# 2023 Atlanta United FC season

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.

## Club

| Squad no. | Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Brad Guzan (captain) | GK | (1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40) | Middlesbrough | 197 | 0 |
| 25 | Clément Diop | GK | (1993-10-13) October 13, 1993 (age 31) | New England Revolution | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Quentin Westberg | GK | (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38) | Toronto FC | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Hernández | RB | (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27) | Aberdeen | 42 | 2 |
| 4 | Luis Abram | CB | (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28) | Granada | 28 | 0 |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon | RB | (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27) | Real Salt Lake | 128 | 9 |
| 12 | Miles Robinson (GA) | CB | (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27) | Syracuse University | 150 | 4 |
| 22 | Juanjo Purata | CB | (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 26) | UANL | 49 | 7 |
| 24 | Noah Cobb (HGP) | CB | (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley (HGP) | LB | (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 62 | 5 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Santiago Sosa | DM | (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 25) | River Plate | 70 | 2 |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | DM | (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 39) | Minnesota United FC | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba | DM | (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 (age 27) | Guingamp | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | Saba Lobzhanidze (DP) | LW | (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 29) | Hatayspor | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Thiago Almada (DP) | AM | (2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 (age 23) | Vélez Sarsfield | 66 | 20 |
| 13 | Amar Sejdić | DM | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 27) | CF Montréal | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | Xande Silva | RW | (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 27) | Dijon | 13 | 4 |
| 18 | Derrick Etienne | LW | (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27) | Columbus Crew | 25 | 0 |
| 20 | Matheus Rossetto | AM | (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28) | Athletico Paranaense | 98 | 1 |
| 21 | Edwin Mosquera | LW | (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23) | Independiente Medellín | 29 | 4 |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff (HGP) | RW | (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 41 | 6 |
| 30 | Machop Chol (HGP) | RW | (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 25) | Wake Forest University | 35 | 2 |
| 35 | Ajani Fortune (HGP) | AM | (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 21) | Atlanta United 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 51 | Nicolas Firmino | AM | (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 23) | Atlanta United 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Luke Brennan (HGP) | LW | (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis (DP) | CF | (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 29) | Celtic | 32 | 19 |
| 19 | Miguel Berry | CF | (1997-09-16) September 16, 1997 (age 27) | D.C. United | 30 | 1 |
| 29 | Jamal Thiaré | CF | (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31) | Le Havre | 7 | 0 |

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date |
| 18 | MF | Derrick Etienne | Columbus Crew | Transfer | US | Free | November 30, 2022 |
| 31 | GK | Quentin Westberg | Toronto FC | Transfer | US | Free | December 23, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 35 | MF | Ajani Fortune | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2023 |
| 28 | MF | Tyler Wolff | Beveren | Loan return | US | Free | January 4, 2023 |
| 25 | GK | Clément Diop | New England Revolution | Transfer | US | Free | January 11, 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Luis Abram | Granada | Transfer | Non-US | $300,000 | February 2, 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | Celtic | Transfer | Non-US | $5,200,000 | February 8, 2023 |
| 19 | FW | Miguel Berry | D.C. United | Transfer | US | $250,000 GAM | February 21, 2023 |
| 8 | MF | Tristan Muyumba | Guingamp | Transfer | Non-US | $1,000,000 | July 6, 2023 |
| 29 | FW | Jamal Thiaré | Le Havre | Transfer | Non-US | Free | August 1, 2023 |
| 9 | MF | Saba Lobzhanidze | Hatayspor | Transfer | Non-US | $1,500,000 | August 2, 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date |
| 32 | DF | George Campbell | CF Montréal | Transfer | US | $900,000 GAM | December 13, 2022 |
| 29 | FW | Ronaldo Cisneros | Guadalajara | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 34 | GK | Rocco Ríos Novo | Lanús | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Alex DeJohn | Retired | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 23 | GK | Raúl Gudiño | Necaxa | Option Declined | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 24 | GK | Dylan Castanheira | Free agent | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 27 | DF | Bryce Washington | Loudoun United | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 33 | DF | Mikey Ambrose | Retired | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 20 | MF | Emerson Hyndman | Memphis 901 | Released | US | Free | January 3, 2023 |
| 6 | DF | Alan Franco | São Paulo | Transfer | Non-US | $2,300,000 | January 5, 2023 |
| 4 | FW | Dom Dwyer | Free agent | Released | US | Free | January 6, 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Josef Martínez | Inter Miami CF | Contract Buyout | US | Free | January 18, 2023 |
| — | MF | Marcelino Moreno | Coritiba | Transfer | Non-US | $1,500,000 | June 20, 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Luiz Araújo | Flamengo | Transfer | Non-US | $10,000,000 | July 1, 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Andrew Gutman | Colorado Rapids | Trade | US | $400,000 GAM + IRS | July 5, 2023 |
| 32 | FW | Erik López | Free Agent | Released | Non-US | Free | August 5, 2023 |

