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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v ATLANTA UNITEDCENTURYLINK FIELD, Seattle, Wash. March 31, 2017 (WEEK 5, MLS Game #38)7 p.m. PT (FS1; FOX Deportes / TSN2)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2017 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 02 Clint Dempsey MF 6-1 170 03/09/1983 Nacogdoches, TX 3 3 2 0 146 139 61 363 Brad Evans DF 6-1 170 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 0 0 0 0 219 192 24 294 Gustav Svensson DF 6-0 170 02/07/1987 Gothenberg, Sweden 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 05 Nouhou Tolo DF 5-10 175 06/23/1997 Douala, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 3 3 0 0 229 224 9 187 Cristian Roldan MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 3 3 0 0 58 42 4 48 Alvaro Fernandez MF 6-1 159 10/11/1985 Soriano, Uruguay 2 1 0 0 80 59 16 510 Nicolas Lodeiro MF 5-7 150 03/21/1989 Paysandu, Uruguay 3 3 1 1 16 16 5 911 Aaron Kovar MF 5-10 155 08/14/1993 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 25 12 1 012 Seyi Adekoya FW 5-11 170 12/05/1995 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Jordan Morris FW 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 3 3 1 0 37 35 13 414 Chad Marshall DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 3 3 0 0 346 342 21 1315 Tony Alfaro DF 6-2 190 06/15/1993 Michoacan, Mexico 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 017 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 3 0 1 0 181 152 51 2019 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 2 2 1 0 95 77 13 1721 Jordy Delem MF 5-11 156 03/18/1993 Le Francois, Martinique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Henry Wingo MF 6-0 170 10/04/1995 Seattle, WA 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 024 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 3 3 0 0 183 183 0 229 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 2 2 0 0 15 14 0 132 Zach Mathers MF 5-11 172 04/14/1994 Fort Worth, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 033 Joevin Jones DF 5-11 160 08/03/1991 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 3 3 0 2 64 58 3 635 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 080 Victor Mansaray FW 5-11 180 02/22/1997 Freetown, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 091 Oniel Fisher MF 5-9 155 11/22/1991 Portmore, Jamaica 2 1 0 0 20 12 0 1

HEAD COACH : Brian Schmetzer 08/18/1962 W9 L3 T5

ATLANTA UNITED 2017 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A2 Tyrone Mears DF 5-11 163 02/18/1983 Manchester, England 3 3 0 1 68 68 1 63 Michael Parkhurst DF 5-11 159 01/24/1984 Providence, RI 3 3 0 0 218 217 1 44 Greg Garza DF 5-8 154 08/16/1991 Grapevine, TX 3 3 0 1 3 3 0 15 Leandro Gonzalez Pirez DF 6-1 180 02/26/1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 06 Miles Robinson DF 6-2 185 03/14/1997 Arlington, MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 Josef Martinez FW 5-7 154 05/19/1993 Valencia, Venezuela 3 3 5 0 3 3 5 08 Kevin Kratz MF 5-8 161 01/01/1987 Eschweiler, Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 Kenwyne Jones FW 6-2 187 10/05/1984 Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 010 Miguel Almiron MF 5-9 140 11/13/1993 Asuncion, Paraguay 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 211 Yamil Asad MF 5-10 170 07/27/1994 San Antonio de Padua, Argentina 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 213 Harrison Heath MF 5-11 160 03/06/1996 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 014 Carlos Carmona MF 5-8 150 02/21/1987 Coquimbo, Chile 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 015 Hector Villalba MF 5-8 161 07/26/1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 116 Chris McCann MF 6-1 166 07/21/1987 Dublin, Ireland 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 018 Jeff Larentowicz MF 6-1 175 08/05/1983 Pasadena, CA 3 1 0 0 327 309 38 1919 Brandon Vazquez FW 6-3 175 10/14/1998 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 Chris Goslin MF 5-7 161 05/12/2000 Locust Grove, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Mark Bloom DF 5-11 162 11/25/1987 Marietta, GA 0 0 0 0 39 37 0 422 Michael Ambrose DF 5-9 165 10/05/1993 El Paso, TX 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 023 Alexander Tambakis GK 6-2 180 12/08/1992 Athens, Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 Julian Gressel MF 6-1 185 12/16/1993 Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany 3 3 0 1 3 3 0 125 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 3 3 0 0 11 11 0 026 Anton Walkes DF 6-2 180 02/08/1997 Lewisham, England 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 027 Zach Loyd DF 5-10 168 07/18/1987 Tulsa, OK 0 0 0 0 180 168 4 828 Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu MF 5-9 174 11/30/1994 Bellingham, MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 2 0 1 0 248 147 23 1730 Andrew Carleton MF 5-7 145 06/22/2000 Atlanta, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Jeffrey Otoo MF 5-9 155 01/21/1998 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 032 Kyle Reynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983 Valencia, CA 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 033 Romario Williams FW 5-11 170 08/15/1994 Portmore, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Bryan Rochez FW 5-9 161 01/01/1995 Teguigalpa, Honduras 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 0

HEAD COACH : Gerardo Martino 11/20/1962 W2 L1 T0

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWSEA 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-0 0-1-1ATL 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC ATLANTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 3/19/2017 SEA 3, NYR 1 (0) 3/18/2017 ATL 4, CHI 0 (0)Road win 10/02/2016 SEA 2, VAN 1 (3) 3/12/2017 ATL 6, MIN 1 (0)Home loss 7/09/2016 SEA 0, LA 1 (9) 3/05/2017 ATL 1, NYR 2 (1)Road loss 3/04/2017 SEA 1, HOU 2 (1)Tie game 3/11/2017 SEA 2, MTL 2 (1)Shutout for 10/12/2016 SEA 0, HOU 0 (5) 3/18/2017 ATL 4, CHI 0 (0)Shutout vs. 10/12/2016 SEA 0, HOU 0 (5)

Sounders FC LTWATL United LWW

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGSEA 3 0 1 1 1 0 6 2.00ATL 3 0 1 0 0 2 11 3.67

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGSEA 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 1.67ATL 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.00

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90SEA 6 0 1 0 1 1 3ATL 11 3 2 0 2 2 2

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90SEA 5 0 2 1 2 0 0ATL 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

SOUNDERS FCG: 2 DempseyA: 2 JonesSHT: 9 DempseySOG: 4 DempseyFC: 5 RoldanFS: 8 AlonsoOF: 4 LodeiroC: 1 4 players tiedE: 0

ATLANTA UNITEDG: 5 MartinezA: 2 Almiron/AsadSHT: 15 MartinezSOG: 6 MartinezFC: 6 MartinezFS: 11 AsadOF: 4 MartinezC: 1 5 players tiedE: 1 Carmona

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sounders FC 3 1-1-1 4 6 5at home 1 1-0-0 3 3 1

Atlanta United 3 2-1-0 6 11 3on road 1 1-0-0 3 6 1

2016 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME: First meeting

REFEREESREFEREE: Robert Sibiga.

AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Apolinar Mariscal; 4th: Drew Fischer

SOUNDERS FCSat. Apr. 8 at San JoseFri. Apr. 14 at Vancouver

Sun. Apr. 23 at Los AngelesSat. Apr. 29 New England

UPCOMING MATCHES

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v ATLANTA UNITEDCENTURYLINK FIELD, Seattle, Wash., March 31, 2017

ATL UNITEDSat. Apr. 8 at Toronto FCSat. Apr. 15 at Montreal

Sat. Apr. 22 at Real Salt LakeSun. Apr. 30 D.C. United

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 11 3 25 90

4 2 6 0 1 1 0 0

8 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

2 1 8 2 1 0

F A 6 5 45 54

3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0

2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 0 5 2 0 3

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

SOUNDERS FC ATL UNITED

TEAM NEWSSUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: noneSUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

DISABLED LIST: noneINTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 3NEW YORK RED BULLS 1

Scoring Summary:SEA--Dempsey 2 (penalty kick) 28NYR--Wright-Phillips 1 (Zizzo 1) 57SEA--Morris 1 (Lodeiro 1, Jones 1) 66SEA--Shipp 1 (Jones 2) 79

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Oniel Fisher (Alvaro Fernandez 65), Gustav Svensson, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones, Osvaldo Alonso, Nicolas Lodeiro, Clint Dempsey (Henry Wingo 91+), Cristian Roldan, Harry Shipp, Jordan Morris (Will Bruin 81).

ATLANTA UNITED 4CHICAGO FIRE 0

Scoring Summary:ATL--own goal (Vincent) 4ATL--Martinez 4 (Almiron 2) 60ATL--Villalba 1 (unassisted) 67ATL--Martinez 5 (Asad 2) 82

ATLANTA UNITED--Alec Kann, Tyrone Mears, Michael Parkhurst, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Greg Garza, Hector Villalba (Jacob Peterson 69), Carlos Carmona, Miguel Almiron (Jeff Larentowicz 83), Julian Gressel (Chris McCann 72), Yamil Asad, Josef Martinez.

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

2 M Clint Dempsey 3 3 269 2 0 9 4 2 3 1 0 1 010 M Nicolas Lodeiro 3 3 270 1 1 3 1 1 4 4 14 0 019 M Harry Shipp 2 2 162 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 013 F Jordan Morris 3 3 261 1 0 7 2 4 3 1 0 0 017 F Will Bruin 3 0 28 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 033 D Joevin Jones 3 3 270 0 2 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 08 M Alvaro Fernandez 2 1 101 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 014 D Chad Marshall 3 3 270 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 07 M Cristian Roldan 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 04 D Gustav Svensson 3 3 234 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 023 M Henry Wingo 3 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 091 M Oniel Fisher 2 1 96 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 06 M Osvaldo Alonso 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 029 D Roman Torres 2 2 175 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 024 G Stefan Frei 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Team totals 3 3 270 6 3 42 13 29 39 8 17 4 0Opponent totals 3 3 270 5 5 34 12 39 29 2 12 7 0

2017 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (1-1-1, 4 pts.)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

24 G Stefan Frei 3 3 270 12 7 5 1.67 0 0 1 1 1 0Team totals 3 3 270 12 7 5 1.67 0 0 1 1 1 0Opponent totals 3 3 270 13 7 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jordan Morris 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 1, Joevin Jones 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Clint Dempsey 1-1, Nicolas Lodeiro 1-1

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2017 ATLANTA UNITED STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

7 F Josef Martinez 3 3 262 5 0 15 6 6 2 4 0 1 010 M Miguel Almiron 3 3 263 2 2 6 4 5 1 1 6 1 011 M Yamil Asad 3 3 257 1 2 6 3 3 11 3 11 0 015 M Hector Villalba 3 3 238 1 1 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 029 F Jacob Peterson 2 0 27 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 04 D Greg Garza 3 3 270 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 024 M Julian Gressel 3 3 243 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 02 D Tyrone Mears 3 3 270 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 025 G Alec Kann 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 D Anton Walkes 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 M Carlos Carmona 2 2 178 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 116 M Chris McCann 2 0 31 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 018 M Jeff Larentowicz 3 1 106 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 09 F Kenwyne Jones 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05 D Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 3 3 261 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 03 D Michael Parkhurst 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 1Team totals 3 3 270 11 8 38 18 38 31 8 19 5 1Opponent totals 3 3 270 3 1 33 15 31 38 3 13 6 1

ATLANTA UNITED GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

25 G Alec Kann 3 3 270 15 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1Team totals 3 3 270 15 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1Opponent totals 3 3 270 18 8 11 3.67 0 0 1 2 0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Miguel Almiron 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Julian Gressel 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 4 at Houston L 1-2 20758 0-1-0 9 0 SEA: Dempsey (58); HOU: Torres (20) Quioto (42)Sat. Mar. 11 at Montreal T 2-2 34373 0-1-1 7 1 SEA: Lodeiro (83) Bruin (94+); MTL: Mancosu (17)

Piatti (51)Sun. Mar. 19 New York Red

BullsW 3-1 45600 1-1-1 6 4 SEA: Dempsey (28) Morris (66) Shipp (79); NYR: Wright-

Phillips (57)Fri. Mar. 31 AtlantaSat. Apr. 8 at San JoseFri. Apr. 14 at VancouverSun. Apr. 23 at Los AngelesSat. Apr. 29 New EnglandSat. May 6 Toronto FCSat. May 13 at ChicagoWed. May 17 at Sporting KCSat. May 20 Real Salt LakeSat. May 27 PortlandWed. May 31 at ColumbusSun. June 4 HoustonSat. June 17 at New York

City FCWed. June 21 Orlando City SCSun. June 25 at PortlandTue. July 4 at ColoradoWed. July 19 D.C. UnitedSun. July 23 San JoseSat. July 29 at Los AngelesSat. Aug. 5 at MinnesotaSat. Aug. 12 Sporting KCSun. Aug. 20 MinnesotaWed. Aug. 23 at VancouverSun. Aug. 27 PortlandSun. Sep. 10 Los AngelesSat. Sep. 16 at FC DallasSat. Sep. 23 at Real Salt

LakeWed. Sep. 27 VancouverSun. Oct. 1 at PhiladelphiaSun. Oct. 15 FC DallasSun. Oct. 22 Colorado

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2017 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 5 New York Red Bulls

L 1-2 55297 0-1-0 8 0 ATL: Asad (25); NYR: Royer (76) own goal (82)

Sun. Mar. 12 at Minnesota W 6-1 35043 1-1-0 3 3 ATL: Martinez (3,27,75) Almiron (13,52) Peterson (94+); MIN: Molino (30)

Sat. Mar. 18 Chicago W 4-0 45922 2-1-0 1 6 ATL: own goal (4) Martinez (60,82) Villalba (67); Fri. Mar. 31 at SeattleSat. Apr. 8 at Toronto FCSat. Apr. 15 at MontrealSat. Apr. 22 at Real Salt

LakeSun. Apr. 30 D.C. UnitedSun. May 7 at New York

City FCSun. May 14 at PortlandSat. May 20 HoustonSun. May 28 New York City

FCSat. June 3 at VancouverSat. June 10 at ChicagoSat. June 17 ColumbusWed. June 21 at D.C. UnitedSat. June 24 ColoradoSat. July 1 at Columbus

