# 2024 Atlanta United FC season

The 2024 Atlanta United FC season was the eighth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the sixteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia will compete in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they competed in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and the 2024 Leagues Cup.
On June 3, Atlanta United parted ways with head coach Gonzalo Pineda, after starting the season winning just 4 of their first 16 league matches, with the club standing in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. It was also announced that Rob Valentino would immediately step in as the interim head coach until a new one is hired.

## 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 | 234 | 0 |
| 22 | Josh Cohen | GK | (1992-08-08) August 8, 1992 (age 32) | Maccabi Haifa | 8 | 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 | 63 | 2 |
| 3 | Derrick Williams | CB | (1993-01-17) January 17, 1993 (age 32) | D.C. United | 33 | 1 |
| 4 | Luis Abram | CB | (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 29) | Granada | 55 | 0 |
| 5 | Stian Rode Gregersen (DP) | CB | (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 (age 29) | Bordeaux | 32 | 3 |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon | RB | (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27) | Real Salt Lake | 167 | 10 |
| 18 | Pedro Amador | LB | (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 (age 26) | Moreirense | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Efrain Morales (HGP) | CB | (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20) | Atlanta United Academy | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Noah Cobb (HGP) | CB | (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United 2 | 27 | 0 |
| 47 | Matthew Edwards (HGP) | LB | (2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 (age 22) | Atlanta United 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Bartosz Slisz (DP) | DM | (1999-03-29) March 29, 1999 (age 25) | Legia Warsaw | 37 | 2 |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba | DM | (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 (age 27) | Guingamp | 51 | 1 |
| 9 | Saba Lobzhanidze | LW | (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 30) | Hatayspor | 50 | 14 |
| 13 | Dax McCarty | CM | (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) | Nashville SC | 32 | 0 |
| 16 | Xande Silva | LW | (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 27) | Dijon | 43 | 7 |
| 20 | Edwin Mosquera | LW | (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23) | Independiente Medellín | 53 | 5 |
| 23 | Adyn Torres (HGP) | LW | (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Luke Brennan (HGP) | LW | (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff (HGP) | RW | (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 22) | Atlanta United Academy | 57 | 6 |
| 30 | Nicolas Firmino | AM | (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 24) | Atlanta United 2 | 14 | 4 |
| 35 | Ajani Fortune (HGP) | AM | (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 22) | Atlanta United 2 | 54 | 1 |
| 59 | Aleksei Miranchuk (DP) | AM | (1995-10-17) October 17, 1995 (age 29) | Atalanta | 14 | 3 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 19 | Daniel Ríos | CF | (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 30) | Guadalajara | 37 | 10 |
| 29 | Jamal Thiaré | CF | (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31) | Le Havre | 40 | 8 |

