With the imminent sale of Miguel Almiron to Newcastle, and the team about to head to California, here's a look at Atlanta United's roster, complete with international slots and my guess as to a depth chart:
ROSTER
Ambrose, Mikey, FB
Asiedu, Anderson, M
Barco, Ezequiel, M
Bashti, Amir M
Bello, George FB
Carleton, Andrew M
Escobar, Franco, FB/CB
Gallagher, Jon FB
Gonzalez Pirez, Leandro, CB
Goslin, Chris M
Gressel Julian M/FB
Guzan, Brad GK
Hernandez, Jose FB
Kann, Alec GK
Kratz, Kevin M
Kunga, Lagos F
Larentowicz, Jeff DM/CB
Martinez, Josef F
Martinez, Pity M
McCann, Chris M/FB
Moore, Brendan GK
Nagbe, Darlington M
Okonkwo, Patrick F
Parkhurst, Michael CB
Pereria, Dion M
Remedi, Eric M
Robinson, Miles CB
Shea, Brek M/FB
Vazquez, Brandon M/F
Villalba, Hector M/F
Wild, Gordon, F
Williams, Romario, F
The team has 32 players. MLS rosters have a maximum of 30 slots. Teams can loan players on season-long deals That means at least one player is going to go on a loan. My prediction is several will be loaned to Atlanta United 2 for the season. Those players include, alphabetically, Asiedu, Bashti, Gallagher, Goslin, Okonkwo, Pereria and Wild. Some may not go for the season.
The team has yet to say if Asiedu and Bashti have signed contracts. It’s possible they could sign with Atlanta United 2, which will open two roster spots.
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DESIGNATED PLAYERS
Barco, Ezequiel
Martinez, Josef
Martinez, Pity
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INTERNATIONAL SLOTS (8 available)
Asiedu, Anderson
Barco, Ezequiel
Escobar, Franco
Gallagher, Jon
Gressel, Julian
Hernandez, Jose
Martinez, Pity
Pereria, Dion
Remedi, Eric
Wild, Gordon
I think there will be at least one green card/work visa announced before the beginning of the season.
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DEPTH CHART
The players listed are my guess at the team’s depth chart as of Wednesday, Jan. 30 and assuming a 3-5-2 formation:
Goalkeeper
Brad Guzan
Alec Kann
Brendan Moore
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Right centerback
Miles Robinson
Franco Escobar*
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Middle centerback
Michael Parkhurst
Jeff Larentowicz
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Left centerback
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
Chris McCann
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Right wingback
Julian Gressel
Franco Escobar*
Jon Gallagher
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Left wingback
Brek Shea
Chris McCann
Jose Hernandez
Mikey Ambrose
George Bello
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Defensive midfielder
Eric Remedi
Jeff Larentowicz
Anderson Asiedu
Chris Goslin*
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Midfielder
Darlington Nagbe
Kevin Kratz
Julian Gressel
Dion Pereira
Amir Bashti
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Midfielder
Ezequiel Barco
Andrew Carleton
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Midfielder/Striker
Pity Martinez
Hector Villalba
Brandon Vazquez
Lagos Kunga
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Striker
Josef Martinez
Romario Williams
Patrick Okonkwo
Gordon Wild
*Injured during parts or all of training camp so far
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