Tue. July 4 San JoseFri. July 21 at Orlando City

SCSun. July 30 Orlando City SCSun. Aug. 6 at Sporting KCSun. Aug. 13 MinnesotaSat. Aug. 19 Los AngelesWed. Aug. 23 at D.C. UnitedSat. Aug. 26 at PhiladelphiaSat. Sep. 9 FC DallasWed. Sep. 13 New EnglandSat. Sep. 16 Orlando City SCSat. Sep. 23 MontrealWed. Sep. 27 Philadelphia

Sat. Sep. 30 at New EnglandSun. Oct. 15 at New York Red

BullsSun. Oct. 22 Toronto FC

ATLANTA UNITED 2017 SCHEDULE


SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

1 6 times 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-2Assists

2 Joevin Jones 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Shots

4 Clint Dempsey 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-2Shots on Goal

2 Clint Dempsey 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-22 Harry Shipp 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-12 Jordan Morris 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Fouls Committed

4 Cristian Roldan 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Fouls Suffered

5 Osvaldo Alonso 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Offside

2 Nicolas Lodeiro 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-2Saves

3 Stefan Frei 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-23 Stefan Frei 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Shots Faced

5 Stefan Frei 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-25 Stefan Frei 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Goals Allowed

2 Stefan Frei 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-22 Stefan Frei 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)Shots

13 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Shots on Goal

4 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-24 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Fouls Committed

5 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Fouls Suffered

9 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-2Corner Kicks

2 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Offside

2 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-22 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Saves

1 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Shots Faced

2 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

3 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Assists

3 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Shots

15 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Shots on Goal

5 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Fouls Committed

13 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Fouls Suffered

16 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Corner Kicks

9 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-2Offside

4 03/19/2017 vs NYR W 3-1Saves

3 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-23 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Shots Faced

5 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-25 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2Goals Allowed

2 03/04/2017 vs HOU L 1-22 03/11/2017 vs MTL T 2-2

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

3 Josef Martinez 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Assists

1 8 times 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Shots

6 Josef Martinez 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-26 Josef Martinez 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Shots on Goal

3 Josef Martinez 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Fouls Committed

4 Josef Martinez 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-24 Miguel Almiron 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Fouls Suffered

7 Yamil Asad 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Offside

2 Yamil Asad 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-22 Josef Martinez 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Saves

6 Alec Kann 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Shots Faced

7 Alec Kann 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Goals Allowed

2 Alec Kann 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)Shots

10 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Shots on Goal

4 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Fouls Committed

7 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Fouls Suffered

7 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Corner Kicks

2 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Offside

1 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Saves

3 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Shots Faced

3 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

6 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Assists

5 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Shots

14 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-214 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Shots on Goal

8 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Fouls Committed

17 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Fouls Suffered

13 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Corner Kicks

12 03/18/2017 at CHI W 4-0Offside

5 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2Saves

6 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Shots Faced

7 03/12/2017 at MIN W 6-1Goals Allowed

2 03/05/2017 at NYR L 1-2


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT

SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

Sounders FC 0 wins, 0 goals

United 0 wins, 0 goals0 ties

UNITED VS SOUNDERS FC

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sounders FC United

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fouls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Offsides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Sounders FC United

GoalsAssistsShotsShots on GoalFouls CommittedFouls SufferedWinsLossesShutoutsSavesGoals Allowed

Seattle Sounders FC Atlanta UnitedW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 1-0-0 2 Ws (10/23/2016) 2-1-0 2 Ws (03/12/2017)Tied 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/12/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -Trailing 0-1-1 1 Ts (03/11/2017) 0-0-0 0 - -

First Goal:Allowed 0-1-1 1 Ts (03/11/2017) 0-0-0 0 - -Scored 1-0-0 2 Ws (10/23/2016) 2-1-0 2 Ws (03/12/2017)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/12/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -1 goals 0-1-0 2 Ls (10/16/2016) 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/05/2017)2 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/11/2017) 0-0-0 0 - -3 goals 1-0-0 3 Ws (08/07/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -4 goals 0-0-0 2 Ws (07/13/2016) 2-0-0 2 Ws (03/12/2017)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/12/2016) 1-0-0 1 Ws (03/18/2017)1 goals 1-0-0 3 Ws (10/02/2016) 1-0-0 1 Ws (03/12/2017)2 goals 0-1-1 1 Ts (03/11/2017) 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/05/2017)3 goals 0-0-0 3 Ls (04/23/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -4 goals 0-0-0 1 Ls (08/28/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Sounders FC United

Goals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None NoneFouls Committed None NoneFouls Suffered None NoneShutouts None NoneSaves None NoneGoals Allowed None None



UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG


CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. UNITED (0-0-0)


GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJacob Peterson 10 8 606 2 1 14Jeff Larentowicz 14 14 1241 1 1 19Mark Bloom 2 2 180 0 0 0Zach Loyd 15 14 1178 0 0 1Michael Parkhurst 3 3 270 0 0 0Kyle Reynish 1 1 90 0 0 0Bryan Rochez 1 0 23 0 0 0

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGKyle Reynish 1 90 2 2 0.00 0

CURRENT UNITED VS. SOUNDERS FC (0-0-0)


MATCH PREVIEWOn Friday evening, Sounders FC hosts expansion side Atlanta United FC in a nationally-televised contest on FS1. Seattle found its first win of the season on March 19 against the New York Red Bulls at CenturyLink Field, which featured goals from Clint Dempsey, Jordan Morris and Harry Shipp in the 3-1 result. Seattle opened the campaign with a 2-1 loss at Houston on March 4, be-fore capturing a point on the road in a 2-2 draw against Montreal.

Under the performance of Head Coach Tata Martino, Atlanta United FC has roared to a 2-1-0 record in its inaugural season. Forward Josef Martinez leads MLS with five goals, but will be sidelined for Friday’s matchup with a left groin injury. Seattle en-ters the match on a 12-match unbeaten streak at home in regular season and postseason play dating back to last season.

Table of Contents Page2017 Schedule 2This Week vs. Atlanta United FC 3Sounders FC Weekly Notes 42017: At a Glance 6Sounders FC History 7Awards and Transactions 82017 Roster 92017 Statistics and Box Scores 10Mini-Bios 11

QUESTIONABLEOniel Fisher - L hamstring strainJordan Morris - R ankle sprain

OUTBrad Evans - L calf strainAaron Kovar - Groin surgery

2017 SNAPSHOT SEATTLE ATLANTAOverall Record 1-1-1 2-1-0Goals Scored 6 11 Goals Allowed 5 3 Goal Differential 1 8

Individual Leaders:Goals Dempsey (2) Martinez (5)Assists Jones (2) Asad/Almiron (2)Goalkeeper Frei (1.67) Kann (1.00)

PROJECTED LINEUP

INJURY REPORT

Jones Svensson Fisher

Dempsey

Alonso

Morris

Shipp

33 14

24

6

13

19

Marshall4

Lodeiro

Roldan7

2

Frei

10

91

MATCH INFORMATIONSEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC

Kickoff: March 31, 2017 | 7:00 p.m. PTLocation: CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA

Referee: Robert SibigaAssistants: CJ Morgante, Apolinar MariscalFourth Official: Drew Fischer

BROADCAST INFORMATION

National TV: FS1Talent: John Strong, Alexi Lalas and Katie Witham

Local Radio: KIRO 97.3 FMTalent: Matt Johnson, Kasey Keller and Steve ZakuaniHalf and Post Radio: Jason Rantz, Wade Webber and Peter Fewing

Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AMTalent: Mario Rodriguez and Felipe Maqueda

INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST INFORMATION

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SOUNDERS FC vs. ATLANTA UNITED FC | MARCH 31, 2017 - 7:00 P.M. PT

2017 SOUNDERS FC SCHEDULEMLS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 1-1-1 (HOME: 1-0-0; AWAY: 0-1-1) 2017 ALL COMPETITIONS RECORD: 1-1-1 (HOME: 1-0-0; AWAY: 0-1-1)

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV/ATT. W-L-D POS GOAL SCORERS MARCH (1-1-1, 6 GF, 5 GA)Sat. 3/4 at Houston L, 1-2 20,758 0-1-0 T-8 SEA: Dempsey (58); HOU: Torres (20), Quioto (42)Sat. 3/11 at Montreal D, 2-2 34,373 0-1-1 T-7 SEA: Lodeiro (83), Bruin (90+4); MTL: Mancosu (17), Piatti (51)Sun. 3/19 New York W, 3-1 45,600 1-1-1 6 SEA: Dempsey (28), Morris (66), Shipp (79); NY: Wright-Phillips (57)Sat. 3/25 Club Necaxa D, 1-1 38,045 FRIENDLY SEA: Fernandez (83); NEC: Díaz (90) Fri. 3/31 Atlanta 7:00 p.m. FS1

APRIL (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Sat. 4/8 at San Jose 7:30 p.m. Q13 FOXFri. 4/14 at Vancouver 7:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 4/23 at LA Galaxy 1:00 p.m. ESPNSat. 4/29 New England 7:00 p.m. JOEtv

MAY (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Sat. 5/6 Toronto FC 1:00 p.m. ESPNSat. 5/13 at Chicago 5:30 p.m. Q13 FOXWed. 5/17 at Sporting KC 5:30 p.m. JOEtvSat. 5/20 Real Salt Lake 2:00 p.m. Q13 FOXSat. 5/27 Portland 12:00 p.m FOXWed. 5/31 at Columbus 4:30 p.m. Q13 FOX

JUNE (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Sun. 6/4 Houston 7:00 p.m. JOEtvSat. 6/17 at New York City 10:00 a.m. ESPNWed. 6/21 Orlando City 7:30 p.m. JOEtvSun. 6/25 at Portland 1:00 p.m. ESPN

JULY (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Tue. 7/4 at Colorado 6:00 p.m. JOEtvSat. 7/8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1:00 p.m. JOEtvWed. 7/19 D.C. United 7:30 p.m. Q13 FOXSun. 7/23 San Jose 7:00 p.m. JOEtvSat. 7/29 at LA Galaxy TBD ESPN

AUGUST (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Sat. 8/5 at Minnesota 5:00 p.m. Q13 FOXSat. 8/12 Sporting KC 1:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 8/20 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. FS1Wed. 8/23 at Vancouver 7:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 8/27 Portland 6:30 p.m. FS1

SEPTEMBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Sat. 9/10 LA Galaxy 6:00 p.m. FS1Sat. 9/16 at FC Dallas 5:00 p.m. JOEtvSat. 9/23 at Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m. JOEtvWed. 9/27 Vancouver 7:30 p.m. JOEtv

OCTOBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA)Sun. 10/1 at Philadelphia 10:00 a.m. ESPNSun. 10/15 FC Dallas 2:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 10/22 Colorado 1:00 p.m. JOEtv

*International Friendly *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup *Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League

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THIS WEEK VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC

COACHING CORNERAtlanta United FC performs under the direction of Head Coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who made over 500 appearances as an attacking midfielder for Argentine clubs from 1980-1995. A proven manager since the late 1990s, Martino was the head coach of Paraguay’s National Team from 2007-2011 and for Argentina’s National Team from 2014-2016. He also served as the manager at FC Barcelona from 2013-2014. WIth Argentina, Martino led the nation to the final of the 2016 Copa America Centenario, losing in penalties to Chile.

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS SOUNDERS FC ATLANTA UNITED FCGoals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None None Fouls Committed None NoneFouls Sufferered None None

Wins None NoneShutouts None NoneSaves None NoneGoals Allowed None None

SOUNDERS FC ATLANTA UNITED FCGoals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None NoneFouls Committed None NoneFouls Sufferered None None Saves None NoneGoals Allowed None None

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTSSounders FC Record vs. Atlanta United FC: 0-0-0

Home: 0-0-0 Road: 0-0-0

ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

SERIES SNAPSHOT SOUNDERS FC ATLANTA UNITED FCCategory 1 2 Total 1 2 TotalGoals 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shots 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fouls 0 0 0 0 0 0 Offsides 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals Scored in 15-Minute Intervals: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TotalSEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOUNDERS FC SOUNDBYTESMidfielder Harry Shipp:On facing Atlanta: “It will be nice, Atlanta has been excited in the first few games of the year. I have been able to watch a couple of their games. I think they pose unique challenges that we haven’t faced yet. We got a taste of it in preseason, I played a bit in that game, but it was mostly a younger squad. We will try to take stuff from that, but we are confident coming off how we played against the Red Bulls.”

General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey:On Clint Dempsey: “Clint is arguably the best [American] player of all-time and that is the level he has shown with four goals in two games. He has been phenomenal. We were excited for him to go and experience that level, but we are excited for him to come back and keep going for us because he has been scoring for us, too.”

SERIES NOTESFriday’s contest marks the first competitive meeting between the two sides. Seattle and Atlanta met in preseason in February’s Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, S.C., a match that Atlanta won 4-2. Atlanta started a near-first-choice lineup against a Sounders team comprised mostly of Academy products and trialists until Seattle’s regular starters entered throughout the second half.

Jordan Morris injured his ankle in the first half against the Red Bulls on March 19, but played 81 minutes. He went directly from the stadium to United States National Team camp ahead of last Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras, but he was a late scratch and was sent home on Saturday while his ankle recovers. He is ruled as questionable alongside defender Oniel Fisher. Defender Brad Evans and midfielder Aaron Kovar both remain out.

EXPANSION CLUBS HISTORYSounders FC Record vs. Expansion Clubs (first meeting) : 3-1-2

Home: 2-0-2 Road: 1-1-0

DATE OPPONENT RESULT3/25/10 Philadelphia 2-0, W5/14/11 Portland 1-1, D6/11/11 Vancover 2-2, D6/12/12 @Montreal 1-4, L5/03/15 @New York City 3-1, W8/16/15 Orlando City SC 4-0, W

MEARS RETURNS TO SEATTLEAtlanta United FC defender Tyrone Mears makes his return to CenturyLink Field this week after playing with Sounders FC from 2015-2016. The English fullback appeared in 65 MLS regular-season appearances for Seattle – all starts – including 32 games played during the club’s 2016 MLS Cup title run. After declining his option at the conclusion of the 2016 campaign, the Rave Green traded Mears’ rights to Atlanta on January 24, where he has played every minute thus far in 2017 for United. Mears signed with Sounders FC on December 29, 2014 following a 14-year career in England and France. In his first season in MLS, he led Seattle with 33 starts and 2,960 minutes at right back, recording one goal and three assists. The Manchester native returned in 2016 by starting all 32 of his appearances and recording two assists as Sounders FC went on to win its first MLS Cup title.

