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 Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Brad Guzan (C) GK Middlesbrough 158 0 18 Bobby Shuttleworth GK Chicago Fire FC 0 0 24 Dylan Castanheira GK Inter Miami CF 0 0 — Justin Garces (HGP) GK UCLA 0 0 Defenders 2 Ronald Hernández RB Aberdeen 13 1 3 Alex DeJohn CB Orlando City SC 4 0 6 Alan Franco CB Independiente 27 0 11 Brooks Lennon RB Real Salt Lake 62 2 12 Miles Robinson (GA) CB Syracuse University 108 2 15 Andrew Gutman LB Celtic 0 0 26 Caleb Wiley (HGP) LB Atlanta United Academy 0 0 27 Bryce Washington (HGP) CB University of Pittsburgh 0 0 32 George Campbell (HGP) CB Atlanta United Academy 17 1 33 Mikey Ambrose LB Inter Miami CF 31 0 — Efrain Morales (HGP) CB Atlanta United Academy 0 0 Midfielders 5 Santiago Sosa DM River Plate 30 1 8 Thiago Almada (DP) AM Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 9 Matheus Rossetto AM Athletico Paranaense 39 0 10 Marcelino Moreno CM Lanús 43 11 13 Amar Sejdič CM CF Montréal 10 0 14 Franco Ibarra DM Argentinos Juniors 19 0 16 Osvaldo Alonso DM Minnesota United FC 0 0 19 Luiz Araújo (DP) RW Lille 16 4 20 Emerson Hyndman CM AFC Bournemouth 56 6 23 Jake Mulraney AM Hearts 47 2 28 Tyler Wolff (HGP) RW Atlanta United Academy 12 0 30 Machop Chol (HGP) RW Wake Forest University 9 0 Forwards 4 Dom Dwyer CF Toronto 0 0 7 Josef Martínez (DP) CF Torino 132 102 36 Jackson Conway (HGP) CF Atlanta United 2 9 2
Results
Non-competitive Pre-season exhibitions
American Family Insurance Cup
Competitive Major League Soccer regular season
U.S. Open Cup
Player movement In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromTypeUSFee/notesDateSource — 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.PlayerTransferred toTypeUSFee/notesDateSource 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
Loan Out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource8MF River PlateJanuary 30, 2022December 31, 202216FW BanfieldFebruary 22, 2022June 30, 2022—GK Atlanta United 2February 25, 2022December 31, 202235DF Atlanta United 2February 25, 2022December 31, 202231MF Atlanta United 2March 15, 2022December 31, 2022
Non-player transfers AcquiredFromForSource$200K GAM Inter Miami CFInternational roster spot
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