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date |
| — | MF | Esequiel Barco | River Plate | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| — | MF | Franco Ibarra | Toronto FC | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 14 | DF | Aiden McFadden | Memphis 901 | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 25 | MF | Luke Brennan | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2024 |
| 30 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 23 | MF | Adyn Torres | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2024 |
| 16 | MF | Xande Silva | Dijon | Transfer | Non-US | Undisclosed | January 1, 2024 |
| 22 | GK | Josh Cohen | Maccabi Haifa | Transfer | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| — | DF | Garrison Tubbs | Wake Forest University | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2024 |
| 13 | MF | Dax McCarty | Nashville SC | Transfer | US | Free | January 9, 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Stian Rode Gregersen | Bordeaux | Transfer | Non-US | $2,000,000 | January 11, 2024 |
| 3 | DF | Derrick Williams | D.C. United | Transfer | US | Re-Entry Draft | January 12, 2024 |
| 6 | MF | Bartosz Slisz | Legia Warsaw | Transfer | Non-US | $3,500,000 | January 17, 2024 |
| 47 | DF | Matthew Edwards | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Homegrown Contract | June 21, 2024 |
| 18 | DF | Pedro Amador | Moreirense | Transfer | Non-US | Free | July 1, 2024 |
| 59 | MF | Aleksei Miranchuk | Atalanta | Transfer | Non-US | $13,000,000 | July 30, 2024 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date |
| 16 | MF | Xande Silva | Dijon | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 22 | DF | Juanjo Purata | Tigres UANL | Loan return | Non-US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 30 | MF | Machop Chol | San Antonio FC | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 36 | FW | Jackson Conway | Charleston Battery | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 25 | GK | Clément Diop | Free Agent | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| — | GK | Justin Garces | Free Agent | Option Declined | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | Retired | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 19 | FW | Miguel Berry | LA Galaxy | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 20 | FW | Matheus Rossetto | Fortaleza | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 13 | MF | Amar Sejdić | Nashville SC | Out of Contract | US | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| — | MF | Esequiel Barco | River Plate | Transfer | Non-US | $6,400,000 | January 1, 2024 |
| — | DF | Garrison Tubbs | D.C. United | Transfer | US | $125,000 GAM | January 1, 2024 |
| 12 | DF | Miles Robinson | FC Cincinnati | Transfer | US | Free | January 3, 2024 |
| 18 | MF | Derrick Etienne | Toronto FC | Transfer | US | $200,000 GAM | April 24, 2024 |
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | Cruz Azul | Transfer | Non-US | $10,000,000 | June 16, 2024 |
| 10 | MF | Thiago Almada | Botafogo | Transfer | Non-US | $30,000,000 | July 6, 2024 |
| 14 | MF | Aiden McFadden | Louisville City | Transfer | US | Undisclosed | July 19, 2024 |
| 26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | Chelsea | Transfer | US | $11,000,000 | July 22, 2024 |

#### Loan in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | US | Start | End | Source |
| 19 | FW | Daniel Ríos | Guadalajara | US | March 20, 2024 | End of Season | |

#### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End |
| — | MF | Franco Ibarra | Rosario Central | January 6, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| 5 | MF | Santiago Sosa | Racing Club | January 19, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| 14 | DF | Aiden McFadden | Louisville City | April 5, 2024 | July 19, 2024 |

#### SuperDraft picks

2024 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 19 | Jayden Hibbert | GK | UConn | US |
| 2 | 48 | Javier Armas | MF | Oregon State | Non-US |
| 3 | 77 | Casper Mols | GK | Kentucky | Non-US |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

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

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 9 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 40 | Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 | |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 18 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 20 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 40 | |
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 22 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 | |
* 1 2 As one of the U.S. teams who did not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup or the 2025 Leagues Cup

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

Atlanta United entered the tournament in the Round of 32.

### Leagues Cup
#### East 7

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D.C. United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of December 10, 2024
| Place | Position | Name | MLS | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | Saba Lobzhanidze | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | Daniel Ríos | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | Jamal Thiaré | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Thiago Almada | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Stian Gregersen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Aleksei Miranchuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Xande Silva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Bartosz Slisz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Ajani Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Brooks Lennon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Edwin Mosquera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Caleb Wiley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Derrick Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Tyler Wolff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 46 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 61 |

### Appearances and goals

    As of 10 December 2024
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | MLS | MLS | MLS | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Brad Guzan | | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Josh Cohen | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Derrick Williams | | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Luis Abram | | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Stian Rode Gregersen | | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | Brooks Lennon | | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 37 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Pedro Amador | | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Efrain Morales | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Noah Cobb | | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 47 | DF | Matthew Edwards | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Bartosz Slisz | | 28 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 33 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Tristan Muyumba | | 30 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Saba Lobzhanidze | | 30 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 11 |
| 10 | MF | Thiago Almada | | 17 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | MF | Dax McCarty | | 22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Xande Silva | | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | Derrick Etienne Jr. | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Edwin Mosquera | | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Adyn Torres | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Luke Brennan | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Tyler Wolff | | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 35 | MF | Ajani Fortune | | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 1 |
| 41 | MF | Alan Carleton | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | Aleksei Miranchuk | | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| 62 | MF | Ashton Gordon | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 19 | FW | Daniel Ríos | | 27 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 10 |
| 29 | FW | Jamal Thiaré | | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 42 |
* 1 2 transferred to Botafogo during the season
* 1 2 transferred to Cruz Azul during the season
* 1 2 transferred to Chelsea during the season
* ↑ transferred to Toronto FC during the season
* 1 2 signed on short-term loan from Atlanta United 2