ABOUT ATLANTA Expansion side Atlanta United FC is off to a fast start in its inaugural year, racking up two wins and 11 goals in its first three matches. Led by a potent attack containing four South American playmakers – Josef Martinez, Miguel Al-miron, Yamil Asad and Hector Villalba – Atlanta leads the Eastern Conference thus far in scoring, with the foursome combining to notch nine of the team’s 11 total strikes. However, MLS’ leading goal-scorer Martinez will miss 4-6 weeks with a left quad injury and will not play against Seattle, Atlanta United announced on Tuesday. Martinez has five goals in three games, but injured his leg while with Venezuela last week in CONMEBOL 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Atlanta’s trip to Seattle is the first of four matches away from home and six of seven in a six-week span. After its match on Friday, Atlanta will visit Toronto FC, the Montreal Impact and Real Salt Lake before hosting D.C. United and then traveling to New York City FC and the Portland Timbers.


BY THE NUMBERS

SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTESLAST MATCH REWIND: VS. NY

• Sounders FC improved to 1-1-1 on the season and currently sits in sixth place in the Western Conference. Seattle is now 6-3-0 all-time in home-open-ers.

• The Rave Green are 5-4-3 all-time against New York in regular-season play, including a mark of 4-1-1 in Seattle.

• Clint Dempsey’s penalty-kick goal in the first half gives him a team-high two goals on the season. Since joining Seattle in 2013, he is 6-7 from the spot in regular-season action.

• Forward Jordan Morris scored his first goal of the season in the 66th minute. Midfielder Harry Shipp netted his first goal with Sounders FC in the 79th minute. Defender Joevin Jones recorded an assist on both goals, while Nico Lodeiro was also credited with a helper on Shipp’s goal.

• Midfielder Gustav Svensson filled in at centerback for Román Torres, who was serving a one-match suspension.

• Sunday’s fixture fell on the eight-year anniversary of the club’s inaugural match, where the Rave Green also hosted the Red Bulls. Seattle won that match by a score of 3-0.

• The result snapped the Red Bulls’ unbeaten streak of 18 consecutive regu-lar-season matches dating back to July 2016.

• With an attendance of 45,600, Sounders FC improves to 19-3-4 all-time in front of home crowds above 45,000.

QUICK HITS: VS. ATLANTA• On Sunday, Sounders FC is set to host Atlanta United FC in the first match between the two sides.

• The Rave Green are 3-2-1 all-time in their initial contests with expansion clubs, including two wins against New York City FC and Orlando City SC in 2015.

• Atlanta enters the match with an Eastern-Conference high 11 goals in three matches. The squad is set to be without forward Josef Martinez, who leads MLS with five goals, due to a groin injury.

• Defender Brad Evans is out for Friday’s match due to a calf muscle strain. He will likely be sidelined for 5-7 weeks.

• Seattle’s Joevin Jones, Román Torres, Clint Dempsey and Nicolás Lodeiro are set to return from World Cup Qualifying action.

• Seattle enters the match on a nine-match unbeaten streak at home since July 2016, which is the second-longest streak in club history. Sounders FC also went 3-0-0 during the MLS Cup Playoffs.

EVANS OUT 5-7 WEEKSVeteran Brad Evans has been sidelined for 5-7 weeks due to a calf muscle strain, according to an article by Geoff Baker in The Seattle Times. Evans, 31, is one of two players remaining from the club’s original 2009 squad, alongside captain Osvaldo Alonso. His versatility has proven to be an asset for the Rave Green over the years, and he is the most dangerous penalty-kick taker in club history. He is a perfect 9-9 from the spot in MLS play and converted his attempt during the shootout in the 2016 MLS Cup. Evans has 27 caps for the United States Men’s National Team and scored the game-winning goal in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Jamaica.

ALL-TIME MLS GAMES PLAYED - SOUNDERS FC

PLAYER GP GSOsvaldo Alonso 229 224Brad Evans 189 173Leo Gonzalez 137 120Fredy Montero 119 109Zach Scott 118 91Lamar Neagle 116 116Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 108 103Stefan Frei 101 101

BY THE NUMBERS2: Assists by defender Joevin Jones against the New York Red Bulls on March 19.

49: Regular-season wins for goalkeeper Stefan Frei for the club. He would become the first goalkeeper in Sounders FC history to record 50 career wins while with the Rave Green.

56: Goals for Clint Dempsey with the United States Men’s National Team, which is one shy of Landon Donovan’s all-time national record.

265: Days since Sounders FC lost at CenturyLink Field. Seattle is on 12-match unbeaten run across regular season and postseason play, which is the second-longest streak in club history.

DEMPSEY CONTINUES TO SHINESounders FC forward Clint Dempsey starred in World Cup Qualifying action over the past week, helping the United States earn four crucial points with four goals in two matches. After a 6-0 rout of Honduras that featured a Dempsey hat trick, the Stars and Stripes tied Panama 1-1 on a goal by Dempsey. The 34-year-old Texas native now sits just one goal behind Landon Donovan’s national record of 57 international goals.

In MLS play, Dempsey has two goals in three appearances this season, includ-ing a goal against the New York Red Bulls on March 19. For both club and country, Dempsey has scored 11 goals in his past eight appearances dating back to last season. Dempsey was sidelined for the home stretch of the 2016 season due to an irregular heartbeat, with his final appearance coming on August 21. Dempsey was the only player in MLS to record at least 10 goals and 10 assists in both 2014 and 2015.

Dempsey underwent a procedure to address the condition shortly after his diagnosis. He returned to the team on September 14 to participate in light ex-ercise, but Dempsey stopped training with the club the following week before his season officially ended.

SOUNDERS FC RESULTS SINCE SIGNING LODEIRO

OPPONENT DATE RESULT LODEIRO STATSLA Galaxy July 31 D, 1-1 124 touches (club-best in 2016)Orlando City SC Aug. 7 W, 3-1 Two assistsReal Salt Lake Aug. 14 W, 2-1 One goal, game-winning assistPortland Aug. 21 W, 3-1 One assistHouston Aug. 24 D, 1-1 One goal (90’+4’)Portland Aug. 28 L, 2-4 Two assistsSan Jose Sept. 10 D, 1-1 One goalVancouver Sept. 17 W, 1-0 Game-winning assistLA Galaxy Sept. 25 W, 4-2 One assistChicago Sept. 28 W, 1-0 Vancouver Oct. 2 W, 2-1 Did not playHouston Oct. 12 D, 0-0FC Dallas Oct. 16 L, 1-2 One goalSalt Lake Oct. 23 W, 2-1 Sporting KC Oct. 27 W, 1-0FC Dallas Oct. 30 W, 3-0 Two goalsFC Dallas Nov. 6 L, 1-2 One goalColorado Nov. 22 W, 2-1 Game-winning goalColorado Nov. 27 W, 1-0 Toronto FC Dec. 10 D, 0-0* Converted PK in shootoutHouston March 4 L, 2-1Montreal March 11 D, 2-2 One goalNew York March 19 W, 3-1 One assist

*Seattle won MLS Cup in penalty-kick shootout (5-4)Total: 9 goals, 9 assists, 13-4-6 record

LODEIRO EFFECT


SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTESONCE A SOUNDER

In December, Sounders FC announced that it would not exercise the contract options of the following players: Oalex Anderson, Michael Farfan, Erik Friberg, Herculez Gomez, Andreas Ivanschitz, Darwin Jones, Damion Lowe, Charlie Lyon, Tyrone Mears, Jimmy Ockford, Dylan Remick, Nathan Sturgis and Nel-son Valdez. Additionally, defender Zach Scott had previously announced his intention to retire at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

PLAYER CURRENT CLUB

Oalex Anderson None - rehabbing ACL injuryMichael Farfan RetiredErik Friberg BK Häcken (Sweden)Herculez Gomez Retired (Working for ESPN)Andreas Ivanschitz Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)Darwin Jones Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL)Damion Lowe Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL)Tyrone Mears Atlanta United FC Jimmy Ockford Reno 1868 FC (USL)Dylan Remick Houston DynamoNathan Sturgis NoneNelson Valdez Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)

SOUNDERS FC DRAWS NECAXASeattle Sounders FC took a break from MLS play last Saturday evening at CenturyLink Field, as Brian Schmetzer’s side played Mexico’s Club Necaxa to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly. The contest was Seattle’s 11th all-time international friendly in the MLS era, and the third overall contest against Mex-ican opposition, having previously defeated Chivas Guadalajara 3-1 in 2010 and playing Club Tijuana to a 2-2 draw in 2015.

Seattle struck late into the contest to go ahead 1-0, as Harry Shipp played the role of creator during a Sounders raid into the Necaxa area, offloading the ball to an advancing Alvaro Fernandez. The Uruguayan midfielder hit a right-footed shot aimed at Necaxa’s far post, with goalkeeper Yosgart Gutiérrez left help-less to watch the shot sail past him. The Mexican side found an equalizer seven minutes later, as substitute Ale-jando Diaz converted a Jesús Isijara cross past Seattle netminder Tyler Miller. Scored in the 90th minute, Necaxa’s strike was the final goal of the contest, leaving the scoreline at 1-1.

ATTENDANCE REPORT2016 REPORTED ATTENDANCE RANKINGS

No. Club Attendance1 FC Barcelona (ESP) 81,677 2 Borussia Dortmund (GER) 81,1043 Manchester United (ENG) 75,2914 Bayern Munich (GER) 75,0005 Real Madrid (ESP) 67,9856 FC Schalke 04 (GER) 60,4907 Arsenal FC (ENG) 59,990 8 West Ham United (ENG) 56,9669 SL Benfica (POR) 55,29210 Celtic FC (SCO) 54,78111 Manchester City (ENG) 54,04712 Liverpool (ENG) 52,92813 Hamburger SV (GER) 51,75914 Bor. Monchengladbach (GER) 51,11015 Newcastle United (ENG) 51,06216 Kerala Blasters (IND) 49,65917 Monterrey (MEX) 49,57418 FC Koln (GER) 49,36719 Rangers FC (SCO) 49,01820 Ajax (NED) 48,42821 Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 48,22222 Feyenoord (NED) 47,50023 VfB Stuttgart (GER) 47,19924 Hertha BSC (GER) 46,17725 PSG (FRA) 44,84826 Guanzhou Evergrande (CHI) 44,76427 Atletico Madrid (ESP) 43,98528 Sporting CP (POR) 43,21729 Seattle Sounders FC (USA) 42,63630 Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 42,41231 Inter (ITA) 42,32332 Sunderland (ENG) 41,73133 AC Milan (ITA) 41,60234 Chelsea (ENG) 41,52135 RB Leipzig (GER) 41,473*Attendance figures according to ESPN FC and WorldFootball.net

RAVE GREEN ADD DEPTHComing off the club’s first MLS Cup title, Sounders FC made a slew of offsea-son moves in an attempt to become younger and faster, while also increasing depth. The new additions include two MLS veterans, two Homegrown Players, three S2 promotions and a Swedish midfielder. Goalkeeper Bryan Meredith also returned to the club after his selection in the Re-Entry Draft.

MLS VETERANS

In December, Sounders FC made a pair of trades to land midfielder Harry Shipp and forward Will Bruin. Bruin has 50 goals and 20 assists in his six professional seasons in MLS. In addition to a career-high 12 tallies in 2012, he also reached double digits in the scoring column with 10 goals in 2014 and 11 in 2015. A veteran with extensive postseason experience, Bruin has six goals in 13 appearances in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, including a Houston franchise record of four strikes in 2012.

Shipp spent the 2016 season with Eastern Conference finalist Montreal Impact, starting 20 of his 27 appearances and recording two goals and three assists. He was traded to Montreal from the Chicago Fire, where he spent the 2014 and 2015 campaigns after signing as a Homegrown Player out of Notre Dame. Shipp burst onto the scene with a stellar rookie season in 2014, tallying seven goals and six assists in 33 appearances as an AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year finalist.

HOMEGROWN PLAYERS

In January, Sounders FC signed Seyi Adekoya and Henry Wingo to Home-grown Player contracts. Adekoya, 21, recorded 20 goals and eight assists in three seasons for the Bruins, including 12 tallies as a sophomore in 2015. The Lakeside High School graduate previously played for Sounders FC Academy U-18 squad in the 2013-2014 campaign. Wingo, also 21, spent three seasons at the University of Washington, making 56 appearances and earning All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in 2015 and 2016. Prior to his time at Washington, Wingo spent the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 campaigns with the Sounders FC Academy.

S2 PROMOTIONS

Defender Nouhou signed a contract in late January. The 19-year-old joins the First Team following a 2016 campaign in which he appeared in 24 games for Sounders FC 2, the club’s USL side. On March 2, Seattle added midfielders Jordy Delem and Zach Mathers to the First Team roster, both of whom spent 2016 with S2.

INTERNATIONAL ADDITION

Gustav Svensson joined Sounders FC in late January. The 30-year-old comes to Seattle following a 10-year career in Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and China, where he most recently played with Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League.

S2 BEGINS 2017 CAMPAIGNDespite a fifth-minute goal from 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection Brian Nana-Sinkam, Sounders FC 2 (0-1-0, 0 points) opened its third USL campaign with a 2-1 home loss to Sacramento Republic FC (1-0-0, 3 points) on Sunday after-noon. The contest marked the third consecutive season S2 has faced Republic FC in the season’s first match at Starfire Stadium, with the visitors winning each of the past two fixtures. The Rave Green jumped out to an early lead from a fifth-minute goal by Nana-Sinkam. On a free-kick from outside the area, forward Irvin Parra sent a rolling through-ball into the center of the 18-yard-box. The pass found a streaking Nana-Sinkam, who delivered a hard strike that bounced off the underside of the crossbar and across the line.


