USA	Phillip Goodrum	18	4	5+13	4	0	0
10	MF	VEN	Darwin Matheus	31	6	17+14	6	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Connor Stanley	28	1	16+12	1	0	0
12	DF	VEN	Ronald Hernández	2	0	2	0	0	0
13	DF	USA	Caleb Wiley	22	0	22	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Robbie Mertz	28	1	26+2	1	0	0
15	FW	USA	Alex Garuba	11	0	1+10	0	0	0
16	FW	PAR	Erik López	2	0	2	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Ben Lundgaard	4	0	4	0	0	0
19	FW	ARG	Fernando Matías Benítez	22	2	14+8	2	0	0
20	MF	BRA	Matheus Rossetto	2	0	2	0	0	0
21	MF	USA	David Mejia	16	2	7+9	2	0	0
22	FW	USA	Coleman Gannon	6	2	1+5	2	0	0
23	GK	CHI	Vicente Reyes	3	0	3	0	0	0
24	DF	USA	Josh Bauer	27	0	23+4	0	0	0
25	GK	USA	Alec Kann	5	0	5	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Mathieu Brick	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	Bryce Washington	21	0	21	0	0	0
28	FW	USA	Tyler Wolff	9	6	9	6	0	0
30	FW	SSD	Machop Chol	3	1	3	1	0	0
32	DF	USA	George Campbell	5	0	5	0	0	0
33	DF	USA	Mikey Ambrose	5	0	5	0	0	0
34	MF	USA	Brendan Lambe	10	0	4+6	0	0	0
35	DF	USA	Efrain Morales	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
36	FW	USA	Jackson Conway	6	1	5+1	1	0	0
37	MF	TRI	Ajani Fortune	23	2	16+7	2	0	0
39	MF	USA	Noah Cobb	11	0	9+2	0	0	0
40	MF	USA	Danial Sebhatu	5	1	3+2	1	0	0
41	MF	USA	Jonantan Villal	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
43	DF	USA	Nigel Prince	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
26	DF	ENG	Jack Gurr	1	0	1	0	0	0