2019 Atlanta United FC season
Atlanta United FC 2019 soccer season
The 2019 Atlanta United FC season was the third season of Atlanta United FC 's existence, and the eleventh year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer . Atlanta United played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium . Outside of MLS , the team made their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League and the Campeones Cup (beating Club América to become the first MLS team to win the latter) and won the 2019 U.S. Open Cup by beating Minnesota United FC 2–1. This marked the team's first year without former head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino , who was replaced with Frank de Boer .[ 1] [ 2]
Club
Squad no.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Brad Guzan (3rd Captain)
GK
(1984-09-09 ) September 9, 1984 (age 40)
Middlesbrough
98
0
13
Brendan Moore
GK
(1992-04-16 ) April 16, 1992 (age 32)
Rochdale
0
0
25
Alec Kann
GK
(1990-08-08 ) August 8, 1990 (age 34)
Sporting Kansas City
25
0
Defenders
2
Franco Escobar
RB
(1995-02-21 ) February 21, 1995 (age 29)
Newell's Old Boys
62
5
3
Michael Parkhurst (Captain)
CB
(1984-01-24 ) January 24, 1984 (age 41)
Columbus Crew
100
0
4
Florentin Pogba
CB
(1990-08-19 ) August 19, 1990 (age 34)
Gençlerbirliği
22
0
5
Leandro González Pírez
CB
(1992-02-26 ) February 26, 1992 (age 32)
Estudiantes
115
4
12
Miles Robinson (GA)
CB
(1997-03-14 ) March 14, 1997 (age 27)
Syracuse University
59
1
20
Brek Shea
LB
(1990-02-28 ) February 28, 1990 (age 34)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
24
0
21
George Bello (HGP)
LB
(2002-01-22 ) January 22, 2002 (age 23)
Atlanta United Academy
4
1
22
Mikey Ambrose
LB
(1993-10-05 ) October 5, 1993 (age 31)
Orlando City SC
27
0
Midfielders
6
Darlington Nagbe
AM
(1990-07-19 ) July 19, 1990 (age 34)
Portland Timbers
74
2
8
Ezequiel Barco (DP)
AM
(1999-03-23 ) March 23, 1999 (age 25)
Independiente
59
9
10
Pity Martínez (DP)
AM
(1993-06-13 ) June 13, 1993 (age 31)
River Plate
44
7
11
Eric Remedi
DM
(1995-06-04 ) June 4, 1995 (age 29)
Banfield
56
2
14
Justin Meram
LW
(1988-12-04 ) December 4, 1988 (age 36)
Columbus Crew
27
4
15
Héctor Villalba
RW
(1994-07-26 ) July 26, 1994 (age 30)
San Lorenzo
96
22
16
Emerson Hyndman
CM
(1996-04-09 ) April 9, 1996 (age 28)
AFC Bournemouth
21
3
18
Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain)
DM
(1983-08-05 ) August 5, 1983 (age 41)
LA Galaxy
110
3
24
Julian Gressel
AM
(1993-12-16 ) December 16, 1993 (age 31)
Providence College
118
20
27
Chris Goslin (HGP)
AM
(2000-05-12 ) May 12, 2000 (age 24)
Atlanta United Academy
1
0
28
Dion Pereira
LW
(1999-03-25 ) March 25, 1999 (age 25)
Watford
21
0
29
Mo Adams (GA)
CM
(1996-09-23 ) September 23, 1996 (age 28)
Chicago Fire
6
1
30
Andrew Carleton (HGP)
LW
(2000-06-22 ) June 22, 2000 (age 24)
Atlanta United Academy
17
1
31
Luiz Fernando
LW
(1997-06-23 ) June 23, 1997 (age 27)
Atlanta United 2
0
0
32
Kevin Kratz
CM
(1987-01-21 ) January 21, 1987 (age 38)
Philadelphia Union
54
4
Forwards
7
Josef Martínez (DP)
CF
(1993-05-19 ) May 19, 1993 (age 31)
Torino
100
88
19
Brandon Vázquez
CF
(1998-10-14 ) October 14, 1998 (age 26)
Tijuana
39
9
International roster slots
Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots for use at the end of the season. José Hernández did not occupy an international slot while he was on loan to Atlanta United 2 . Julian Gressel and Gordon Wild received green cards in May, making them domestic players for MLS roster purposes.[ 3] On July 1, Atlanta traded an international slot to FC Dallas until the end of the 2020 season as part of a package for Emerson Hyndman 's discovery rights.[ 4] On August 21, Luiz Fernando was added to the senior team roster, occupying Atlanta's last international slot.
