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2018 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2018 Atlanta United 2 season was the club's first year of existence, their first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Atlanta United 2
2018 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachScott Donnelly
USL14th
USL PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Gallagher (6)
All: Jon Gallagher (6)
Highest home attendance5,615
(Mar. 24 vs. New York Red Bulls II)
Lowest home attendance1,269
(October 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies)
Average home league attendance2,597
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Players

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As of October 14, 2018.[1]
The squad of Atlanta United 2 will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to ATLUTD2, and Atlanta United Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with ATLUTD2 will retain their college eligibility.

Player movement

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In

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No. Pos. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
3 DF 31   A. J. Cochran   Saint Louis FC Transfer January 24, 2018 [2]
34 FW 22   Diego Lopez   Golden State Force Transfer January 24, 2018 [2]
4 DF 32   Jack Metcalf Unattatched Transfer Free agent January 24, 2018 [2]
10 FW 26   Yosef Samuel   Bethlehem Steel Transfer January 24, 2018 [2]
15 DF 35   Shawn Nicklaw Unattatched Transfer Free agent February 6, 2018 [3]
33 GK 33   Nicolas Caraux   FC Versailles 78 Transfer February 6, 2018 [3]
8 MF 28   Kevin Barajas   University of Kentucky Transfer February 12, 2018 [4]
1 GK 28   Paul Christensen   University of Portland Transfer Draft Pick February 18, 2018 [5]
6 DF 29   Andrew Kendall-Moullin   San Antonio FC Transfer February 18, 2018 [5]
11 MF 25   Laurent Kissiedou   Atlanta United Academy Transfer February 18, 2018 [5]
18 FW 33   Devon Sandoval Unattached Transfer Free agent March 22, 2018 [6]
31 MF 25   Jose Carranza   North Carolina FC Transfer March 22, 2018 [6]
41 MF 24   Alessandro Castro   Atlanta United Academy Transfer July 5, 2018 [7]
2 DF 35   Tyler Ruthven Unattached Transfer Free agent August 14, 2018 [8]
16 FW 30   Rodolfo   Fresno FC Loan September 10, 2018 [9]

Out

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No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
31 MF 25   Jose Carranza   Louisville City Transfer August 20, 2018

Academy Leaves for College

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No. Pos. Age Player College Date
38 DF 24   Carlos Asensio Clemson August 10, 2018
39 DF 24   Will Crain Brown August 10, 2018
40 GK 24   Russell Shealy Maryland August 10, 2018
44 GK 23   Justin Garces UCLA August 10, 2018
45 MF 24   Blake White UAB August 10, 2018
46 MF 25   Victor Pereyra-Zavala Georgia State August 10, 2018

Competitions

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USL regular season

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Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 7 10 17 37 72  −35 31 5 7 5 25 36  −11 2 3 12 12 36  −24