#### Loan in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | US | Start | End | Source |
| 22 | DF | Juanjo Purata | UANL | Non-US | November 14, 2022 | End of Season | |
| 16 | MF | Xande Silva | Dijon | Non-US | August 2, 2023 | End of Season | |

#### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End |
| — | MF | Esequiel Barco | River Plate | January 30, 2022 | January 1, 2024 |
| 10 | MF | Marcelino Moreno | Coritiba | January 10, 2023 | June 20, 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Edwin Mosquera | Defensa y Justicia | February 2, 2023 | June 9, 2023 |
| 36 | FW | Jackson Conway | Phoenix Rising | March 17, 2023 | June 9, 2023 |
| 14 | MF | Franco Ibarra | Toronto FC | July 10, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| 37 | DF | Aiden McFadden | Memphis 901 | August 7, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |

#### 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
2023 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 2 | 36 | Tyler Young | MF | Campbell | US |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### MLS
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for round one |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo FC (U) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 10 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 12 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
* 1 2 As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up

#### Matches
### MLS Cup Playoffs
#### U.S. Open Cup

Atlanta United entered the Open Cup at the Third Round.

### Leagues Cup
#### South 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of November 13, 2023
| Place | Position | Name | MLS | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | MF | Thiago Almada | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | MF | Tyler Wolff | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | Brooks Lennon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Edwin Mosquera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Xande Silva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Caleb Wiley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Luiz Araújo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | Andrew Gutman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Saba Lobzhanidze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Machop Chol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | Miles Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | Miguel Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Tristan Muyumba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Juanjo Purata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Matheus Rossetto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 74 |

### Appearances and goals

    As of 13 November 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | MLS | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | | App | St | | App | St | | App | St | | App | St | |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Brad Guzan | | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Clément Diop | | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Quentin Westberg | | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luis Abram | | 22 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Brooks Lennon | | 33 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 37 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | Miles Robinson | | 27 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Juanjo Purata | | 28 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Noah Cobb | | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | | 30 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 4 |
| 'Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Santiago Sosa | | 17 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tristan Muyumba | | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Saba Lobzhanidze | | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Thiago Almada | | 31 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 13 |
| 13 | MF | Amar Sejdić | | 23 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Xande Silva | | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | Derrick Etienne Jr. | | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Matheus Rossetto | | 30 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Edwin Mosquera | | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | MF | Tyler Wolff | | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | MF | Machop Chol | | 19 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | MF | Ajani Fortune | | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | MF | Luke Brennan | | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | | 27 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 19 |
| 19 | FW | Miguel Berry | | 27 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Jamal Thiaré | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have played for Atlanta United this season but have left the club |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Luiz Araújo | | 16 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Franco Ibarra | | 17 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Andrew Gutman | | 18 | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 32 | FW | Erik López | | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Jackson Conway | | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 34 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 72 |