# Atlanta United 2

Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional season in March 2018.

## History

In November 2017, the USL, a Division II sanctioned league by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), announced that Major League Soccer's Atlanta United had acquired a USL affiliate team and would begin play in the 2018 season. On January 9, 2018, the team name was revealed as Atlanta United 2.

### MLS Next Pro

MLS announced that it would be one of the next eight teams to join MLS Next Pro in 2023.

## Stadium

The team played their inaugural season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with a capacity of 7,362 for soccer games. Coolray Field is a Triple-A baseball stadium originally built in 2008 for the Gwinnett Stripers, the Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate. The stadium has been fitted for semi-professional soccer in a standard baseball to soccer pitch configuration.
The premium boxes and all stadium areas will still be available for soccer games, and the field will also be the same standard length at 70 by 110 yards (64 m × 101 m).
Atlanta United 2 announced, on December 14, 2018, that they would play their 2019 home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.

## Players and staff
### Roster

    As of March 8, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | USA | Luke Brennan |
| 21 | DF | BOL | Efrain Morales |
| 23 | MF | USA | Adyn Torres |
| 27 | FW | JAM | Ashton Gordon |
| 28 | MF | USA | Will Reilly |
| 33 | FW | LBR | Patrick Weah |
| 36 | FW | NIR | Ryan Carmichael |
| 38 | DF | NZL | Ronan Wynne |
| 39 | FW | USA | Arif Kovac |
| 40 | MF | USA | Santiago Pita |
| 41 | DF | UGA | Toto Majub |
| 42 | GK | JAM | Jayden Hibbert |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 48 | MF | USA | Cooper Sanchez |
| 50 | DF | USA | Dominik Chong-Qui |
| 51 | MF | USA | Jonathan Ransom |
| 55 | DF | CAN | Salvatore Mazzaferro |
| 61 | MF | USA | Braden Dunham |
| 66 | DF | USA | Nykolas Sessock |
| 71 | DF | USA | Ayo Akintobi |
| 77 | FW | USA | Rodrigo Neri |
| 80 | MF | VEN | Moises Tablante |
| 86 | MF | ESP | Javier Armas |
| 95 | DF | USA | Kaiden Moore |

### Technical staff

| Role | Name | Nation |
| Head coach | Steve Cooke | England |
| Assistant coach | José Silva | United States |
| Goalkeeper coach | Lewis Sharpe | England |

## Year-by-year

    As of March 17, 2025
| Season | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | Playoffs | Top Scorer | Top Scorer | Head Coach | Team Captain(s) |
| Season | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Playoffs | Player | Goals | Head Coach | Team Captain(s) |
| 2018 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 37 | 72 | 31 | 14th, Eastern | DNQ | Jon Gallagher | 6 | Scott Donnelly | Jack Metcalf |
| 2019 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 45 | 77 | 35 | 14th, Eastern | DNQ | Bienvenue Kanakimana | 7 | Stephen Glass | Jack Metcalf |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4th, Group H | DNQ | Jackson Conway Amadou Macky Diop | 6 | Stephen Glass Tony Annan | Modou Jadama |
| 2021 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 34 | 7th, Central | DNQ | Aiden McFadden | 8 | Tony Annan Jack Collison | Bradley Kamdem |
| 2022 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 85 | 23 | 13th, Eastern | DNQ | Jackson Conway | 11 | Jack Collison | Ajani Fortune |
| Season | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | Top Scorer | Head Coach | Team Captain(s) |
| Season | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Playoffs | Player | Goals | Head Coach | Team Captain(s) |
| 2023 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 52 | 35 | 10th Eastern | DNQ | Nicolas Firmino | 16 | Steve Cooke | Kofi Twumasi |
| 2024 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 64 | 32 | 13th Eastern | DNQ | Karim Tmimi | 9 | Steve Cooke | Javier Armas |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12th Eastern | TBD | Luke Brennan Ronan Wynne | 1 | Steve Cooke | Javier Armas |

## Statistics
### Most appearances

    As of March 17, 2025
| # | Pos. | Name | Nation | Career | USL | MLSNP | Total |
| 1 | Forward | Jackson Conway | United States | 2018–2023 | 74 | 14 | 88 |
| 2 | Midfielder | Nicolas Firmino | Brazil | 2022–2024 | 34 | 47 | 81 |
| 3 | Midfielder | Erik Centeno | United States | 2022–2024 | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| 4 | Defender | Efrain Morales | Bolivia | 2020– | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| 5 | Midfielder | Ajani Fortune | Trinidad and Tobago | 2020–2023 | 58 | 11 | 69 |

### Most goals

    As of March 17, 2025
| # | Pos. | Name | Nation | Career | USL | MLSNP | Total |
| 1 | Forward | Jackson Conway | United States | 2018–2023 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | Midfielder | Nicolas Firmino | Brazil | 2022–2024 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | Midfielder | Karim Tmimi | France | 2023–2024 | — | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | Midfielder | Luke Brennan | United States | 2022– | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 5 | Forward | Amadou Macky Diop | Senegal | 2020–2021 | 9 | — | 9 |
| 5 | Forward | Darwin Matheus | Venezuela | 2021–2022 | 9 | — | 9 |
| 5 | Midfielder | Aiden McFadden | United States | 2021–2024 | 8 | 1 | 9 |