The 2025 Atlanta United FC season was the ninth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the seventeenth 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 competed in the 2025 Leagues Cup.
On December 20, prior to the 2025 season, United hired Norwegian manager Ronny Deila as the club's new head coach to replace interim manager Rob Valentino. Former midfielder Miguel Almirón returned to Atlanta after several seasons with Newcastle United in the English Premier League. The club then broke the MLS transfer record to sign striker Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough for $22 million. United began the regular season with only two wins in its first eleven matches, its worst stretch in club history. The team never truly found their form and finished just 2 points ahead of the worst point total in the league, making it officially their worst season in club history. Atlanta United decided to part ways with head coach Ronny Deila just one day after the last match of the season.
Club Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Brad Guzan (captain) GK Middlesbrough 262 0 22 Josh Cohen GK Maccabi Haifa 8 0 42 Jayden Hibbert GK Atlanta United 2 9 0 Defenders 2 Ronald Hernández RB Aberdeen 87 3 4 Enea Mihaj CB Famalicão 12 0 5 Stian Gregersen CB Bordeaux 53 3 6 Juan Berrocal CB Getafe 10 0 11 Brooks Lennon RB Real Salt Lake 195 11 18 Pedro Amador LB Moreirense 43 1 47 Matthew Edwards (HGP) LB Atlanta United 2 25 0 50 Dominik Chong-Qui (HGP) LB Atlanta United 2 3 0 66 Nyk Sessock RB Atlanta United 2 4 0 Midfielders 7 Steven Alzate CM Hull City 10 0 8 Tristan Muyumba DM Guingamp 78 2 9 Saba Lobzhanidze LW Hatayspor 86 15 10 Miguel Almirón (DP) RW Newcastle United 103 29 13 Leo Afonso LW Inter Miami 4 0 20 Luke Brennan (HGP) LW Atlanta United 2 28 0 27 Ashton Gordon (HGP) RW Atlanta United 2 2 0 28 Will Reilly (HGP) CM Stanford University 14 1 35 Ajani Fortune (HGP) AM Atlanta United 2 69 2 48 Cooper Sanchez (HGP) CM Atlanta United 2 3 0 59 Aleksei Miranchuk (DP) AM Atalanta 50 11 99 Bartosz Slisz DM Legia Warsaw 69 4 Forwards 14 Jamal Thiaré CF Le Havre 71 14 19 Emmanuel Latte Lath (DP) CF Middlesbrough 32 8 30 Cayman Togashi CF Sagan Tosu 9 1
Player movement In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromTypeUSFee/notesDateSource 43 MF Mateusz Klich D.C. United Trade Non-US 2025 1st Round Pick December 20, 2024 28 MF Will Reilly Stanford University Transfer US Homegrown Contract December 20, 2024 — MF Franco Ibarra Rosario Central Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2025 — MF Santiago Sosa Racing Club Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2025 27 MF Ashton Gordon Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2025 42 GK Jayden Hibbert Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Free January 1, 2025 30 FW Cayman Togashi Sagan Tosu Transfer US Free January 8, 2025 10 MF Miguel Almirón Newcastle United Transfer Non-US $10,000,000 January 30, 2025 19 FW Emmanuel Latte Lath Middlesbrough Transfer Non-US $22,000,000 February 4, 2025 50 DF Dominik Chong-Qui Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract April 4, 2025 4 DF Enea Mihaj Famalicão Transfer Non-US Free July 2, 2025 13 MF Leo Afonso Inter Miami Trade US 2025 International Roster Slot July 27, 2025 — MF Steven Alzate Hull City Transfer Non-US $2,500,000 August 4, 2025 48 MF Cooper Sanchez Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract August 5, 2025 66 DF Nyk Sessock Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Free August 5, 2025
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toTypeUSFee/notesDateSource 28 MF Tyler Wolff Real Salt Lake Trade US $50,000 GAM December 9, 2024 19 FW Daniel Ríos Guadalajara Loan return Non-US Free January 1, 2025 — MF Erik Centeno Birmingham Legion Option Declined US Free January 1, 2025 — MF Franco Ibarra Rosario Central Option Declined Non-US Free January 1, 2025 30 MF Nicolas Firmino Lexington SC Option Declined US Free January 1, 2025 13 MF Dax McCarty Retired US Free January 1, 2025 31 GK Quentin Westberg Retired US Free January 1, 2025 — MF Santiago Sosa Racing Club Transfer Non-US $4,000,000 January 1, 2025 45 MF Xande Silva St. Louis City Trade Non-US $250,000 GAM April 23, 2025 43 MF Mateusz Klich Cracovia Released Non-US Waived July 21, 2025 21 DF Efrain Morales CF Montréal Transfer US $800,000 GAM July 23, 2025 44 DF Luis Abram Sporting Cristal Released Non-US Contract Buyout July 28, 2025 3 DF Derrick Williams Reading Transfer Non-US Free August 15, 2025
Loan in
No.Pos.PlayerLoaned FromUSStartEndSource6DF GetafeNon-USJuly 25, 2025June 30, 2026
Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource70MF MillonariosJuly 11, 2025June 30, 202624DF Colorado RapidsJuly 25, 2025End of season
SuperDraft picks Round Selection Player Position College Status 2 53 Ronan Wynne DF Denver Non-US 3 83 William Kulvik DF Maryland Non-US
Competitions
Overview
Non-competitive Pre-season exhibitions
MLS
Standings Eastern Conference
Overall
Results by round
Matches
U.S. Open Cup Atlanta United FC did not send their senior squad or Atlanta United 2 to the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
Leagues Cup
Statistics Top scorers
PlacePositionNameTotal1FW Emmanuel Latte Lath7—18MF Aleksei Miranchuk6—283MF Miguel Almirón6—06FW Jamal Thiaré5—165MF Bartosz Slisz2—026DF Pedro Amador1—01MF Ajani Fortune1—01DF Ronald Hernández1—01DF Brooks Lennon1—01MF Saba Lobjanidze0—11MF Edwin Mosquera1—01MF Tristan Muyumba1—01MF Will Reilly1—01FW Cayman Togashi0—11DF Derrick Williams1—01Own Goals4—15Total 38 — 7 45
Appearances and goals
No.PlayerMLSPlayoffsLeagues CupTotalGoalkeepers1GK26260———2202828042GK880———110990Defenders2DF21161———330241913DF17151———110181614DF970———31012805DF18180———330212106DF1050———000105011DF25171———3202819118DF26241———1102725121DF550———00055024DF1330———000133044DF21160———0002116047DF20140———0002014050DF320———00032055DF100———10020066DF200———210410Midfielders7MF1070———00010708MF24151———320271719MF33230———3213625110MF31316———2203333613MF310———10041020MF1460———320178028MF1141———310145135MF1581———000158143MF1690———000169045MF720———00072048MF210———10031059MF33316———3323634870MF1001———000100199MF29262———33032292Forwards14FW2895———3213111619FW30257———2113226830FW700———20190133FW100———000100Total3438——373745
References