2023 Atlanta United FC season
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| 2023 season | ||||
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| Owner | Arthur Blank | |||
| President | Garth Lagerwey | |||
| Head coach | Gonzalo Pineda | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| MLS | Conference: 6th Overall: 10th | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Round One | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | |||
| Leagues Cup | Group Stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Giorgos Giakoumakis (17) All: Giorgos Giakoumakis (19) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 47,526[1] | |||
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The 2023 Atlanta United FC season was the seventh season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the fifteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United play their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they competed in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and also participated in the 2023 Leagues Cup for the first time.
| Squad no. | Player | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Brad Guzan (captain) |  |
GK | September 9, 1984 |  Middlesbrough |
197 | 0 |
| 25 | Clément Diop |  |
GK | October 13, 1993 | New England Revolution |
3 | 0 |
| 31 | Quentin Westberg | |
GK | April 25, 1986 |  Toronto FC |
6 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |  |
RB | September 21, 1997 |  Aberdeen |
42 | 2 |
| 4 | Luis Abram |  |
CB | February 22, 1996 |  Granada |
28 | 0 |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon | |
RB | September 22, 1997 | Real Salt Lake |
128 | 9 |
| 12 | Miles Robinson (GA) | |
CB | March 14, 1997 | Syracuse University |
150 | 4 |
| 22 | Juanjo Purata |  |
CB | January 9, 1998 | UANL |
49 | 7 |
| 24 | Noah Cobb (HGP) | |
CB | July 20, 2005 | Atlanta United 2 |
4 | 0 |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley (HGP) | |
LB | December 22, 2004 | Atlanta United Academy |
62 | 5 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |  |
DM | May 3, 1999 | River Plate |
70 | 2 |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso |  |
DM | November 11, 1985 | Minnesota United FC |
13 | 0 |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba |  |
DM | March 7, 1997 | Guingamp |
14 | 1 |
| 9 | Saba Lobzhanidze (DP) |  |
LW | December 18, 1994 |  Hatayspor |
12 | 3 |
| 10 | Thiago Almada (DP) | |
AM | April 26, 2001 | Vélez Sarsfield |
66 | 20 |
| 13 | Amar Sejdić | |
DM | November 29, 1996 | CF Montréal |
60 | 0 |
| 16 | Xande Silva |  |
RW | March 16, 1997 | Dijon |
13 | 4 |
| 18 | Derrick Etienne |  |
LW | November 25, 1996 | Columbus Crew |
25 | 0 |
| 20 | Matheus Rossetto |  |
AM | June 3, 1996 | Athletico Paranaense |
98 | 1 |
| 21 | Edwin Mosquera |  |
LW | June 27, 2001 | Independiente Medellín |
29 | 4 |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff (HGP) | |
RW | February 13, 2003 | Atlanta United Academy |
41 | 6 |
| 30 | Machop Chol (HGP) |  |
RW | November 14, 1998 | Wake Forest University |
35 | 2 |
| 35 | Ajani Fortune (HGP) |  |
AM | December 30, 2002 | Atlanta United 2 |
18 | 0 |
| 51 | Nicolas Firmino | |
AM | January 30, 2001 | Atlanta United 2 |
1 | 1 |
| 52 | Luke Brennan (HGP) | |
LW | February 24, 2005 | Atlanta United 2 |
1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis (DP) |  |
CF | December 9, 1994 | Celtic |
32 | 19 |
| 19 | Miguel Berry | |
CF | September 16, 1997 | D.C. United |
30 | 1 |
| 29 | Jamal Thiaré | |
CF | March 31, 1993 | Le Havre |
7 | 0 |
Player movement
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | MF | Derrick Etienne | Columbus Crew | Transfer | US | Free | November 30, 2022 | [2] |
| 31 | GK | Quentin Westberg | Toronto FC | Transfer | US | Free | December 23, 2022 | [3] |
