# 2024 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2024 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's seventh year of existence as well as their second 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 ||||||||
| 36 | Ramzi Qawasmy | DF | (1999-11-30) November 30, 1999 (age 25) | Louisville City | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | Ethan Dudley | DF | (2000-04-11) April 11, 2000 (age 24) | Union Omaha | 13 | 1 |
| 41 | Alan Carleton | MF | (2005-03-20) March 20, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 56 | 3 |
| 42 | Jayden Hibbert | GK | (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 20) | UConn | 19 | 0 |
| 43 | Rodrigo Neri | FW | (2005-05-12) May 12, 2005 (age 19) | Valencia Academy | 12 | 3 |
| 45 | Noble Okello | MF | (2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 24) | New England Revolution II | 26 | 3 |
| 48 | Cooper Sanchez | MF | (2008-03-26) March 26, 2008 (age 16) | Atlanta United Academy | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Matías Gallardo | MF | (2003-11-24) November 24, 2003 (age 21) | River Plate Academy | 31 | 1 |
| 62 | Ashton Gordon | FW | (2007-04-14) April 14, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 16 | 2 |
| 75 | Jacob Williams | DF | (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 (age 25) | Crown Legacy | 17 | 0 |
| 86 | Javier Armas | MF | (2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (age 25) | Oregon State University | 28 | 7 |
| 88 | John Berner | GK | (1991-02-14) February 14, 1991 (age 34) | Huntsville City | 4 | 0 |
| 95 | Kaiden Moore | DF | (2007-05-11) May 11, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 17 | 1 |
| 96 | Daniel Russo | DF | (2002-03-24) March 24, 2002 (age 22) | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Karim Tmimi | FW | (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 (age 28) | Georgia Gwinnett College | 52 | 15 |
| Players Loaned From Atlanta United ||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Hernández | DF | (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27) | Aberdeen | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Aiden McFadden | DF | (1998-09-28) September 28, 1998 (age 26) | Notre Dame | 55 | 9 |
| 18 | Pedro Amador | DF | (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 (age 26) | Moreirense | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Edwin Mosquera | MF | (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23) | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Efrain Morales | DF | (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 21) | Atlanta United Academy | 69 | 3 |
| 22 | Josh Cohen | GK | (1992-08-18) August 18, 1992 (age 32) | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Adyn Torres | MF | (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 31 | 0 |
| 24 | Noah Cobb | DF | (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 57 | 3 |
| 25 | Luke Brennan | MF | (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 20) | Atlanta United Academy | 65 | 10 |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff | MF | (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 22) | Atlanta United Academy | 20 | 7 |
| 30 | Nicolas Firmino | MF | (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 24) | Union Omaha | 81 | 22 |
| 47 | Matthew Edwards | DF | (2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 (age 22) | University of North Carolina | 24 | 0 |
| 52 | Erik Centeno | MF | (2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 (age 22) | University of the Pacific | 76 | 1 |
| — | Derrick Etienne | MF | (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 28) | Columbus Crew | 3 | 0 |
| Academy Call-Ups ||||||||
| 44 | Shawn Lanza | FW | (2006-03-19) March 19, 2006 (age 18) | Atlanta United Academy | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Matthew Dejianne | FW | (2006-11-22) November 22, 2006 (age 18) | Atlanta United Academy | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Dominik Chong Qui | DF | (2007-12-29) December 29, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 17 | 2 |
| 51 | Jonathan Ransom | GK | (2008-01-08) January 8, 2008 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Stephen Hurlock | FW | (2006-09-28) September 28, 2006 (age 18) | Atlanta United Academy | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Miles Hadley | DF | (2006-05-11) May 11, 2006 (age 18) | Atlanta United Academy | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Pavel Romero | MF | (2006-02-10) February 10, 2006 (age 19) | Atlanta United Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Landon Zuniga | MF | (2007-09-26) September 26, 2007 (age 17) | Atlanta United Academy | 1 | 0 |
* ↑ transferred to Louisville City during the season
* ↑ transferred to Toronto FC during the season

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred From | Type | Notes | Date |
| 75 | DF | 25 | Jacob Williams | Crown Legacy | Transfer | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 45 | MF | 24 | Noble Okello | New England Revolution II | Transfer | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 88 | GK | 34 | John Berner | Huntsville City | Transfer | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 47 | DF | 22 | Matthew Edwards | North Carolina | Transfer | | January 1, 2024 |
| 96 | DF | 22 | Daniel Russo | Notre Dame | Transfer | | January 1, 2024 |
| 42 | GK | 20 | Jayden Hibbert | UConn | Transfer | SuperDraft Pick | January 12, 2024 |
| 86 | MF | 25 | Javier Armas | Oregon State | Transfer | SuperDraft Pick | January 18, 2024 |
| 62 | FW | 17 | Ashton Gordon | Atlanta United Academy | Transfer | Free | January 29, 2024 |
| 36 | DF | 25 | Ramzi Qawasmy | Louisville City | Transfer | Free | April 19, 2024 |
| 38 | DF | 24 | Ethan Dudley | Union Omaha | Transfer | Free | May 16, 2024 |
| 48 | MF | 16 | Cooper Sanchez | Atlanta United Academy | Transfer | Free | July 2, 2024 |
| 43 | FW | 19 | Rodrigo Neri | Valencia Academy | Transfer | Free | July 11, 2024 |
| 95 | DF | 17 | Kaiden Moore | Atlanta United Academy | Transfer | Free | July 26, 2024 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred To | Type | Notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | 30 | Fuad Adeniyi | Free Agent | Option Declined | | January 1, 2024 |
| 5 | MF | 27 | Toni Tiente | Free Agent | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 6 | DF | 22 | Nelson Orji | Free Agent | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Luke Brennan | Atlanta United | Transfer | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2024 |
| 8 | MF | 24 | Nicolas Firmino | Atlanta United | Transfer | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| 10 | MF | 24 | Jonantan Villal | Atlético San Luis | Transfer | Undisclosed | January 1, 2024 |
| 11 | MF | 21 | David Mejía | Miami FC | Option Declined | | January 1, 2024 |
| 14 | MF | 28 | Kofi Twumasi | Rhode Island | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 16 | DF | 24 | Chris Gloster | New Mexico United | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 22 | GK | 24 | Sebastián Guerra | Atlético Huila | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 33 | DF | 24 | Tyler Young | Free Agent | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 34 | MF | 21 | Emenike Nwogu | Free Agent | Out of Contract | | January 1, 2024 |
| 39 | MF | 17 | Adyn Torres | Atlanta United | Transfer | Homegrown Contract | January 1, 2024 |
| 47 | DF | 22 | Matthew Edwards | Atlanta United | Transfer | Homegrown Contract | June 21, 2024 |

#### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
| 42 | GK | Jayden Hibbert | Birmingham Legion | June 17, 2024 | July 10, 2024 | |

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

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | NE | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 40 |
| 12 | NE | Toronto FC II | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 37 |
| 13 | SE | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 32 |
| 14 | SE | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 29 |
| 15 | NE | New England Revolution II | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 22 |

#### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 24 | Austin FC II | 28 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 32 |
| 26 | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 32 |
| 27 | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 29 |
| 28 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 23 |

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

    As of September 30, 2024
| Place | Position | Name | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | Karim Tmimi | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | Javier Armas | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | Luke Brennan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Alan Carleton | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Nicolas Firmino | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | Rodrigo Neri | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Noble Okello | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | Dominik Chong Qui | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Ashton Gordon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | Ethan Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Matías Gallardo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Miles Hadley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Kaiden Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Efrain Morales | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 42 |