2017: SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASON SPLITSSITUATIONAL SPLITS PLAYER SPLITS GOAL SPLITS

Overall 1-1-1

Home 1-0-0Away 0-1-1

March 1-1-1 April 0-0-0May 0-0-0June 0-0-0July 0-0-0August 0-0-0September 0-0-0October 0-0-0

vs. Eastern Conf. 1-0-1 vs. Western Conf. 0-1-0

National TV 1-0-0Local TV 0-1-1

When leading at half 1-0-0When tied at half 0-0-0When trailing at half 0-1-1 When scoring first 1-0-0When conceding first 0-1-1

With 0 goals scored 0-0-0With 1 goal scored 0-1-0With 2 goals scored 0-0-1With 3 goals scored 1-0-0With 4+ goals scored 0-0-0

Conceding 0 goals 0-0-0Conceding 1 goal 1-0-0Conceding 2 goals 0-1-1Conceding 3 goals 0-0-0Conceding 4+ goals 0-0-0

When Alonso...Scores 0-0-0Scores or assists 0-0-0Starts 1-1-1

When Bruin...Scores 0-0-1Scores or assists 0-0-1Starts 0-0-0

When Dempsey...Scores 1-1-0Scores or assists 1-1-0Starts 1-1-1 When Evans... Scores 0-0-0Scores or assists 0-0-0Starts 0-0-0

When Fernandez...Scores 0-0-0Scores or assists 0-0-0Starts 0-1-0

When Jones...Scores 0-0-0Scores or assists 1-0-0Starts 1-1-1

When Lodeiro...Scores 0-0-1Scores or assists 1-0-1Starts 1-1-1

When Morris...Scores 1-0-0Scores or assists 1-0-0Starts 1-1-1

When Roldan...Scores 0-0-0Scores or assists 0-0-0Starts 1-1-1

GOALS SCORED (6)While leading 1While tied 2While trailing 3

Inside the six-yard box 2Inside the 18-yard box 2Outside the area 0Penalties 2

Run of play 4Set piece (PK) 2 (2)Own Goals 0

Unassisted 3One assist 1Two assists 2

Forwards 4Midfielders 2Defenders 0 Own Goal 0

GOALS ALLOWED (5)While leading 0While tied 2While trailing 3

Inside the six-yard box 0Inside the 18-yard box 2Outside the area 3Penalties 0

Run of play 4Set piece (PK) 1 ()Own Goals 0

Unassisted 1One assist 2Two assists 1

Forwards 4Midfielders 1Defenders 0

2017: SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS

MIDFIELDER Dempsey (3) MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER Roldan (3) Alonso (3)

MIDFIELDER / FORWARD FORWARD MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Shipp (2) Morris (3) Lodeiro (2) Lodeiro (1) Fernandez (1)

LEFT BACK CENTER BACK CENTER BACK RIGHT BACK Jones (3) Torres (2) Marshall (2) Svensson (2) Marshall (1) Svensson (1) Fisher (1)

GOALKEEPER Frei (3)


SOUNDERS FC HISTORYHEAD COACH BRIAN SCHMETZER

After leading Sounders FC to one of the most improb-able comebacks in MLS history, Brian Schmetzer was named the club’s second-ever Head Coach on Novem-ber 2, 2016. Upon assuming the interim manager role on July 26, 2016 following the departure of Sigi Schmid, Seattle sat in ninth place in the Western Conference with a 6-12-2 record. Under Schmetzer, Sounders FC finished the season with an 8-2-4 record and a fourth-place finish, becoming the first team in MLS history to make the MLS Cup Playoffs after having 20 or fewer points through the first 20 matches of the season. He

is the first coach in MLS history to lead his team to the MLS Cup title after assuming the Head Coach position midseason.

A longtime Sounders FC assistant and former USL Sounders manager, Schmetzer entered his eighth season as Top Assistant Coach in 2016, a position he retained since December 22, 2008. He is one of the Puget Sound soccer community’s most recognizable and respected figures after playing and coaching for the region’s top professional franchises since 1980.

Schmetzer served seven seasons as the Head Coach of the Sounders’ United Soccer League’s First Division club from 2002-2008 before making the jump to MLS. He guided Seattle to USL-1 championships in 2005 and 2007, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal advancements in 2007 and 2008.

Schmetzer has 14 years of coaching experience and a 15-year background playing at the professional level. He was a member of six championship teams during that span. In addition to the two USL championships, his teams also twice won the Commissioner’s Cup for the league’s best record (2002, 2007), while also qualifying for the playoffs six of seven years. He was chosen USL-1 Coach of the Year in 2002 after going 23-4-1. The Sounders were league runners-up in 2004. His overall regular season record in the USL era was 100-57-41.

Previously, he was assistant to former United States National Team defender Fernando Clavijo with the Seattle SeaDogs from 1996-1997. Seattle won the Continental Indoor Soccer League title in 1997.

A Seattle native, Schmetzer was coached by his father, Walt, as a youth. His team won seven out of 10 state youth championships. He signed with the

SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME LEADERS (MLS)CAREER

GAMES STARTED 229 Alonso 224 Alonso 188 Evans 172 Evans137 Gonzalez 120 Gonzalez119 Montero 109 Montero118 Scott 103 Hurtado MINUTES GOALS19,744 Alonso 47 Montero15,007 Evans 40 Martins10,638 Gonzalez 36 Dempsey9,450 Montero 26 Neagle9,123 Hurtado 23 Johnson

ASSISTS SHOTS34 Montero 411 Montero Rosales 280 Dempsey27 Evans 265 Alonso23 Martins 182 Neagle21 Dempsey 161 Martins

SAVES SHUTOUTS308 Frei 30 Keller270 Keller 27 Frei135 Gspurning 18 Gspurning

SINGLE-SEASON GAMES STARTED34 Frei, 2014 34 Frei, 2014 Keller, 2011 Keller, 2011 Morris, 2016 33 Alonso, 201433 Alonso, 2011 Mears, 2015 Frei, 2016 Frei, 2016 Montero, 2012 32 Alonso, 2011 Rosales, 2013 Neagle, 2015 Alonso, 2014 Marshall, 2014 Mears, 2015 Alonso, 2016 Roldan, 2016 Mears, 2016 Frei, 2016 Morris, 2016 MINUTES GOALS3,060 Frei, 2014 17 Martins, 2014 Keller, 2011 15 Dempsey, 20142,960 Mears, 2015 Martins, 20152,952 Alonso, 2014 14 Johnson, 20122,891 Alonso, 2011 13 Montero, 2012

ASSISTS SHOTS13 Martins, 2014 126 Montero, 2012 Rosales, 2012 113 Dempsey, 2014 Rosales, 2011 108 Montero, 201110 Montero, 2010 91 Montero, 2010 Dempsey, 2014 86 Montero, 2009 Dempsey, 2015

SAVES SHUTOUTS111 Frei, 2015 11 Keller, 2010110 Keller, 2011 10 Frei, 201599 Frei, 2014 2 others

Sounders’ North American Soccer League franchise following his graduation from Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School in 1980. He played three seasons as a midfield-er for Seattle before going to Tulsa for the final NASL season in 1984.

Schmetzer signed with the San Diego Sockers in 1984 and played seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League with San Diego (1984-1988), Tacoma (1988-1990) and St. Louis (1990-1991). He was a member of San Diego’s MISL cham-pionship teams in 1985, 1986 and 1988. He returned to Seattle for the Sounders’ inaugural A-League season in 1994 before completing his playing career with the SeaDogs from 1995-1996.

In 1985, Schmetzer played on loan to FC Seattle, scoring twice in a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil’s Santos. While with Tacoma and FC Seattle, Schmetzer’s teammates included younger brothers Andy and Walter.

Schmetzer and his wife Kristine have six children between them.

SCHMETZER VS. MLS

Team Regular Season Postseason TotalChicago 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Colorado 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Columbus 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 D.C. United 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 FC Dallas 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 Houston 0-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-2 Kansas City 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 L.A. Galaxy 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 Montreal 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 New England 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 New York 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 New York City 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Orlando City 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Philadelphia 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Portland 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 Real Salt Lake 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 San Jose 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Toronto 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 Vancouver 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 TOTAL 9-3-5 4-1-1 13-4-6


2016-17 TRANSACTIONS 2017 WEEKLY AWARDSWEEK PLAYER AWARD

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DATE PLAYER TRANSACTIONMarch 2 Zach Mathers Signed to First Team roster Jordy Delem Signed to First Team roster

Feb. 6 Victor Mansaray Loaned to FC Cincinnati

Jan. 30 Gustav Svensson Signed to contract

Jan. 26 Nouhou Tolo Signed to First Team roster

Jan. 24 Tyrone Mears Traded to HOU for GAM

Jan. 18 Seyi Adekoya Signed as a Homegrown PlayerJan.18 Henry Wingo Signed as a Homegrown Player

Jan. 17 Kyle Bjornethun Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraftJan. 17 Doug Goodman Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraftJan. 17 Jake Stovall Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

Jan. 13 Brian Nana-Sinkam Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraftJan. 13 Dominic Oduro Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

Dec. 23 Will Bruin Traded from HOU for GAM and TAM

Dec. 22 Harry Shipp Traded from MTL for GAM

Dec. 12 13 players Contract options not exercisedDec. 12 8 players Contract options exercised

Dec. 8 Bryan Meredith Selected in Re-Entry Draft

2017 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER CONSTRUCTIONDRAFT

PLAYER YEAR (DRAFT)Evans 2009 (Expansion)Roldan 2015 (SuperDraft)Miller 2015 (SuperDraft)Fisher 2015 (SuperDraft)Alfaro 2016 (SuperDraft)Mathers 2016 (SuperDraft)

TRADEPLAYER YEAR (TEAM)Frei 2013 (Toronto)Marshall 2013 (Columbus)J. Jones 2016 (Chicago)Shipp 2016 (Montreal)Bruin 2016 (Houston)

SIGNINGPLAYER YEAR (DP / HG)Alonso 2009 Dempsey 2013 (DP)Kovar 2014 (HG)Mansaray 2014 (HG)Torres 2015Morris 2016 (HG)Lodeiro 2016 (DP) Fernandez 2016Meredith 2016Wingo 2017 (HG)Adekoya 2017 (HG)Tolo 2017Svensson 2017Delem 2017

2017 MONTHLY AWARDSMONTH PLAYER AWARD

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2017 SOUNDERS FC ROSTERNo Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club 1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 3/12/93 Woodbury, NJ Northwestern (NCAA)2 Clint Dempsey F 6-1 170 3/9/83 Nacogdoches, TX Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)3 Brad Evans M 6-1 170 4/20/85 Phoenix, AZ Columbus4 Gustav Svensson M 6-0 155 2/7/87 Gothenburg, Sweden Guangzhou (R&F)5 Nouhou Tolo D 5-10 175 6/23/97 Douala, Cameroon Sounders FC 2 (USL)6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5-11 155 11/11/85 San Cristobal, Cuba Charleston (USL)7 Cristian Roldan M 5-8 165 6/3/95 Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA)8 Alvaro Fernandez M 6-1 159 10/11/85 Soriano, Uraguay Chicago10 Nicolás Lodeiro M 5-7 150 3/21/89 Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG)11 Aaron Kovar M 5-10 155 8/14/93 Seattle, WA Stanford (NCAA)12 Seyi Adekoya F 5-11 170 12/5/95 Seattle, WA UCLA (NCAA)13 Jordan Morris F 6-0 185 10/26/94 Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA)14 Chad Marshall D 6-4 190 8/22/84 Riverside, CA Columbus 15 Tony Alfaro D 6-2 190 6/15/93 Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA) 17 Will Bruin F 6-2 194 10/24/89 St. Louis, MO Houston 21 Jordy Delem M 5-11 156 3/18/93 Fort-de-France, Martinique Sounders FC 2 (USL)23 Henry Wingo M 6-0 170 10/4/95 Seattle, WA Washington (NCAA)24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 4/20/86 Altstaetten, Switzerland Toronto FC 29 Román Torres D 6-2 195 3/20/86 Panama City, Panama Milionarios (COL)32 Zach Mathers M 5-11 172 4/14/94 Ft. Worth, TX Sounders FC 2 (USL)33 Joevin Jones D 5-11 160 8/3/91 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 8/2/90 Scotch Plains, NJ San Jose80 Victor Mansaray* F 5-11 180 2/22/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy91 Oniel Fisher M/D 5-9 155 11/22/91 Portmore, Jamaica New Mexico (NCAA)

*Out on loan

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

No. Name Pos Pronunication5 Nouhou D NEW-hoo toe-low 6 Osvaldo Alonso M ahs-VAHL-doe7 Cristian Roldan M Roll-dahn8 Alvaro Fernandez M al-VAR-oh10 Nicolás Lodeiro M NEEKO-loss lo-DARE-oh12 Seyi Adekoya F SHAY-ee ad-uh-COY-ah15 Tony Alfaro D Al-FAR-oh24 Stefan Frei GK STEF-in FRY29 Román Torres D roe-MAHN33 Joevin Jones D JOE-vin80 Victor Mansaray F MAN-sur-AY91 Oniel Fisher M/D Oh-neel

COACHING STAFF Brian Schmetzer Head CoachGonzalo Pineda Assistant CoachDjimi Traore Assistant CoachTom Dutra Club Director of GoalkeepingDavid Tenney High Performance DirectorChad Kolarcik Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

TECHNICAL STAFF Garth Lagerwey General Manager & President of SoccerChris Henderson VP of Soccer & Sporting DirectorKurt Schmid Director of Player PersonnelGrant Clark Team Administration DirectorVince Johnson Team Services DirectorChris Cornish Director of Sports MedicinePaul Lombardo Assistant Athletic TrainerAki Tajima Assistant Athletic TrainerJake Bronowski Assistant Athletic TrainerNolan Myer Director of Equipment OperationsScott Tranilla First Team Equipment ManagerRavi Ramineni Sports Science Data AnalystSean Muldoon Assistant Strength Coach / Sports ScientistTom Childs Sports Science Video Analyst


2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STATSUNF POS Player GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC/FS OFF CK C/E2 F Clint Dempsey 3 3 270 2 0 9 4 2/3 1 0 1/010 M Nicolás Lodeiro 3 3 270 1 1 3 1 1/4 4 13 0/013 F Jordan Morris 3 3 261 1 0 7 2 4/3 1 0 0/019 M Harry Shipp 2 2 162 1 0 5 2 0 1 4 0/017 F Will Bruin 3 0 28 1 0 3 1 1/0 0 0 0/033 D Joevin Jones 3 3 270 0 2 3 1 1/4 1 0 0/07 M Cristian Roldan 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 5/4 0 0 0/06 M Osvaldo Alonso 3 3 270 0 0 1 0 2/8 0 0 0/024 GK Stefan Frei 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/014 D Chad Marshall 3 3 270 0 0 3 1 3/3 0 0 1/04 M Gustav Svensson 3 3 234 0 0 2 0 1/3 0 0 0/09 D Román Torres 2 2 175 0 0 3 0 3/0 0 0 1/08 M Alvaro Fernandez 2 1 101 0 0 1 1 2/0 0 0 0/023 M Henry Wingo 3 0 24 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 Team totals 3 3 270 6 3 42 13 29/39 8 17 4/0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 5 5 34 12 39/29 2 12 7/0

