# 2023 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2023 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's sixth year of existence as well as their first season in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.

## Club

| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Contracted Players ||||||||
| 3 | Fuad Adeniyi | MF | (1994-11-15) November 15, 1994 (age 29) | Tormenta FC | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Toni Tiente | MF | (1997-10-25) October 25, 1997 (age 26) | Kalonji Pro-Profile | 45 | 0 |
| 6 | Nelson Orji | DF | (2002-04-05) April 5, 2002 (age 22) | Porto Academy | 36 | 3 |
| 7 | Luke Brennan | MF | (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 53 | 6 |
| 8 | Nicolas Firmino | MF | (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 23) | Union Omaha | 61 | 19 |
| 9 | Karim Tmimi | FW | (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 (age 28) | Georgia Gwinnett College | 26 | 6 |
| 10 | Jonantan Villal | MF | (2005-01-06) January 6, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 38 | 1 |
| 11 | David Mejía | MF | (2003-08-23) August 23, 2003 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 60 | 8 |
| 14 | Kofi Twumasi | MF | (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 28) | VfB Homberg | 27 | 1 |
| 15 | Matías Gallardo | MF | (2003-11-24) November 24, 2003 (age 20) | River Plate Academy | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Chris Gloster | DF | (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 24) | New York City | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Alan Carleton | MF | (2005-03-20) March 20, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 31 | 0 |
| 22 | Sebastián Guerra | GK | (2001-01-08) January 8, 2001 (age 23) | Atlético Nacional | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyler Young | MF | (2000-12-11) December 11, 2000 (age 23) | Campbell University | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Emenike Nwogu | MF | (2003-08-25) August 25, 2003 (age 21) | Superstar Football Academy | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Adyn Torres | MF | (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 16) | Atlanta United Academy | 10 | 0 |
| Players Loaned From Atlanta United ||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Hernández | DF | (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27) | Aberdeen | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Efrain Morales | DF | (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20) | Atlanta United Academy | 54 | 2 |
| 20 | Justin Garces | GK | (2000-08-23) August 23, 2000 (age 24) | UCLA | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | Erik Centeno | MF | (2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 (age 22) | University of the Pacific | 56 | 1 |
| 24 | Noah Cobb | DF | (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 55 | 3 |
| 25 | Clément Diop | GK | (1993-10-13) October 13, 1993 (age 30) | New England Revolution | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff | MF | (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 17 | 7 |
| 30 | Machop Chol | MF | (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 25) | Atlanta United Academy | 8 | 2 |
| 35 | Ajani Fortune | MF | (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 69 | 4 |
| 36 | Jackson Conway | FW | (2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 22) | Atlanta United Academy | 88 | 28 |
| 77 | Derrick Etienne | MF | (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27) | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Osvaldo Alonso | MF | (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 38) | Minnesota United FC | 1 | 0 |
| Academy Call-Ups ||||||||
| 38 | Shawn Lanza | DF | (2006-03-19) March 19, 2006 (age 18) | Atlanta United Academy | 15 | 0 |
| 40 | Matthew Dejianne | FW | (2006-11-27) November 27, 2006 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Jonathan Ransom | GK | (2008-01-08) January 8, 2008 (age 16) | Atlanta United Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Remi Okunlola | MF | (2005-06-22) June 22, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Andrew de Gannes | DF | (2003-04-09) April 9, 2003 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Joel Gonzalez | DF | (2005-01-21) January 21, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Mathieu Brick | DF | (2005-01-10) January 10, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Cooper Sanchez | MF | (2008-03-26) March 26, 2008 (age 16) | Atlanta United Academy | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Rocket Ritarita | FW | (2007-04-16) April 16, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 5 | 0 |

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred From | Type | Notes | Date |
| 22 | GK | 23 | Sebastián Guerra | Atlético Nacional | Transfer | | January 13, 2023 |
| 14 | MF | 28 | Kofi Twumasi | VfB Homberg | Transfer | | January 13, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | 28 | Karim Tmimi | Georgia Gwinnett College | Transfer | | January 13, 2023 |
| 33 | MF | 23 | Tyler Young | Campbell University | Transfer | SuperDraft Pick | March 2, 2023 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | Luke Brennan | Atlanta United Academy | Transfer | | March 9, 2023 |
| 18 | MF | 19 | Alan Carleton | Atlanta United Academy | Transfer | | March 15, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | 29 | Fuad Adeniyi | Tormenta FC | Transfer | | March 16, 2023 |
| 39 | MF | 16 | Adyn Torres | Atlanta United Academy | Transfer | | May 5, 2023 |
| 15 | MF | 20 | Matías Gallardo | River Plate Academy | Transfer | | July 27, 2023 |
| 16 | DF | 24 | Chris Gloster | New York City | Transfer | | July 27, 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred To | Type | Notes | Date |
| 8 | MF | 21 | Ajani Fortune | Atlanta United FC | Transfer | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2023 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | Darwin Matheus | Istra 1961 | Transfer | Free | January 1, 2023 |
| 21 | FW | 25 | Tristan Trager | Charleston Battery | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2023 |
| 39 | DF | 19 | Noah Cobb | Atlanta United FC | Transfer | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2023 |
| 23 | GK | 20 | Vicente Reyes | Norwich City | Transfer | Undisclosed | July 1, 2023 |
| 12 | DF | 22 | Raimar | Nacional | Transfer | Undisclosed | July 17, 2023 |

## Competitions
### Standings
#### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | NE | New York City FC II | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 41 |
| 9 | CT | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 38 |
| 10 | CT | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 35 |
| 11 | NE | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 29 |
| 12 | CT | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 |

#### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Awards |
| 17 | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 38 | |
| 18 | North Texas SC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 36 | |
| 19 | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 35 | |
| 20 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 34 | U.S. Open Cup First Round |
| 21 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 34 | |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Top Scorers

    As of September 30, 2023
| Place | Position | Name | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | Karim Tmimi | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | Jackson Conway | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | Luke Brennan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | Noah Cobb | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | David Mejía | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | Erik López | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Erik Centeno | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Machop Chol | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Ajani Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Aiden McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Efrain Morales | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Nelson Orji | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Raimar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Kofi Twumasi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Tyler Wolff | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 0 | 50 |