# 2022 Atlanta United FC season

The 2022 Atlanta United FC season was the sixth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the fourteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they participated in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, as the 2020 and 2021 editions of tournament were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Club

| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Brad Guzan (C) | GK | (1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40) | Middlesbrough | 158 | 0 |
| 18 | Bobby Shuttleworth | GK | (1987-05-18) May 18, 1987 (age 37) | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dylan Castanheira | GK | (1995-05-23) May 23, 1995 (age 29) | Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 |
| — | Justin Garces (HGP) | GK | (2000-08-23) August 23, 2000 (age 24) | UCLA | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Hernández | RB | (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27) | Aberdeen | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Alex DeJohn | CB | (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 33) | Orlando City SC | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Alan Franco | CB | (1996-10-11) October 11, 1996 (age 28) | Independiente | 27 | 0 |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon | RB | (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27) | Real Salt Lake | 62 | 2 |
| 12 | Miles Robinson (GA) | CB | (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27) | Syracuse University | 108 | 2 |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman | LB | (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 28) | Celtic | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley (HGP) | LB | (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 20) | Atlanta United Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bryce Washington (HGP) | CB | (1998-09-12) September 12, 1998 (age 26) | University of Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | George Campbell (HGP) | CB | (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 23) | Atlanta United Academy | 17 | 1 |
| 33 | Mikey Ambrose | LB | (1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31) | Inter Miami CF | 31 | 0 |
| — | Efrain Morales (HGP) | CB | (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20) | Atlanta United Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Santiago Sosa | DM | (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 25) | River Plate | 30 | 1 |
| 8 | Thiago Almada (DP) | AM | (2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 (age 23) | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Matheus Rossetto | AM | (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28) | Athletico Paranaense | 39 | 0 |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno | CM | (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 30) | Lanús | 43 | 11 |
| 13 | Amar Sejdič | CM | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28) | CF Montréal | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Franco Ibarra | DM | (2001-04-28) April 28, 2001 (age 23) | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | Osvaldo Alonso | DM | (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 39) | Minnesota United FC | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Luiz Araújo (DP) | RW | (1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 (age 28) | Lille | 16 | 4 |
| 20 | Emerson Hyndman | CM | (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 28) | AFC Bournemouth | 56 | 6 |
| 23 | Jake Mulraney | AM | (1996-04-05) April 5, 1996 (age 28) | Hearts | 47 | 2 |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff (HGP) | RW | (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Machop Chol (HGP) | RW | (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 26) | Wake Forest University | 9 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 4 | Dom Dwyer | CF | (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 (age 34) | Toronto | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Josef Martínez (DP) | CF | (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31) | Torino | 132 | 102 |
| 36 | Jackson Conway (HGP) | CF | (2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 23) | Atlanta United 2 | 9 | 2 |

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date |
| — | DF | Franco Escobar | Newell's Old Boys | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 |
| 15 | DF | Andrew Gutman | New York Red Bulls | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 |
| 16 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | Minnesota United FC | Transfer | US | Free | January 1, 2022 |
| 24 | GK | Dylan Castanheira | Inter Miami CF | Trade | US | Free | January 1, 2022 |
| — | GK | Justin Garces | UCLA | Transfer | US | Free | January 10, 2022 |
| 18 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer | US | Free | January 14, 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | Aberdeen | Transfer | US | $725,000 | January 17, 2022 |
| 26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Free | January 18, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Thiago Almada | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | Non-US | $16,000,000 | February 9, 2022 |
| 4 | FW | Dom Dwyer | Toronto FC | Transfer | US | Free | February 22, 2022 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date |
| 29 | MF | Mo Adams | Inter Miami CF | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 |
| 24 | DF | Josh Bauer | Nashville SC | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 |
| 25 | GK | Alec Kann | FC Cincinnati | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 |
| 18 | GK | Ben Lundgaard | Free agent | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 |
| 31 | FW | Erick Torres | Orange County SC | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 |
| — | DF | Franco Escobar | Los Angeles FC | Transfer | US | Up to $600,000 GAM | December 12, 2021 |
| 4 | DF | Anton Walkes | Charlotte FC | Expansion Draft | Non-US | $50,000 GAM | December 14, 2021 |
| 2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | Aberdeen | Loan return | Non-US | Free | December 31, 2021 |
| 21 | DF | George Bello | Arminia Bielefeld | Transfer | US | Undisclosed | January 31, 2022 |
| 22 | MF | Jurgen Damm | Club América | Buyout | Non-US | Undisclosed | February 25, 2022 |
* ↑ Lundgaard retired following the 2021 season.

#### Loan Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End |
| 8 | MF | Ezequiel Barco | River Plate | January 30, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| 16 | FW | Erik López | Banfield | February 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| — | GK | Justin Garces | Atlanta United 2 | February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| 35 | DF | Efrain Morales | Atlanta United 2 | February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| 31 | MF | Erik Centeno | Atlanta United 2 | March 15, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |

### Non-player transfers

| Acquired | From | For | Source |
| $200K GAM | Inter Miami CF | International roster spot | |