GP-games played; GS-games started; MIN-minutes; G-goals;A-assists; P-points; SHT-shots; SOG-shots on goal; FC/FS-fouls committed/fouls suffered; CK-corner kicks; OFF-offsides; C/E-cautions/ejections

UNF POS Player GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W-L-D SO24 GK Stefan Frei 3 3 270 12 7 5 1.67 0 0 1-1-1 0 Team totals 3 3 270 12 7 5 1.67 0 0 1-1-1 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 13 7 6 2.00 2 2 1-1-1 0


2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORESSounders FC 1 at Houston Dynamo 2March 4, 2017 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)Attendance: 20,758

SCORINGSEA - Dempsey 58’HOU - Torres 20’, Quioto (De Lima) 42’

Lineup: Frei; Svensson (Wingo 85’), Marshall*, Torres*, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Fernandez (Bruin 76’), Dempsey, Lodeiro; Morris

Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Fisher, Mathers, Shipp

Sounders FC 2 at Montreal Impact 2March 11, 2017 at Olympic Stadium (Montreal, QC)Attendance: 34,373

SCORINGSEA - Lodeiro (penalty) 83’, Bruin 90+4’MTL - Mancosu (Piatti, Bernier) 17’, Piatti (Bernier) 51’

Lineup: Frei; Svensson (Fisher 59’), Torres (Bruin 85’), Marshall, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey, Shipp (Wingo 72’); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Delem, Fernandez

Sounders FC 3 vs. New York Red Bulls 1March 19, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 45,600

SCORINGSEA - Dempsey (penalty) 28’, Morris (Lodeiro, Jones) 66’, Shipp (Jones) 79’NY - Wright-Phillips (Zizzo) 57’

Lineup: Frei; Fisher (Fernandez* 65’), Svensson, Marshall, Jones; Alon-so, Roldan Lodeiro, Dempsey* (Wingo 90’), Shipp; Morris (Bruin 81’) Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Adekoya, Mathers


Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Born: March 12, 1993 Hometown: Woodbury, NJ College: Northwestern

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed to a First Team contract on December 21, 2015. Originally signed by Sounders FC 2 to contract on July 9, 2015 after being selected in the Second Round (33rd overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

CAREER NOTES

• Made MLS debut and first career start in 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake (March 12, 2016) • Made eight saves in penalty-kick shootout win at Real Salt Lake in Fifth Round of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (June 28, 2016)• Made one appearance for Sounders FC 2, recording a shutout in a 4-0 win against Arizona United SC• A three-time All-Big-10 First Team selection and 2014 Big Ten Goal-keeper of the Year• Only player to earn both All-America and Scholar All-America honors in 2014

1 GK TYLER MILLERHeight: 6-1 Weight: 170Born: March 9, 1983 Hometown: Nacogdoches, TexasCitizenship: United States College: Furman

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as a Designated Player on August 3, 2013.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Tottenham Hotspur (2012-2013), Fulham (2007-2012), New England (2004-2006).

CAREER NOTES

• Became first player in club history to record two career hat tricks (Au-gust 7, 2016)• Former U.S. captain and second all-time with 52 goals for USMNT• Only player in MLS to record both 10 goals and 10 assists in both 2014 and 2015• Scored fastest goal in club history (23 seconds) in 3-2 loss vs. SJ (March 14, 2015)• Holds American record with 57 goals in EPL with Fulham and Tottenham• 25 goals and 14 assists in 71 appearances for New England Revolution from 2004-06

2 F CLINT DEMPSEY

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170

Height: 6-1Weight: 170Born: April 20, 1985 Hometown: Phoenix, ArizonaCitizenship: United States College: UC Irvine

HOW ACQUIRED

Selected from Columbus in the MLS Expansion Draft on November 26, 2008. Signed multi-year contract on November 20, 2013.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Columbus (2007-08).

CAREER NOTES

• Tied MLS record with three first-half assists at CHV (September 3, 2014)• Perfect 9/9 career on penalty kicks (11/11 across all competitions)• Scored latest goal in club history (in regulation) with penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time in 2-1 win against CD Olimpia (August 19, 2015)• Set career-high in games played and starts (29) in 2012• Recorded game-winning assist in USMNT’s friendly win vs. GER (June 10, 2015)• Won 2008 MLS Cup with Columbus, plus four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups, the 2014 Supporters’ Shield and the 2016 MLS Cup with Seattle• Has earned 25 caps for U.S. National Team with one goal

3 M BRAD EVANSHeight: 6-0 Weight: 155Born: February 7, 187 Hometown: Gothenburg, SwedenCitizenship: Sweden

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed to contract on January 30, 2017.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Guangzhou R&F (2016), IFK Goteborg (2014-2015), Tarivya (2012-2013), Bursaspor (2011-2012), IFK Goteborg (2006-2010).

CAREER NOTES

• Began pro career with hometown side IFK Göteborg, where he played from 2006-2010, leading the club to the 2008 Svenzka Cupen (Swedish Cup) title and a 2009 second-place finish• Played for Bursaspor of the Turkish Super Lig in 2010, where he made 38 appearances in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 campaigns• Has six appearances for the Swedish National Team, beginning with two caps in 2009. The midfielder has also appeared in a pair of matches for Sweden in 2015 and 2016.• Moved to Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League in 2016 and started all 28 of his appearances

4 M GUSTAV SVENSSON


Height: 5-10 Weight: 175Born: June 23, 1997 Hometown: Douala, Cameroon Citizenship: CameroonPronunciation: NEW-hoo toe-LOW

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on January 26, 2017.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Rainbow FC (2015).

CAREER NOTES

• Started all 24 of his appearances for S2 in 2016, leading the team with 2,061 minutes• Joined S2 in April of 2016 from Cameroonian side Rainbow FC

5 D NOUHOU TOLO Height: 5-11 Weight: 155Born: November 11, 1985 Hometown: San Cristóbal, Cuba Citizenship: Cuba Pronunciation: ahs-VAHL-doe

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as free agent on January 26, 2009. Signed to contract extension on February 17, 2011. Signed as a Designated Player on November 19, 2013.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Charleston Battery (USL, 2008), FC Pinar del Rio (2005-07).

CAREER NOTES

• Voted team MVP for fifth time in 2016• Four-time MLS All-Star selection• Seattle’s all-time leader in games played, starts and minutes• Named to the 2012 MLS Best XI for first time in his career• Granted full U.S. citizenship on June 16, 2012• Capped 17 times by Cuban National Team and captain of U-23 team during 2008 Olympic qualifying

6 M OSVALDO ALONSO

Height: 5-8 Weight: 165Born: June 3, 1995 Hometown: Pico Rivera, CaliforniaCitizenship: United StatesCollege: Washington Pronunciation: roll-dahn

HOW ACQUIRED

Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2015.

CAREER NOTES

• Scored first career MLS goal in 5-0 win versus FC Dallas (July 13, 2016)• Appeared in 22 MLS regular season matches as a rookie, starting 11, which ranks third-most games played by a rookie in team history (2015)• Roldan recorded first career MLS assist on a goal by Obafemi Martins in a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 19, 2015) • Named NSCAA Third Team All-American as a sophomore at University of Washington• 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at El Racho High School

7 M CRISTIAN ROLDANHeight: 6-1 Weight: 159 Born: October 11, 1985 Hometown: Soriano, UruguayCitizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: al-VAR-oh

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on July 28, 2016.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Gimnasia (2014-2016, on loan from Chicago Fire), Nacional (2013, on loan from Chicago Fire), Al Rayyan (2013, on loan from Chicago Fire), Chicago Fire (2012-2016), Seattle Sounders FC (2010-2012), 2010 (Uni-versidad de Chile, on loan from Nacional), Vitoria Setubal (2009), Puebla (2008), Montevideo Wanderers (2007-2008).

CAREER NOTES

• Has 12 appearances for Uruguay National Team• Member of 2010 FIFA World Cup side that finished in fourth place• Played for Sounders FC from 2010-2012• In 2011, scored a career-high nine goals in 29 matches for Seattle, including a brace versus D.C. United (September 17)

8 M ALVARO FERNANDEZ


Height: 5-7 Weight: 150Born: March 21, 1989 Hometown: Paysandú, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: lo-DARE-oh

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on July 27, 2016 as a Designated Player.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Boca Juniors (2015-16), Corinthians (2014-15), Botafago (2012-14), Ajax (2010-12), Nacional (2007-10).

CAREER NOTES

• Earned 2016 MLS Newcomer of the Year, a spot on MLS Team of the Week in his first two weeks with club and named Etihad Player of the Month for August• Has 48 caps and three goals for Uruguay National Team• Member of Uruguay’s 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup roster• Previously played for Boca Juniors (Argentina), Corinthians (Brazil), Botafogo (Brazil) and Ajax (Netherlands)• Participated in 2012 Summer Olympics and three Copa America tourna-ments. Uruguay won the 2011 edition of Copa America

11 M AARON KOVARHeight: 5-10 Weight: 155Born: August 14, 1993 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as Homegrown Player on January 8, 2014.

CAREER NOTES

• Made MLS debut at D.C. United (June 28, 2014)• Drew penalty kick and recorded assist in professional debut, a 5-0 win vs. PSA (June 18, 2014)• Scored first professional goal in S2’s 1-0 win over LA Galaxy II (June 12, 2015)• Recorded two assists in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Sounders FC Academy product and two-year starter at Stanford, where he totaled five goals and eight assists• 2012 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year• 2011 Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year as a senior at Garfield High School

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170Born: December 5, 1995 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United StatesCollege: UCLAPronunciation: SHAY-ee ad-uh-COY-ah

HOW ACQUIRED


CAREER NOTES

• Recorded 20 goals and eight assists in three seasons at UCLA, includ-ing 12 tallies as a sophomore in 2015• A three-time All-Pac-12 selection, including First Team honors in 2015, in addition to freshman All-American recognition in 2014• Lakeside High School graduate previously played for Sounders FC Academy U-18 squad in the 2013-2014 campaign

10 M NICOLAS LODEIRO

12 F SEYI ADEKOYA 13 F JORDAN MORRISHeight: 6-0 Weight: 185Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, WA Citizenship: United StatesCollege: Stanford

HOW ACQUIRED


CAREER NOTES

• 2016 AT&T Rookie of the Year with American rookie record 12 goals• Tied MLS rookie record with a goal in four consecutive matches• Made Sounders FC debut in 85 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016)• Has 14 caps and two goals for United States Men’s National Team• Became the first college player since 1995 to make senior USMNT appearance (November 2014)• As a senior at Stanford, led Cardinal to National Championship and won the MAC Hermann Trophy• Scored 28 goals in 32 games for Sounders FC Academy in 2012


Height: 6-2 Weight: 190Born: June 15, 1993Hometown: Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPronunciation: Al-FAR-oh

HOW ACQUIRED

Selected with seventh pick of Second Round (27th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft

CAREER NOTES

• Made MLS debut in reserve role at New England (May 28)• Made six appearances, including one start, as a rookie in 2016• Named a First Team All-American by the NSCAA and earned CCAA De-fensive Player of the Year in senior season at Cal State Dominguez Hills

15 D TONY ALFARO

Height: 5-9 Weight: 145Born: November 7, 1991 Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois Citizenship: United StatesCollege: Notre Dame

HOW ACQUIRED

Acquired via trade from Montreal for General Allocation Money on De-cember 22, 2016.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Montreal Impact (2016), Chicago Fire (2014-2015).

CAREER NOTES

• Spent the 2016 season with Eastern Conference finalist Montreal Impact, starting 20 of his 27 appearances and recording two goals and three assists• Burst onto the scene with a stellar rookie season in 2014, tallying seven goals and six assists in 33 appearances as an AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year finalist• Helped lead the Fighting Irish to the first national championship in program history during his senior season, where he was a NSCAA First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist

19 M HARRY SHIPP17 F WILL BRUIN Height: 6-2 Weight: 194Born: October 24, 1989 Hometown: St. Louis, MissouriCitizenship: United States College: Indiana

HOW ACQUIRED

Acquired via trade from Houston Dynamo for Targeted Allocation Money and General Allocation Money on December 23, 2016.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Houston Dynamo (2011-2016).

CAREER NOTES

• Scored 50 goals and added 20 assists in his six professional seasons with the Dynamo• Scored career-high 12 tallies in 2012. Also reached double digits in the scoring column with 10 goals in 2014 and 11 in 2015.• Recorded 33 goals in 66 appearances for the Hoosiers, including a team-high 18 tallies as a junior, when he finished second in the voting for the MAC Hermann Trophy• Two career caps for the U.S. National Team, making his debut in a friendly against Canada in 2013.

14 D CHAD MARSHALL Height: 6-4 Weight: 190Born: August 22, 1984 Hometown: Riverside, CaliforniaCitizenship: United States College: Stanford

HOW ACQUIRED

Acquired via trade with the Columbus Crew on December 12, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and a 2015 third round SuperDraft pick.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Columbus (2004-13).

CAREER NOTES

• First player in MLS history to earn three Defender of the Year awards• Ranks in Top 20 among active players in games played• Played in 300th career match against Portland Timbers (June 28)• Named to 2015 MLS All-Star Gameday Roster and played 45 minutes• Capped 11 times by U.S. National Team


Height: 6-0 Weight: 170Born: October 4, 1995Hometown: Seattle, WashingtonCollege: Washington

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017

CAREER NOTES

• Made 56 appearances and earning All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in 2015 and 2016 at Washington• Played at least 18 matches in each of his three seasons with the Hus-kies, starting 35 of 37 of his appearances in 2015 and 2016• Spent the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 campaigns with the Sounders FC Academy

23 M HENRY WINGO

24 GK STEFAN FREIHeight: 6-3 Weight: 195 Born: April 20, 1986 Hometown: Altstaetten, Switzerland College: California Pronunciation: STEF-in FRY

HOW ACQUIRED

Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, 2013.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Toronto FC (2009-13).