| 32 | FW |  Erik López | Banfield | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2023 | |
| 24 | DF | Noah Cobb | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2023 | [4] |
| 35 | MF | Ajani Fortune | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2023 | [5] |
| 28 | MF | Tyler Wolff |  Beveren | Loan return | US | Free | January 4, 2023 | [6] |
| 25 | GK | Clément Diop | New England Revolution | Transfer | US | Free | January 11, 2023 | [7] |
| 4 | DF |  Luis Abram | Granada | Transfer | Non-US | $300,000 | February 2, 2023 | [8] |
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | Celtic | Transfer | Non-US | $5,200,000 | February 8, 2023 | [9] |
| 19 | FW | Miguel Berry | D.C. United | Transfer | US | $250,000 GAM | February 21, 2023 | [10] |
| 8 | MF | Tristan Muyumba | Guingamp | Transfer | Non-US | $1,000,000 | July 6, 2023 | [11] |
| 29 | FW | Jamal Thiaré | Le Havre | Transfer | Non-US | Free | August 1, 2023 | [12] |
| 9 | MF | Saba Lobzhanidze | Hatayspor | Transfer | Non-US | $1,500,000 | August 2, 2023 | [13] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | DF | George Campbell | CF Montréal | Transfer | US | $900,000 GAM | December 13, 2022 | [14] |
| 29 | FW | Ronaldo Cisneros | Guadalajara | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2023 | |
| 34 | GK | Rocco Ríos Novo | Lanús | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2023 | |
| 3 | DF | Alex DeJohn | Retired | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2023 | [15] |
| 23 | GK | Raúl Gudiño | Necaxa | Option Declined | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2023 | [15] |
| 24 | GK | Dylan Castanheira | Free agent | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2023 | [15] |
| 27 | DF | Bryce Washington | Loudoun United | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2023 | [15] |
| 33 | DF | Mikey Ambrose | Retired | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2023 | [15] |
| 20 | MF | Emerson Hyndman | Memphis 901 | Released | US | Free | January 3, 2023 | [16] |
| 6 | DF | Alan Franco | São Paulo | Transfer | Non-US | $2,300,000 | January 5, 2023 | [17] |
| 4 | FW | Dom Dwyer | Oakland Roots | Waived | US | Free | January 6, 2023 | [18] |
| 7 | FW | Josef Martínez | Inter Miami CF | Contract Buyout | US | Free | January 18, 2023 | [19] |
| — | MF | Marcelino Moreno | Coritiba | Transfer | Non-US | $1,500,000 | June 20, 2023 | [20] |
| 10 | MF | Luiz Araújo | Flamengo | Transfer | Non-US | $10,000,000 | July 1, 2023 | [21] |
| 15 | DF | Andrew Gutman | Colorado Rapids | Trade | US | $400,000 GAM + IRS | July 5, 2023 | [22] |
| 32 | FW | Erik López | Olimpia | Released | Non-US | Free | August 5, 2023 | [23] |
Loan in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | US | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | DF | Juanjo Purata |
UANL |
Non-US | November 14, 2022 | End of Season | [15] |
| 16 | MF | Xande Silva |
Dijon |
Non-US | August 2, 2023 | End of Season | [24] |
Loan out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | Esequiel Barco |
River Plate |
January 30, 2022 | January 1, 2024 | [25] |
| 10 | MF | Marcelino Moreno |
Coritiba |
January 10, 2023 | June 20, 2023 | [26] |
| 21 | MF | Edwin Mosquera |
Defensa y Justicia |
February 2, 2023 | June 9, 2023 | [27] |
| 36 | FW | Jackson Conway |
Phoenix Rising |
March 17, 2023 | June 9, 2023 | [28][29] |
| 14 | MF | Franco Ibarra |
Toronto FC |
July 10, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | [30] |
| 37 | DF | Aiden McFadden |
Memphis 901 |
August 7, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | [31] |
SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
Atlanta traded the 7th overall pick to Real Salt Lake for $175,000 GAM[32]
| 2023 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks | |||||
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 36 | Tyler Young | MF | Campbell | US |