Results
Non-competitive
Win
Draw
Loss
Friendlies
Competitive
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth;
(P) Playoffs berth;
(U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions;
(S) Supporters' Shield winner;
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
^ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
18
4
12
58
43
+15
58
12
3
2
36
14
+22
6
1
10
22
29
−7
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A H H A A H H A H H A A A H H A H A H A H H A H H A A A H A H A A H Result L D D L W L W W W W W L L W W L W L D L W W L W W W W L L W W L D W Position (conf.) 11 10 9 12 10 11 10 9 7 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 Position (league) 23 19 18 20 18 20 18 15 13 9 7 8 10 8 5 6 6 8 7 9 6 4 6 3 3 2 2 4 5 4 3 4 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2019. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
CONCACAF Champions League
Atlanta United v Herediano
Atlanta United v Monterrey
Campeones Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of October 31, 2019 [ 7]
Top scorers
As of October 31, 2019 [ 7]
Disciplinary record
As of October 31, 2019 [ 8]
Player movement
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Type
US
Fee/notes
Date
Source
26
MF
Jon Gallagher
Atlanta United 2
Loan Return
Non-US[ a]
Free
November 30, 2018
29
MF
Oliver Shannon
Atlanta United 2
Loan Return
Non-US
Free
November 30, 2018
35
FW
Patrick Okonkwo
Charleston Battery
Loan Return
US
Free
November 30, 2018
33
FW
Gordon Wild
Charleston Battery
Loan Return
Non-US[ b]
Free
November 30, 2018
20
DF
Brek Shea
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Transfer
US
Free
December 30, 2018
[ 10]
13
GK
Brendan Moore
Rochdale
Transfer
US
Free
January 9, 2019
[ 11]
28
MF
Dion Pereira
Watford
Transfer
Non-US
Free[ 12]
January 15, 2019
[ 13]
10
MF
Pity Martínez
River Plate
Transfer
Non-US
$17,000,000
January 24, 2019
[ 14]
4
MF
Florentin Pogba
Gençlerbirliği
Transfer
Non-US
Free
February 5, 2019
[ 15]
31
MF
Anderson Asiedu
UCLA
Draft
Non-US
Free
March 1, 2019
[ 16]
14
MF
Justin Meram
Columbus Crew
Trade
US
$100K in GAM and a 2020 second round draft pick
May 8, 2019
[ 17]
29
MF
Mo Adams
Chicago Fire
Trade
US
$100K in GAM
July 17, 2019
[ 18]
31
MF
Luiz Fernando
Atlanta United 2
Transfer
Non-US
Free
August 21, 2019
[ 19]
^ Acquired a green card during the 2018 off-season, qualifying him as a domestic player starting in the 2019 season.[ 9]
^ Acquired a green card in May 2019, qualifying him as a domestic player.[ 3]
SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had three selections in the draft, but declined to use their fourth round pick.
Loan in
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Type
US
Fee/notes
Date
Source
14
DF
Sal Zizzo
San Diego Loyal [ a]
Option Declined
US
Free
December 9, 2018
[ 23]
27
GK
Mitch Hildebrandt
Retired
Option Declined
US
Free
December 9, 2018
[ 23]
28
MF
Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu
FC Tucson
Option Declined
US
Free
December 9, 2018
[ 23] [ 24]
29
MF
Oliver Shannon
Free Agent
Option Declined
Non-US
Free
December 9, 2018
[ 23]
4
DF
Greg Garza
FC Cincinnati
Trade
US
$200K GAM & $250K TAM
December 11, 2018
[ 25]
10
MF
Miguel Almirón
Newcastle United
Transfer
Non-US
$27,000,000
January 31, 2019
[ 26]
16
MF
Chris McCann
D.C. United
Waived
US
Free
February 9, 2019
[ 27]
31
MF
Anderson Asiedu
Birmingham Legion
Waived
Non-US
Free
May 31, 2019
[ 28]
9
FW
Romario Williams
Columbus Crew
Trade
US
$100K GAM
July 9, 2019
[ 29]
33
FW
Gordon Wild
D.C. United
Waived
US
Free
July 17, 2019
[ 18]
Loan out
^ Gallagher's loan was originally until the end of the 2019 U.S. season, but was later extended until the end of the 2019-2020 Scottish season.[ 32]
Non-player transfers
Honors
Weekly / monthly
MLS player of the month
MLS team / player / coach of the week
MLS goal of the week
Annual
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