CAREER NOTES

• Named 2016 MLS Cup MVP• First goalkeeper in club history with 300 career saves• Recorded nine shutouts and 99 saves in first season for Seattle (2014)• Became second player in Sounders FC history to play in every minute of the season in 2014 • Four-time Canadian Cup Championship winner

29 D ROMÁN TORRESHeight: 6-2 Weight: 195Born: March 20, 1986Hometown: Panama City, Panama Citizenship: Panama Pronunciation: roe-MAHN

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on August 12, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

CAREER NOTES

• Scored decisive penalty-kick to shootout to win 2016 MLS Cup• Made club debut with 90 minutes of action at centerback and recorded assist in 4-0 win vs. Orlando City (August 16, 2015)• Suffered season-ending ACL tear in 1-1 draw at San Jose (September 1, 2015), then underwent successful surgery on September 22, 2015• Current captain of Panamanian National Team, appearing in 79 interna-tional matches and scoring 12 goals• Amassed 331 career appearances and 32 goals in 11 professional sea-sons of topflight leagues in South and Central America• Five club championships with four different teams in Panama and Colombia

Height: 5-11 Weight: 156Born: March 18, 1993 Hometown: Fort-de-France, MartiniqueCitizenship: Martinique

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, 2017.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Club Franciscain (2015), AC Arles-Avignon B (2014).

CAREER NOTES

• Made 19 appearances for S2 in 2016 and recorded an assist in a 1-1 draw against Whitecaps FC 2 (August 6)• Previously played for Club Franciscain of Martinique’s Championnat National League and France’s AC Arles-Avignon B squad• Has 32 caps and five goals for the Martinique National Team

21 M JORDY DELEM


Height: 5-11 Weight: 160Born: August 3, 1991 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Citizenship: Trinidad & Tobago Pronunciation: JOE-vin

HOW ACQUIRED

Acquired via trade from Chicago Fire in exchange for Sounders FC’s First Round pick (15th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection (2009-2014).

CAREER NOTES

• Holds club record with three assists in MLS Cup Playoffs• Made Sounders FC debut in 90 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016)• Played in 55 league matches for the Savonetta Boys from 2009-2014, leading his club to two Pro League titles and scoring 26 goals

33 D JOEVIN JONES

Height: 6-2 Weight: 195Born: August 2, 1989 Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ Citizenship: United States College: Monmouth

HOW ACQUIRED

Selected in Stage One in 2016 Re-Entry Draft on December 16, 2016.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

San Jose (2014-16), New York Cosmos (2013), IK Brage (2013), Sound-ers FC (2011-12), Kitsap Pumas (2011).

CAREER NOTES

• Originally drafted by Seattle in the Second Round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft• Made his first MLS appearance in the second half against the LA Gal-axy on May 2, 2012• Posted a 3-3-5 mark during the 2012 MLS season with a 1.27 goals against average and three shutouts• Also played for Kitsap Pumas and San Jose Earthquakes

35 GK BRYAN MEREDITH 80 F VICTOR MANSARAYHeight: 5-11 Weight: 180Born: February 22, 1997 Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone Citizenship: United States/Sierra LeonePronunciation: MAN-sur-RAY

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as Homegrown Player on November 5, 2014.

CAREER NOTES

• Currently on loan with FC Cincinnati• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut in 15 minutes of action at FC Dallas, becoming young-est player in club history to appear in a match (March 28, 2015)• Scored 33 goals for Sounders FC Academy from 2012-2014• Made two appearances and logged 106 minutes for U.S. U-18 National Team

32 M ZACH MATHERSHeight: 5-11 Weight: 172Born: April 14, 1994 Hometown: Keller, Texas College: Duke

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, 2017.

CAREER NOTES

• Recorded three goals and four assists in 19 appearances for S2 in 2016• Played in three matches for Sounders FC in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after earning short-term agreements to join the senior squad• Three-time All-ACC selection at Duke


91 D ONIEL FISHERHeight: 5-9 Weight: 155Born: November 22, 1991 Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica Citizenship: JamaicaCollege: New Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED

Selected in the Second Round (40th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

CAREER NOTES

• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut in 4 minutes of action at FC Dallas (March 28, 2015)• Started 34 of 39 appearances in two seasons at the University of New Mexico, recording four goals and three assists• Earned first Jamaica Senior National Team cap vs. Trinidad and Tobago in 2010 and another in 2017

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2 Clint Dempsey 90M 90M 89M

3 Brad Evans

4 Gustav Svensson 85D 59D 90D

5 Nouhou Tolo

6 Osvaldo Alonso 90M 90M 90M

7 Cristian Roldan 90M 90M 90M

8 Alvaro Fernandez 76M 25

10 Nicolas Lodeiro 90M 90M 90M

11 Aaron Kovar

12 Seyi Adekoya

13 Jordan Morris 90F 90F 81F

14 Chad Marshall 90D 90D 90D

15 Tony Alfaro

17 Will Bruin 14 5 9

19 Harry Shipp 72M 90M

21 Jordy Delem

23 Henry Wingo 5 18 1

24 Stefan Frei 90G 90G 90G

29 Roman Torres 90D 85D

32 Zach Mathers

33 Joevin Jones 90D 90D 90D

35 Bryan Meredith

80 Victor Mansaray

91 Oniel Fisher 31 65D

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Game log:

Game #1 03/04/2017 SEA 1 at HOU 2 L Dempsey 1 (unassisted) 58

Game #2 03/11/2017 SEA 2 at MTL 2 T Lodeiro 1 (penalty kick) 83; Bruin 1 (unassisted) 94+

Game #3 03/19/2017 SEA 3 vs NYR 1 W Dempsey 2 (penalty kick) 28; Morris 1 (Lodeiro 1, Jones 1) 66; Shipp 1 (Jones 2) 79

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MAJORLEAGUESOCCERREGULARSEASONKickoff:March31,2017|10p.m.ET

Location:CenturyLinkField|Seattle,Wa.

Referee:RobertSibigaAssistants:CJMorganteandApolinarMariscarFourthOfficial:DrewFischerBROADCASTINFORMATIONNationalTV:FS1Talent:JohnStrong(PlaybyPlay),AlexiLalas(Analyst),KatieWitham(SidelineReporter)LocalRadio:WZGC92.9TheGameTalent:AdamSchick(play-by-play)andJasonLongshore(color)LocalRadio(Spanish):LaMejor–AM1600(Atlanta),1460(Gwinnett),1130(Gainesville)Talent:ArmandoCarrilo(play-by-play),DanielCantu(color)andJorgeAvina(sideline).SOCIALMEDIACHANNELSFacebook: Facebook.com/AtlantaUnitedFCTwitter: @ATLUTD|@AcademyATLUTD #ATLUTD|#UniteAndConquerInstagram: ATLUTDSnapchat: ATLUTD

OUT: QUESTIONABLE:ZachLoyd(groin)JosefMartinez(quad)

SEA ATLOverallRecord 1-1-1 2-1-0GoalsScored 6 11GoalsAllowed 5 3GoalDifferential 1 8

TodayAtlantaUnited(2-1-0)facereigningMLSCupwinnersSeattleSounders(1-1-1)atCenturyLinkFieldforthefirst-everMLSregularseasonmeetingbetweenthetwoclubs.Thisisthefirstofafour-matchroadstretchforAtlanta,whoenterstonight’smatchinthirdplaceintheEasternConferencestandingswithsixpointsandaleague-leading+8goaldifferential.SeattlesitsinsixthplaceintheWesternConferencewithfourpoints.AtlantadefeatedSeattle4-2inCharlestononFeb.22duringtheCarolinaChallengeCuppreseasontournament.Atlantaiscomingoffadominant4-0winanditsfirstcleansheetoftheseasonathomeagainstChicagoFireonMarch18.AChicagoowngoalinthe4thminutegaveAtlantatheearlyleadandtheFirewentdownto10menafterJohanKappelhofwassentoffinthe11thminuteforafoulonJosefMartinez.Martineznettedasecond-halfbracetoboosthisMLS-leadinggoaltallytofiveinthreegamesandTitoVillalbascoredhisfirstgoaloftheyear.

WhilebothteamshadaweekofffromMLSactionduringtheinternationalbreak,SeattlehostedClubNecaxaonMarch25.InWeek3,Seattleearneda3-1victoryagainstNewYorkRedBulls.ClintDempseyburiedapenaltykickinthe28thminuteandJordanMorrisandHarryShippaddedsecond-halfgoalstosecurethewin.

SEA ATLGoals: Dempsey(2) Martinez(5)Assists Jones(2) Twotied(2)Goalkeeper Frei(1.66) Kann(1.00)

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Kann

Pirez Parkhurst[C]Garza Mears

Gressel

Asad Almiron Villalba

Jones

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14

4

15

24

10

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ATLANTAUNITEDatSEATTLESOUNDERS|MARCH31,2017–10P.M.ETAtlantaUnited2017Schedule

Day Date Opponent Time(EST) RESULT ATT. W-L-D POS GOALSCORERS

Sun. 3/5 NewYorkRedBulls 7:00p.m. 2-1,L 55,297 0-1-0 T-8 ATL:YamilAsad(25’)NY:DanielRoyer(76’),OG(82’)

Sun. 3/12 @MinnesotaUnited 5:00p.m. 6-1,W 35,043 1-1-0 T-3 ATL:Martinez(3’,27’,75’),Almiron(13’,52’),Peterson(94’+);MIN:Molino(30’)

Sat. 3/18 ChicagoFire 4:00p.m. 4-0W 45,922 2-1-0 T-1 ATL:OG(4’),Martinez(60’,82’),Villalba(67’)

Fri. 3/31 @SeattleSoundersFC 10:00p.m.

Sat. 4/8 @TorontoFC 7:00p.m.

Sat. 4/15 @MontrealImpact 12:30p.m.

Sat. 4/22 @RealSaltLake 9:00p.m.

Sun. 4/30 D.C.United 3:00p.m.

Sun. 5/7 @NewYorkCityFC 4:00p.m.

Sun. 5/14 @PortlandTimbers 4:00p.m.

Sat. 5/20 HoustonDynamo 6:30p.m.

Sun. 5/28 NewYorkCityFC 5:00p.m.

Sat. 6/3 @VancouverWhitecapsFC

5:00p.m.

Sat. 6/10 @ChicagoFire 4:00p.m.

Sat. 6/17 ColumbusCrewSC 6:30p.m.

Wed. 6/21 @D.C.United 7:00p.m.

Sat. 6/24 ColoradoRapids 6:30p.m.

Sat. 7/1 @ColumbusCrewSC 7:00p.m.

Tue. 7/4 SanJoseEarthquakes 6:30p.m.

Fri. 7/21 @OrlandoCitySC 7:00p.m.

Sun. 7/30 OrlandoCitySC 4:30p.m.

Sun. 8/6 @SportingKansasCity 8:00p.m.

Sun. 8/13 MinnesotaUnited 6:00p.m.

Sat. 8/19 LAGalaxy 4:00p.m.

Wed. 8/23 @D.C.United 7:00p.m.

Sat. 8/26 @PhiladelphiaUnion 6:30p.m.

Sat. 9/9 FCDallas 6:30p.m.

Wed. 9/13 NewEnglandRevolution 6:30p.m.

Sat. 9/16 OrlandoCitySC 4:00p.m.

Sat. 9/23 MontrealImpact 6:30p.m.

Wed. 9/27 PhiladelphiaUnion 6:30p.m.

Sat. 9/30 @NewEnglandRevolution 7:00p.m.

Sun. 10/15 @NewYorkRedBulls 2:30p.m.

Sun. 10/22 TorontoFC 3:30p.m.

ATLANTAUNITEDatSEATTLESOUNDERS|MARCH31,2017–10P.M.ET

• AtlantaUnitedleadsMLSingoalsscoredwithatotalof11throughthreematches.

• AtlantaisonlythesecondteaminMLShistorytoscore11goalsthroughthefirstthreematchesofaseason,joiningthe2016HoustonDynamo.

• AtlantamadeforwardJosefMartinez’smovefromTorinoFCpermanentbysigninghimtoamulti-yearcontractonMarch21.Hewaspreviouslyon-loanfromtheItalianside.

• Martinez,wholeadsMLSwithfivegoals,becamejustthesecondplayerinleaguehistorytoscorefivegoalsinhisfirstthreeleaguegames.GuatemalanforwardCarlosRuizdidsowiththeLAGalaxyin2002andwentontowintheMLSGoldenBootthatyearwith24goals.

• Atlantasurpassedmorethan100,000fanstotalfortheclub’sfirsttwohomegamesatBobbyDoddStadium(101,219).

• Thisisthesecond-evermeetingbetweenAtlantaandSeattleandtheonlytimethetwowillplaythisseason.AtlantadefeatedSeattle4-2inCharlestonduringthe2017CarolinaChallengeCup,withgoalsbytheDPtrioofMartinez(2),MiguelAlmironandTitoVillalba.

• MartinezanddefenderGregGarzawereeachvotedtotheMLSTeamoftheWeekforthesecond-straightweek.

• Martinez’ssecondgoalagainstChicago,atight-anglefinishinthe80thminute,wasvotedMLSGoaloftheWeek.MiguelAlmirónwonMLSGoaloftheWeekinWeek2andYamilAsadwasnominatedinWeek1forthefirstgoalinclubhistory.

• Martinezfolloweduphishat-trickinMinnesotawithabraceagainstChicago,takinghisMLS-leadinggoaltallytofive.

• MidfielderTitoVillalbascoredhisfirstgoaloftheseasononaleft-footedstrikeinthe67thminute.

• RightbackTyroneMearsplayedforSeattlefrom2015-2016andwasastarterforthe2016MLSCupchampionside.MearswastradedtoAtlantaonJan.24,2017inexchangefor$50,000inGeneralAllocationMoney.

• 2:ConsecutivehomeselloutsatBobbyDoddStadium• 5:GoalsscoredbyMLSGoldenBootleaderJosef

Martinez• 8:AssistsforAtlantaUnitedthisseason,second-mostin

MLS• 11:Numberoffoulswonbyleft-wingerYamilAsadthis

season,tiedforthird-mostinMLS• 13:NumberofsavesbygoalkeeperAlecKann,mostin

MLS• 18:Shotsontarget,thethird-mostinMLS• 83%:Atlantacontrolled83%ofpossessioninlastweek’s

winoverChicago.Itwasthefirsttimeateamhascontrolledmorethan80%possessionoverthecourseofafullmatchsinceOptabegantrackingstatsin2010.