Last updated: October 14, 2018.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHHHAAAHAAAAHHAAHAAAAHHAAAHHHHHHH
ResultWDDDLLLLWLLDLDLLWDLLDLLDWWLLLLDWDW
Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2018. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 24, 2018 USL 1 Atlanta United 2 3–1 New York Red Bulls II Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Samuel   25'
Gallagher   41' (pen.), 51'		 Report Echevarria   23'
White   32'
Murphy   89'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 5,615
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 31, 2018 USL 2 Charlotte Independence 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez   32'
Herrera   37', 85'
George   61'		 Report Jung-soo   28' (o.g.)
Kunga   82'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
April 8, 2018 USL 3 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Penn FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT Gallagher   63'
Shannon   75'		 Report Tribbett   8'
Heinemann   31'
Menjivar   73'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,861
Referee: Elton Garcia
April 21, 2018 USL 4 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Louisville City Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Shannon   51'
Carleton   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Totsch   44'
Lancaster   66'
Williams   84'
Ownby   90'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 24, 2018 USL 5 Atlanta United 2 0–3 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Report Svantesson   33'
Wild   51', 85'
Rittmeyer   71'
Tah Anunga   81'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 28, 2018 USL 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Brett   26'
François   61'		 Report Robinson   75'   82'
Metcalf   84'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,998
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 5, 2018 USL 7 FC Cincinnati 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT König   26'
Ledesma   28', 46'
Keinan   30'
Bone   39'		 Report Gallagher   31'
Kissiedou   37',   41'
Carleton   87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,532
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 12, 2018 USL 8 Ottawa Fury 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT Dos Santos   26'
Haworth   35'
Dixon   63'
Taylor   82'		 Report Cochran   10'
Edwards   34'
Shannon   53'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,296
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
May 16, 2018 USL 9 Atlanta United 2 5–4 Toronto FC II Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Ambrose   5', 40'
Williams   27',   76'
Shannon   31'
Gallagher   50'
Vazquez   80'		 Report Akinola   17'
Uccello   32',   48', 61'
Boskovic   39'
Daniels   44' (pen.)
Onkony   56'
Dunn-Johnson   87'
Kübel   90+6'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 19, 2018 USL 10 Louisville City 2–1 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Lancaster   24'
Craig   80'
Souahy   85'
Ilić   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Kissiedou   31'   69'
Carranza   72'
Nicklaw   90'
Gallagher   90+2'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,683
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 25, 2018 USL 11 North Carolina FC 4–0 Atlanta United 2 Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM Ewolo   7'
Crain   21' (o.g.)
Bekker   45+1'
Ríos   52'
Lomis   89'		 Report Wheeler-Omiunu   72'
Kendall-Moullin   73'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 2, 2018 USL 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Vingaard   25'
Schäfer   44'
Cole   90'		 Report Crain   32'   40'
Metcalf   43'
Kendall-Moullin   90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 9, 2018 USL 13 Indy Eleven 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Watson   30'
Mitchell   55'
Mitchell   78'		 Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 13, 2018 USL 14 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Charlotte Independence Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Carleton   50'
Dykstra   79' (o.g.)		 Report Zayed   6'
Johnson   58'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,087
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 30, 2018 USL 15 Nashville SC 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Allen   18'
Winn   45+3'
Moloto   84'		 Report Cochran   88' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,815
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 6, 2018 USL 16 New York Red Bulls II 6–1 Atlanta United 2 Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Lema   17'
Moreno   30'
Kutler   56'
Ndam   71'
Tinari   73'
Cásseres Jr.   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Nicklaw   70'
Scarlett   81' (o.g.)
Kendall-Moullin   90'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 698
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 11, 2018 USL 17 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Bethlehem Steel Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Robinson   18'
Vazquez   25'
Shannon   50'		 Report Aubrey   43'
Jones   87'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,658
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 21, 2018 USL 18 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Shriver   38'
Boehme   45+1'
Thomsen   50'		 Report Kendall-Moullin   15'
Metcalf   33'
Gallagher   67'
Kissiedou   90+1'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,956
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
July 25, 2018 USL 19 Nashville SC 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Davis   61'
Washington   80'		 Report Ambrose   15'
Kendall-Moullin   25'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
July 29, 2018 USL 20 Bethlehem Steel 4–1 Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Mahoney   16'
Apodaca   36'
Moumbagna   71'
Aaronson   72'		 Report Metcalf   24'
Sandoval   40'
Cochran   76'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 7, 2018 USL 21 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Ottawa Fury Kennesaw, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT Edward   3' (o.g.) Report Oliveira   10' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 11, 2018 USL 22 Charleston Battery 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Okonkwo   7'
Svantesson   41' (pen.)		 Report Castro   26' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 22, 2018 USL 23 Atlanta United 2 1–5 FC Cincinnati Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Bello   16'
Nicklaw   65'
Gallagher   90+1'		 Report Bone   18'
Albadawi   25', 55'
Konate   36'
Alashe   45+1',   53'
Welshman   87'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 25, 2018 USL 24 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Indy Eleven Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Kissiedou   29'
Gaither   90+6'		 Report Moses   45+1'
Ouimette   53'
Ring   69'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 31, 2018 USL 25 Toronto FC II 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT Mohammed   45+4'
Okello   45+5'
Srbely   90+3'		 Report Kunga   12', 52'
Ruthven   45+4'		 Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 196
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 8, 2018 USL 26 Penn FC 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Tribbett   34',   77'
Bond   72'		 Report Sandoval   3'
Kendall-Moullin   31'
Carleton   41'
Bello   53'
Conway   82'
Kann   90'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 15, 2018 USL 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Guenzatti   30'
Oduro   45+1'
Cole   87'		 Report Kissiedou   44'
Kendall-Moullin   51'
Shannon   79'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 21, 2018 USL 28 Atlanta United 2 1–6 North Carolina FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Castro   8' Report Ewolo   3', 16', 33', 89'
Bekker   29'
Steinberger   42'
Smith   61'
Igbekoyi   71'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 26, 2018 USL 29 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Report Mensah   7',   50'
Hume   64'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Elton Garcia
September 29, 2018 USL 30 Atlanta United 2 1–4 Louisville City Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Williams   44',   71'
Metcalf   89'		 Report Cochran   24' (o.g.),   69' (o.g.)
Smith   37'
Davis IV   41'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 3, 2018 USL 31 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Robinson   60',   90+3'
Wheeler-Omiunu   62'
Shannon   65'
Carleton   83'
Kendall-Moullin   90+2'		 Report Morad   20'
Guenzatti   68'
Oduro   75'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,269
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 7, 2018 USL 32 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Williams   48', 65'
Carleton   64'		 Report Guerra   27'
Kelly-Rosales   56'
Wild   81'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 10, 2018 USL 33 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Kissiedou   52' Report Vancaeyezeele   27'
Roberts   43'
Lubahn   73'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
October 13, 2018 USL 34 Atlanta United 2 3–2 Richmond Kickers Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Kunga   61', 69'
Shannon   65'
Sandoval   76'		 Report Gentile   80', 90+1' Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Natalie Simon

