The 2026 season is the tenth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the eighteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United plays its home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, the club participated in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time since 2024, ultimately losing to Orlando City SC in the quarterfinals in May.
After the conclusion of its worst season in club history, Atlanta United fired head coach Ronny Deila on October19, 2025. Less than a month later, on November6, the club announced the hiring and return of former head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Tata previously coached Atlanta United for two years, from the inaugural 2017 season to the 2018 season, in which they won the 2018 MLS Cup.
Atlanta UnitedFC will play six consecutive road matches from May to August due to their home venue, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, being unavailable during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The regular season also paused for several weeks during the tournament.
Club Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Lucas Hoyos GK Newell's Old Boys 27 0 42 Jayden Hibbert GK Atlanta United 2 12 0 Defenders 3 Elías Báez LB San Lorenzo 27 1 4 Enea Mihaj CB Famalicão 35 0 6 Júnior Alonso CB Atlético Mineiro 11 0 27 Paulo Díaz CB River Plate 6 0 47 Matthew Edwards (HGP) LB Atlanta United 2 45 0 50 Dominik Chong-Qui (HGP) LB Atlanta United 2 3 0 55 Tomás Jacob RB Necaxa 25 3 Midfielders 7 Steven Alzate CM Hull City 23 0 8 Tristan Muyumba DM Guingamp 108 6 10 Miguel Almirón (DP) RW Newcastle United 124 33 11 Giuliano Galoppo CM River Plate 2 1 14 Mauricio Amaro CM Defensor Sporting 5 0 16 Adrian Gill CM Barcelona B 6 0 20 Luke Brennan (HGP) LW Atlanta United 2 46 0 22 Fafà Picault LW Inter Miami 20 4 28 Will Reilly (HGP) CM Stanford University 28 1 35 Jay Fortune (HGP) AM Atlanta United 2 86 5 40 Santiago Pita (HGP) AM Atlanta United 2 0 0 48 Cooper Sanchez (HGP) CM Atlanta United 2 30 1 59 Aleksei Miranchuk (DP) AM Atalanta 78 18 Forwards 19 Sérgio Santos CF Houston Dynamo 7 0 30 Cayman Togashi CF Sagan Tosu 17 2 36 Breel Embolo (DP) CF Rennes 5 1
Player movement In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromTypeUSFee/notesDateSource 24 DF Noah Cobb Colorado Rapids Loan Return US December 9, 2025 1 GK Lucas Hoyos Newell's Old Boys Transfer Non-US Free December 23, 2025 55 DF Tomás Jacob Necaxa Transfer Non-US $5,000,000 December 30, 2025 — DF Kaiden Moore Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2026 40 MF Santiago Pita Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2026 70 MF Edwin Mosquera Millonarios Loan Return Non-US Early Loan Termination January 15, 2026 16 MF Adrian Gill Barcelona B Transfer US Free January 27, 2026 3 DF Elías Báez San Lorenzo Transfer US $3,000,000 February 3, 2026 22 MF Fafà Picault Inter Miami Transfer US Free February 17, 2026 19 FW Sérgio Santos Houston Dynamo Transfer Non-US Free February 18, 2026 6 DF Júnior Alonso Atlético Mineiro Transfer Non-US Free July 13, 2026 27 DF Paulo Díaz River Plate Transfer Non-US Free July 14, 2026 14 MF Mauricio Amaro Defensor Sporting Transfer Non-US $3,000,000 August 7, 2026 36 FW Breel Embolo Rennes Transfer Non-US $18,000,000 August 23, 2026
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toTypeUSFee/notesDateSource 1 GK Brad Guzan Retired US October 19, 2025 11 DF Brooks Lennon Columbus Crew Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 13 MF Leo Afonso Rhode Island FC Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 22 GK Josh Cohen Chicago Fire Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 66 DF Nyk Sessock Las Vegas Lights Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 24 DF Noah Cobb Colorado Rapids Transfer US $525,000 GAM December 9, 2025 99 MF Bartosz Slisz Brøndby Transfer Non-US $3,500,000 January 8, 2026 70 MF Edwin Mosquera Santa Fe Transfer Non-US Undisclosed January 18, 2026 14 FW Jamal Thiaré Columbus Crew Transfer Non-US $300,000 GAM February 2, 2026 11 MF Saba Lobzhanidze Real Salt Lake Transfer Non-US $650,000 GAM July 1, 2026 18DF Pedro Amador Hapoel Be'er ShevaTransferNon-USUndisclosedJuly 30, 20265DF Stian Gregersen Malmö FFTransferNon-USUndisclosedAugust 27, 20262DF Ronald Hernández Portland TimbersTransferNon-US$150,000 GAMSeptember 2, 2026
In on loan
No.Pos.PlayerLoaned FromUSStartEndSource6DF GetafeNon-USJuly 25, 2025June 30, 202688MF River PlateNon-USMarch 2, 2026June 30, 202611MF River PlateNon-USSeptember 2, 2026June 30, 2027
Out on loan No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource27MF Chattanooga FCJanuary 7, 2026December 31, 2026—DF Philadelphia UnionJanuary 21, 2026December 31, 20269FW Union BerlinAugust 2, 2026June 30, 202723MF Nõmme UnitedAugust 21, 2026December 31, 2026
SuperDraft picks
Round Selection Player Position College 1 12 Enzo Dovlo MF UNCG 3 62 Noah James MF San Diego
Competitions
Overview
Non-competitive Atlanta United announced their preseason schedule on January 6. Pre-season exhibitions
MLS
Standings Eastern Conference
Overall
Results by round
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
On December 4, 2025 Atlanta United announced their participation in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time since 2024. They entered the tournament in the Round of 32, which took place on April15.
Statistics Top scorers
PlacePositionNameTotal1MF Aleksei Miranchuk60172MF Miguel Almirón4004MF Tristan Muyumba4004MF Fafa Picault30145MF Jay Fortune3003DF Tomás Jacob3003MF Emmanuel Latte Lath20138MF Saba Lobzhanidze20029DF Pedro Amador0011DF Elías Báez1001FW Breel Embolo1001MF Giuliano Galoppo1001MF Cooper Sanchez0011FW Cayman Togashi0011Own Goals2002Total 32 0 6 38
Appearances and goals
No.PlayerMLSPlayoffsOpen CupTotalGoalkeepers1GK272700000002727042GK000000330330Defenders3DF24241000320272614DF22170000110231806DF111100000001111027DF65000000065044DF10000000010047DF18800002202010055DF2424300011025253—DF720000211931—DF98000032012100—DF1510000011016110—DF720000000720Midfielders7MF134000000013408MF272340003003023410MF201940001002119411MF22100000022114MF54000000054016MF63000000063020MF1640000210185022MF18830002212010428MF11800003301411035MF14730003301710348MF242200003112723156MF10000000010059MF252360003312826767MF10000000010070MF100000000100—MF108000032013100—MF13820001001482Forwards19FW60000010070030FW71000011182136FW55100000055139FW100000000100—FW1410200021116113Total273200363038
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