• 92.54%:Atlanta’spassingaccuracyversusChicago,thesecond-bestpercentageinaregularseasonMLSmatchintheOptaera

• 243:MinutesplayedbymidfielderJulianGresselthroughthreematches,mostbyany2017MLSSuperDraftfirst-roundselection

• 936:Atlanta’stotalpassesinWeek3versusChicago,anMLSrecordintheOptaera,comparedto192fortheFire.CenterbackLeandroGonzalezPirezledtheteamwith137

• 24.55:AveragenumberofminutesthatAtlantascoresagoal

• 81.66%:Atlanta’spassingaccuracy,thethird-bestinMLS

• FourAtlantaUnitedplayersreceivedinternationalcall-upsduringtheinternationalbreak.MiguelAlmirón,CarlosCarmona,KenwyneJonesandJosefMartinezeachtraveledtorepresenttheirrespectivenationalteamsforimportant2018FIFAWorldCupQualifyingmatchesfromMarch23-28.Almirónstartedandplayedthefull90minutesinParaguay’s2-1winoverEcuador.CarmonawasonthebenchasChilefell1-0toArgentina.JonescaptainedTrinidadandTobago,playing84minutes,ina1-0winagainstPanama.Martinezstartedandplayed59minutesbeforebeingsubbedoffinVenezuela’s2-2drawwithPeru.

• MiguelAlmirón,Paraguay• CarlosCarmona,Chile• KenwyneJones,TrinidadandTobago• JosefMartinez,Venezuela

QUICKFACTS BYTHENUMBERS

WEEK3TEAMNOTES

ATL-SEATTLECONNECTIONS

INTERNATIONALCALL-UPS

ATLANTAUNITEDatSEATTLESOUNDERS|MARCH31,2017–10P.M.ETUSMNTDUO–ForwardsClintDempseyandJordanMorriswerecalleduptotheUSMNTforWorldCupQualifiersagainstHondurasandPanama,althoughMorrisleftcampduetoinjury.DempseymadeastatementagainstHonduras,scoringthreegoalsandleadingtheUStoa6-0win.EachscoredforSeattleinthe3-1winagainstNewYorkRedBullstwoweeksago.MOREINTERNATIONALCALL-UPS–SoundersdefendersJoevinJonesandRomanTorresandmidfielderNicolasLodeiroalsojoinedtheirrespectivenationalteamsforWordCupQualifiers.JonesstartedforTrinidadandTobagoandprovidedtheassistonthegame-winninggoaloverPanamaandclubteammateTorres,whoalsostartedandwent90minutes.Lodeirodidn’tseethefieldinUruguay’s4-1losstoBrazil.STAYINGFRESH-SeattleheldaninternationalfriendlylastweekendagainstLigaMXsideClubNecaxaduringtheinternationalbreak.Thematchendedina1-1drawatCenturyLinkfieldinfrontofover38,000fans.AlvaroFernandezscoredlateinthecontestonanassistfromHarryShippinthe83rdminutetogiveSeattleaone-goallead.NecaxaleveledthematchsevenminuteslaterwhenAlejandroDíazslottedhomeacrossfromJesúsIsijarainthe90thminute.ATLANTA–GARARDO‘TATA’MARTINOMartinobecamethefirstheadcoachinAtlantaUnited’shistoryonSeptember27,2016.Aformerprofessionalplayerandcoachatthehighestlevelsofbothclubandinternationalfootball,MartinohasmostnotablyledtheArgentinaNationalTeam,ParaguayNationalTeamandLaLiga’sFCBarcelonaduringhisprestigious20-yearcoachingcareer.MartinomostrecentlymanagedtheArgentinaNationalTeamfrom2014to2016.HeledArgentinabacktotheNo.1FIFAWorldrankinginJuly2015,breakinganeight-yeardroughtforthenationsincetheirlasttoprankinginJune2008.UnderMartino’sleadership,ArgentinaalsoappearedintheCopaAmericafinalinback-to-backyearsin2015and2016,whilefinishingwitha20-4-5overallrecord.SEATTLE–BRIANSCHMETZERSchmetzerwasnamedSeattle’ssecond-everheadcoachNov.2,2016afterservingasinterimheadcoachsinceJuly26,2016.SchmetzerledtheSoundersfromninthplaceintheWesternConferencestandingswhenhetookoverallthewaytoMLSCupasinterimheadcoach.HepreviouslyservedastheSoundersTopAssistantCoachfrom2008-2016.BeforecomingtoMLS,SchmetzerspentsevenseasonsastheheadcoachoftheSounders’USLteamfrom2002-2008,leadingtheclubtochampionshipsin2005and2007.ASeattlenative,healsoplayedprofessionallyfor15years.

2017Record/Home/Away………………………………..2-1-0/1-1-0/1-0-0vs.EasternConference…………………………………………………………1-1-0vs.WesternConference…………………………………………….…………1-0-0CurrentStreak………………………………………………………………………..2WLastFiveMatches……………………………………….……………………….LWWLastCleanSheet……………………………….………3/18/17vs.CHI,4-0WAhead/Behind/TiedatHalftime……………………..…2-1-0/0-0-0/0-0-0ScoringFirstGoal/Home/Away…………………………2-1-0/1-1-0/1-0-0ConcedingFirstGoal/Home/Away…………….……..0-0-0/0-0-0/0-0-0Day/Night……………………………….………………………………….2-0-0/0-1-0Grass/Turf………………………………………………………………....1-1-0/1-0-0WearingPrimaryKit…………………………………………………………....2-1-0WearingSecondaryKit…………………………………………………………0-0-0

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QUOTESHEET:POST-GAMEVERSUSCHICAGOTataMartino,AtlantaUnitedHeadCoachOnJosefMartinez’sperformance“Inagameliketoday’s,it’sdifficulttotalkaboutasingleplayer.I’dprefertotalkabouttheteambutitisevidentthatJosefisarelentlessgoal-scorer.”Oniftheteamplayedthestyleofsoccerthathewantedbeforetheredcard“Alsoformuchofthesecondhalf,knowinghowtomanagethemomentsofthematch,notputtingthescoreatrisk.Indifferentmoments,weunderstoodhowtomanagethegameverywell.”Onwhattheteamneedstofine-tuneduringthebreak“Whenwehavetimetotrain,we’llkeeptryingtoreinforceouridea.We’vebeentogetherforashorttimeandwehavetokeepgettingbetter.AfterthegameinSeattlewe’llknowifitwasagoodorabadtimeforabreak.”MichaelParkhurst,AtlantaUniteddefenderOntheeffectoftheredonthegame“Imeanitdefinitelyhadaneffectonthegamebutyouknowevengiventhat,westartedthegamegreat.Perfectly.Wewantedtomakesurewecameoutwiththerightintensityandattitude.Andwedidthat.Wewentupagoalearly.Theredcardwasduetoourpressureandgettingtheballinbehindthem.GreatballfromJulianinbehindandyouknowJosefisreallyquick.Ofcourse,fromthatpointforward,they’regoingtodefendlowerthanfromthestartofthegamesoweknewatthatpointwewoulddominatethegame,wejusthadtomakesureweweregoodonthecounterattack.”Onwhattheteamneedstofinetuneduringthebreak“Weneedtoalwayscontinuetoworkonourgame.Youknowbuildingupoutoftheback.YouknowI’msureteamsaregoingtowatchtheselastcoupleofgamesanddothingsdifferently.Whetherthat’shighpressusordropevenfurtherandmakeitmorecompact.Andyouknowyoualwayshavetoevolveandworkonthingsanddefensivelywewanttomakesurewe’resound.Thatwasourfirstshutoutoftheseasonandwewanttogetafewmoreofthose.Thisweekallowsustodoallthosethingsandgetacoupleguysevenmorehealthyandfitandstrong.”Onhomefieldadvantage“Thesupporthasbeenjustamazing.We’reveryfortunatethatwe’vegotthisatmospheretoplayinfrontof;wedon’twanttotakeitforgranted.Wewanttomakethisarealfortressandaplacewhereteamsdreadtocometoplay.Eventhoughplayersreallylookforwardtoplayinginthisatmosphere,wewanttomakesurethattheycomeinherefearingusonthefieldandtodaywasagoodfootforwardintherightdirection.”

QUOTESHEET:MID-WEEKTataMartino,AtlantaUnitedHeadCoachOnSeattleSeattleisprobablyoneoftheteamsthatwe’vewatchedthemost,mostlybecausetheywerechampionslastyear.Thehierarchyandexperienceoftheirteamisveryimportant.OnifSeattlewillhaveextramotivationbecauseofthe4-2preseasonlossNo,Ithinktheyhavetheprideofachampionshipteamandtheycompetethatway.Andweareexcitedtohaveanothergoodgame.

ATLANTAUNITEDatSEATTLESOUNDERS|MARCH31,2017–10P.M.ET2017ATLANTAUNITEDSTATISTICS

(2-1-0,6PTS.)THROUGHGAMESOFMARCH18,2017

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E11 F JosefMartinez 3 3 262 5 0 15 6 5 2 5 0 1 02 D MiguelAlmiron 3 3 263 2 2 6 4 5 1 1 7 1 010 M YamilAsad 3 3 257 1 2 6 3 3 11 3 10 0 014 M JacobPeterson 3 3 238 1 1 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 04 D GregGarza 2 0 27 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 05 D JulianGressel 3 3 270 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 024 M TyroneMears 3 3 243 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 09 F HectorVillalba 3 3 270 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 025 G CarlosCarmona 2 2 178 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 118 M LeandroGonzalezPirez 3 3 261 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 07 F KenwyneJones 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 03 D AlecKann 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 F JeffLarentowicz 3 1 106 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 026 D ChrisMcCann 2 0 31 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 022 D MichaelParkhurst 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 021 D AntonWalkes 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 M MichaelAmbrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 M MarkBloom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 M AndrewCarleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M ChrisGoslin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 D HarrisonHeath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 M KevinKratz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 M ZachLoyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 F JeffreyOtoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 032 G KyleReynish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 D MilesRobinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 G AlexanderTambakis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 F BrandonVazquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 M AndrewWheeler-Omiunu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 033 F RomarioWilliams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Teamtotals 3 3 270 11 8 38 18 37 31 9 19 5 1 Opponenttotals 3 3 270 3 1 33 15 31 37 3 13 6 1

GAME-WINNINGGOALS:MiguelAlmiron1 GAME-WINNINGASSISTS:JulianGressel1 PENALTYKICKGOALS/ATTEMPTS:NoneOWN-GOALSRECEIVED:1

ATLANTAUNITEDINDIVIDUALGOALKEEPINGUNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO25 G AlecKann 3 3 270 15 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 Teamtotals 3 3 270 15 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 Opponenttotals 3 3 270 18 8 11 3.67 0 0 1 2 0 0

ATLANTAUNITEDatSEATTLESOUNDERS|MARCH31,2017–10P.M.ET Player Date TransactionAlexanderTambakis Jan.25,2016 SignedasfreetransferfromPanathinaikosJuniorBurgos Feb.2,2016 SignedasfreetransferJeffreyOtoo June1,2016 SignedasfreetransferAndrewCarleton June9,2016 SignedasHomegrownPlayerChrisMcCann July6,2016 SignedonafreetransferfromWiganAthleticKenwyneJones July15,2016 SignedasfreetransferHectorVillalba July22,2016 SignedasYoungDesignatedPlayerChrisGoslin Oct.6,2016 SignedasHomegrownPlayerBrandonVazquez Dec.2,2016 SignedasaDiscoverySigningonatransferfromClubTijuanaMiguelAlmiron Dec.5,2016 SignedasYoungDesignatedPlayerMichaelParkhurst Dec.11,2016 TradedfromColumbusCrewSCinexchangeforGeneralAllocationMoneySeanJohnson Dec.11,2016 TradedfromChicagoFireforGeneralAllocationMoneySeanJohnson Dec.11,2016 TradedtoNYCFCforGeneralandTargetedAllocationMoneyKevinKratz Dec.11,2016 TradedfromPhiladelphiaUnionforaFourthRoundpickinthe2020MLSSuperDraftHarrisonHeath Dec.11,2016 TradedfromOrlandoCitySCforFourthRoundpickinthe2019MLSSuperDraftRomarioWilliams Dec.11,2016 TradedfromMontrealImpactforconditionalThirdRoundpickin2018MLSSuperDraftDonnyToia Dec.13,2016 SelectedNo.1overallinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftZachLoyd Dec.13,2016 SelectedNo.3overallinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftClintIrwin Dec.13,2016 SelectedNo.5overallinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftMikeyAmbrose Dec.13,2016 SelectedNo.7overallinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftAlecKann Dec.13,2016 SelectedNo.9overallinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftDonnyToia Dec.13,2016 TradedtoOrlandoCityforNo.8overallpickinthe2017MLSSuperDraftClintIrwin Dec.13,2016 TradedtoTorontoFCinexchangeforDMarkBloomandGeneralAllocationMoneyMarkBloom Dec.13,2016 TradedfromTorontoFCforgoalkeeperClintIrwinJeffLarentowicz Dec.14,2016 SignedasafreeagentJuniorBurgos Dec.16,2016 Optionfor2017seasondeclinedJacobPeterson Dec.19,2016 SignedasafreeagentGregGarza Dec.23,2016 Signedseason-longloanfromClubTijuanaYamilAsad Jan.11,2017 Signedseason-longloanasaDiscoverySigningfromVélezSarsfieldMilesRobinson Jan.13,2017 SelectedNo.2overallinthe2017MLSSuperDraft*JulianGressel Jan.13,2017 SelectedNo.8overallin2017MLSSuperDraft*AndrewWheeler-Omiunu Jan.17,2017 SelectedwithNo.2pickinthethirdround,46thoverall,inthe2017MLSSuperDraftAlexKapp Jan.17,2015 SelectedwithNo.2pickinthefourthround,68thoverall,inthe2017MLSSuperDraftTyroneMears Jan.24,2017 TradedfromSeattleSoundersFCinexchangefor$50,000inGeneralAllocationMoneyAntonWalkes Jan.26,2017 SignedonloanfromTottenhamHotspurBradGuzan Jan.26,2017 SignedfromMiddlesbroughLeandroGonzalezPirez Jan.26,2017 SignedfromEstudiantesJosefMartinez Feb.1,2017 SignedonloanfromTorinoasDesignatedPlayerCarlosCarmona Feb.6,2017 SignedasaDiscoverySigningAndrewWheeler-OmiunuFeb.10,2017 SignedbyAtlantaUnitedKyleReynish March1,2017 TradedfromNewYorkRedBullsinexchangefor2018MLSSuperDraft4throundpickJeffreyOtoo March2,2017 LoanedtoCharlestonBatteryfor2017seasonRomarioWilliams March2,2017 LoanedtoCharlestonBatteryfor2017seasonBryanRóchez March17,2017ClaimedoffWaivers *SignedwithMLSpriortoSuperDraft