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 14 October 2018
Place Position Name USL Playoffs Total
1 FW   Jon Gallagher 6 0 6
2 MF   Lagos Kunga 5 0 5
3 FW   Romario Williams 4 0 4
4 MF   Laurent Kissiedou 3 0 3
FW   Devon Sandoval 3 0 3
6 FW   Brandon Vazquez 2 0 2
DF   Mikey Ambrose 2 0 2
MF   Andrew Carleton 2 0 2
9 MF   Yosef Samuel 1 0 1
DF   Miles Robinson 1 0 1
DF   Shawn Nicklaw 1 0 1
MF   Oliver Shannon 1 0 1
MF   Alessandro Castro 1 0 1
MF   Dylan Gaither 1 0 1
Own Goals 4 0 4
Total 37 0 37

Appearances and goals

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As of 14 October 2018

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Paul Christensen 10 0 10 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Tyler Ruthven 4 0 4 0 0 0
3 DF   USA A. J. Cochran 30 0 30 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Jack Metcalf 31 0 28+3 0 0 0
6 DF   USA Andrew Kendall-Moullin 24 0 22+2 0 0 0
8 MF   USA Kevin Barajas 13 0 7+6 0 0 0
9 FW   JAM Romario Williams 7 4 7 4 0 0
10 MF   USA Yosef Samuel 15 1 12+3 1 0 0
11 MF   CIV Laurent Kissiedou 25 3 22+3 3 0 0
12 DF   USA Miles Robinson 14 1 14 1 0 0
13 DF   VEN José Hernández 15 0 11+4 0 0 0
14 DF   USA Sal Zizzo 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF   GUM Shawn Nicklaw 21 1 13+8 1 0 0
16 FW   BRA Rodolfo 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
18 FW   USA Devon Sandoval 25 3 14+11 3 0 0
19 FW   USA Brandon Vazquez 6 2 5+1 2 0 0
20 MF   USA Chris Goslin 21 0 15+6 0 0 0
21 DF   USA George Bello 6 0 6 0 0 0
22 DF   USA Mikey Ambrose 6 2 6 2 0 0
23 MF   USA Lagos Kunga 31 5 18+13 5 0 0
25 GK   USA Alec Kann 7 0 7 0 0 0
26 FW   EIR Jon Gallagher 30 6 27+3 6 0 0
27 GK   USA Mitch Hildebrandt 8 0 8 0 0 0
28 MF   USA Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu 10 0 10 0 0 0
29 MF   ENG Oliver Shannon 27 1 25+2 1 0 0
30 MF   USA Andrew Carleton 14 2 13+1 2 0 0
31 MF   USA Jose Carranza 13 0 7+6 0 0 0
32 MF   GER Kevin Kratz 2 0 2 0 0 0
33 GK   FRA Nicolas Caraux 7 0 7 0 0 0
34 FW   USA Diego Lopez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 DF   USA Kendall Edwards 4 0 4 0 0 0
36 FW   USA Jackson Conway 11 0 4+7 0 0 0
37 DF   USA George Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   USA Carlos Asensio 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   USA Will Crain 7 0 5+2 0 0 0
40 GK   USA Russell Shealy 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   HON Alessandro Castro 12 1 7+5 1 0 0
42 FW   USA Chad Letts 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF   USA Dylan Gaither 4 1 0+4 1 0 0
44 GK   USA Justin Garces 2 0 2 0 0 0
45 MF   USA Blake White 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
46 MF   USA Victor Pereyra-Zavala 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
47 DF   USA Natnael McDonald 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
48 DF   USA Luke Mitchell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Players". USL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Atlanta United 2 signs four players to inaugural roster". Atlanta United FC. January 24, 2018. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Atlanta United 2 adds four players to inaugural roster". Atlanta United FC. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Kevin Barajas from American Family Insurance Dream Tryout". Atlanta United FC. February 12, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Atlanta United 2 sign three more players". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. February 18, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Atlanta United 2 continue to add to inaugural roster". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Alessandro Castro from Academy". Atlanta United FC. July 5, 2018. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Tyler Ruthven". Atlanta United FC. August 14, 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Rodlofo on loan". Atlanta United FC. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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