ATLANTAUNITEDALL-TIMEPLAYERTRANSACTIONS

ATLANTAUNITEDatSEATTLESOUNDERS|MARCH31,2017–10P.M.ET No. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE(AGE) HOMETOWN PREVIOUSCLUB10 MiguelAlmiron M 5-10 141 02/10/1994(23) Asuncion,Paraguay Lanus(Argentina)22 MikeyAmbrose D 5-9 154 10/05/1993(23) ElPaso,Texas OrlandoCitySC11 YamilAsad M 5-10 178 07/27/1994(22) SanAntoniodePadua,Argentina VélezSarsfield(Argentina)21 MarkBloom D 5-11 162 11/25/1987(29) Marietta,Georgia TorontoFC30 AndrewCarleton M 5-7 148 06/22/2000(16) PowderSprings,Georgia Homegrown14 CarlosCarmona M 5-11 170 02/21/1987(30) Coquimbo,Chile AtalantaB.C.(Italy)4 GregGarza D 5-8 165 08/16/1991(25) Grapevine,Texas ClubTijuana(Mexico)20 ChrisGoslin M 5-7 161 05/12/2000(16) LocustGrove,Georgia Homegrown24 JulianGressel M 6-1 182 12/16/1993(23) NeustadtanderAisch,Germany ProvidenceCollege1 BradGuzan GK 6-4 209 09/09/1984(32) EvergreenPark,Illinois Middlesbrough(England)13 HarrisonHeath M 6-0 166 03/06/1996(21) Newcastle-under-Lyme,England OrlandoCitySC9 KenwyneJones F 6-2 218 10/05/1984(32) PointFortin,TrinidadandTobago CardiffCity(England)25 AlecKann GK 6-4 205 08/08/1990(26) Decatur,Georgia SportingKansasCity8 KevinKratz M 5-8 164 01/21/1987(30) Eschweiler,Germany PhiladelphiaUnion18 JeffLarentowicz M 6-1 170 08/05/1983(33) Pasadena,California LosAngelesGalaxy27 ZachLoyd D 5-10 164 07/18/1987(29) Tulsa,Oklahoma FCDallas7 JosefMartinez F 5-8 154 05/19/1993(23) Valencia,Venezuela TorinoFC(Italy)16 ChrisMcCann M 6-2 188 07/21/1987(29) Dublin,Ireland WiganAthletic(England)2 TyroneMears D 5-11 168 02/18/1983(34) Manchester,England SeattleSoundersFC3 MichaelParkhurst D 5-11 159 01/24/1984(33) Cranston,RhodeIsland ColumbusCrew29 JacobPeterson M 5-10 174 01/27/1986(31) Portage,Michigan SportingKansasCity5 LeandroPirez D 6-1 180 02/26/1992(25) BuenosAires,Argentina Estudiantes(Argentina)32 KyleReynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983(33) Valencia,California NewYorkRedBulls6 MilesRobinson D 6-3 188 03/14/1997(20) Arlington,Massachusetts SyracuseUniversity23 AlexTambakis GK 6-2 194 12/08/1992(24) Athens,Greece Panathinaikos(Greece)19 BrandonVazquez F 6-2 198 10/14/1998(18) ChulaVista,California ClubTijuana(Mexico)15 HectorVillalba F 5-8 167 07/26/1994(22) BuenosAires,Argentina SanLorenzo(Argentina)26 AntonWalkes D/M 6-2 180 02/08/1997(20) Lewisham,England TottenhamHotspur28 AndrewWheeler-Omiunu M 5-9 173 12/01/1994(22) Bellingham,Massachusetts HarvardUniversityNo. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE(AGE) HOMETOWN PREVIOUSCLUB1 BradGuzan GK 6-4 209 09/09/1984(32) EvergreenPark,Illinois Middlesbrough(England)2 TyroneMears D 5-11 168 02/18/1983(34) Manchester,England SeattleSoundersFC3 MichaelParkhurst D 5-11 159 01/24/1984(33) Cranston,RhodeIsland ColumbusCrew4 GregGarza D 5-8 165 08/16/1991(25) Grapevine,Texas ClubTijuana(Mexico)5 LeandroGonzálezPirez D 6-1 180 02/26/1992(25) BuenosAires,Argentina Estudiantes(Argentina)6 MilesRobinson D 6-3 188 03/14/1997(20) Arlington,Massachusetts SyracuseUniversity7 JosefMartinez F 5-8 154 05/19/1993(23) Valencia,Venezuela TorinoFC(Italy)8 KevinKratz M 5-8 164 01/21/1987(30) Eschweiler,Germany PhiladelphiaUnion9 KenwyneJones F 6-2 218 10/05/1984(32) PointFortin,TrinidadandTobago CardiffCity(England)10 MiguelAlmiron M 5-10 141 02/10/1994(23) Asuncion,Paraguay Lanus(Argentina)11 YamilAsad M 5-10 178 07/27/1994(22) SanAntoniodePadua,Argentina VélezSarsfield(Argentina)13 HarrisonHeath M 6-0 166 03/06/1996(21) Newcastle-under-Lyme,England OrlandoCitySC14 CarlosCarmona M 5-11 170 02/21/1987(30) Coquimbo,Chile AtalantaB.C.(Italy)15 HectorVillalba F 5-8 167 07/26/1994(22) BuenosAires,Argentina SanLorenzo(Argentina)16 ChrisMcCann M 6-2 188 07/21/1987(29) Dublin,Ireland WiganAthletic(England)18 JeffLarentowicz M 6-1 170 08/05/1983(33) Pasadena,California LosAngelesGalaxy19 BrandonVazquez F 6-2 198 10/14/1998(18) ChulaVista,California ClubTijuana(Mexico)20 ChrisGoslin M 5-7 161 05/12/2000(16) LocustGrove,Georgia Homegrown21 MarkBloom D 5-11 162 11/25/1987(29) Marietta,Georgia TorontoFC22 MikeyAmbrose D 5-9 154 10/05/1993(23) ElPaso,Texas OrlandoCitySC23 AlexTambakis GK 6-2 194 12/08/1992(24) Athens,Greece Panathinaikos(Greece)24 JulianGressel M 6-1 182 12/16/1993(23) NeustadtanderAisch,Germany ProvidenceCollege25 AlecKann GK 6-4 205 08/08/1990(26) Decatur,Georgia SportingKansasCity26 AntonWalkes D/M 6-2 180 02/08/1997(20) Lewisham,England TottenhamHotspur27 ZachLoyd D 5-10 164 07/18/1987(29) Tulsa,Oklahoma FCDallas28 AndrewWheeler-Omiunu M 5-9 173 12/01/1994(22) Bellingham,Massachusetts HarvardUniversity29 JacobPeterson M 5-10 174 01/27/1986(31) Portage,Michigan SportingKansasCity30 AndrewCarleton M 5-7 148 06/22/2000(16) PowderSprings,Georgia Homegrown32 KyleReynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983(33) Valencia,California NewYorkRedBulls

GerardoMartino:HeadCoach HeadofSportsScience:RyanAlexanderAssistantCoach:JorgeTheiler HeadAthleticTrainer:MarioCruzAssistantCoach:DarioSala EquipmentManager:PaulDillonGoalkeeperCoach:AronHyde Asst.EquipmentManager:AlexCovinoFitnessCoach:ManuelAlfaroFitnessCoach:RodolfoPaladiniVideoAnalyst:DamianSilvero

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Height:5-10Weight:141Birthdate:Feb.10,1994Birthplace:Asuncion,ParaguayNationality:ParaguayPreviousclub:ClubAtléticoLanúsAcquired:SignedasaYoungDesignatedPlayeronDec.5,2016.

MiguelAlmirónjoinedAtlantaUnitedonamulti-yearcontractonDec.5,2016,becomingtheseconddesignatedplayerinteamhistory.The23-year-oldParaguayaninternationalhasspenthiscareerbetweenthetopflightsoftheParaguayanandArgentineleagues.AlmirónstartedhiscareerwithParaguayanpowerCerroPorteño,signingwiththeclubat14yearsoldwhilemostrecentlyplayinginArgentinawithLanús.Acrossallcompetitions,Almirónhas86appearanceswith10goals.AlmirónhasbeenafixtureinParaguay’sNationalTeamcamp,makingsixcombinedappearancesin2018FIFAWorldCupQualifyingandthe2016CopaAmericaCentenario.

Height:5-9Weight:154Birthdate:Oct.5,1993Birthplace:ElPaso,TexasNationality:USAPreviousclub:OrlandoCitySCAcquired:SelectedbyAtlantaUnitedwiththeNo.7overallpickinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftonDec.13,2016.

A23-year-oldversatilefullback,MikeyAmbrosejoinsAtlantaUnitedafterspendingthe2016seasonwithOrlandoCitywhereheappearedinfivegames.Hebeganhisprofessionalcareerin2015withtheAustinAztexofUSL.Priortothat,heplayedfortheUniversityofMarylandandisaproductoftheFCDallasDevelopmentAcademy.AmbrosehasalsorepresentedtheUSMen’sNationalTeamattheU17,U18andU20levels.

Height:5-10Weight:178Birthdate:July27,1994Birthplace:SanAntoniodePadua,ArgentinaNationality:ArgentinaPreviousclub:VélezSarsfieldAcquired:JoinedAtlantaUnitedonaseason-longloanasaDiscoverySigningfromVélezSarsfieldonJan.11,2017.

AsadjoinsAtlantaUnitedafterspendinghisentireprofessionalandyouthcareerwithVélezSarsfield.ThesonofformerArgentineinternationalOmarAsad,Yamilhasmade55careerappearancesandscoredfourgoalsforVélez.Theright-footedattackingmidfielderhasbeenakeyfixtureforVélezsincemakinghisdebutin2013.Hismostsuccessfulseasoncameduringthe2015campaign,wherehemade24appearances,started17games,scoredfourgoalsandaddedtwoassists.

Height:5-11Weight:162Birthdate:Nov.25,1987Birthplace:Marietta,GeorgiaNationality:USAPreviousclub:TorontoFCAcquired:TradedtoAtlantafromTorontoFConDec.13,2016inexchangeforClintIrwinandGeneralAllocationMoney.

BloomjoinsAtlantaafterspendingthelastfourseasonswithTorontoFCwherehemadeallofhis39careerMLSappearances,37starts.HealsobringsMLSCupplayoffexperience,helpingTorontowintheEasternConferencein2016.HeoriginallyjoinedTorontoonloanfromformerNASLteamAtlantaSilverbacksin2013.TorontosignedBloomonapermanenttransferaheadofthe2014seasonwherehestartedacareer-high26matches.BloomwastradedtoAtlantaUnitedafterTorontogoalkeeperClintIrwinwasselectedbyAtlantainthe2016ExpansionDraft,onlytobesentbacktoTorontoinexchangeforBloomandGeneralAllocationMoney.

10–MiguelAlmirón–Midfielder 22–MikeyAmbrose–Defender

11–YamilAsad–Midfielder 21–MarkBloom–Defender


Height:5-7Weight:148Birthdate:June22,2000Birthplace:PowderSprings,GeorgiaNationality:USAPreviousClub:AtlantaUnitedAcademyAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedasaHomegrownPlayeronJune9,2016.

AnativeofPowderSprings,Ga.,AndrewCarletonbecameAtlanta’sfirstHomegrownPlayeronJune9,2016.HethenjoinedUSLaffiliateCharlestonBatteryonloanfortherestoftheseason,whilealsofeaturingwiththeclub’sacademyteamandU.S.YouthInternationalTeams.Attheyouthlevel,CarletonbeganplayingwithhishomeclubGeorgiaUnitedSoccerAlliance,nowAtlantaUnited’sU.S.SoccerDevelopmentAcademy.HehasrepresentedtheU.S.NationalTeamattheU-14,U-15,U-16,U17andU-18levels.

Height:5-11Weight:170Birthdate:Feb.21,1987Birthplace:Coquimbo,ChileNationality:ChilePreviousclub:AtalantaAcquired:AtlantaUnitedsignedCarlosCarmonaonFeb.6,2017.

CarmonajoinedAtlantaUnitedasafreetransferandhasspentthelasteightseasonsinItalywithAtalantaB.CandReggina.Hemademorethan150appearancesinthetop-flightofItalianfootball,majorityofwhichcamewithAtalantawhereheplayedsince2010.HehelpedtheNerazzurriearnpromotiontoSerieAforthe2011-12seasonaftertheyfinishedfirstintheleague.AtalantahaveremainedinItaly’stop-divisionsince.OversevenseasonswithAtalanta,Carmonamade161combinedappearancesandscoredfivegoalswiththreeassists.CarmonahasalsorepresentedtheChileanNationalteamwith47caps,appearingineachofthelasttwoFIFAWorldCups.

Height:5-8Weight:165Birthdate:Aug.16,1991Birthplace:Grapevine,TexasNationality:USA,MexicoPreviousclub:ClubTijuanaAcquired:JoinedAtlantaUnitedonaseason-longloanfromClubTijuanaonDec.23,2016.AtlantaacquiredGarza’sDiscoveryPriorityfromColumbusCrewSCinexchangeforaconditionalsecondroundselectioninthe2018MLS

SuperDraft.GarzajoinedAtlantaUnitedafterspendingthemajorityofhissoccercareerabroad,withyouthstintsinacademiesatSãoPauloandSportingLisbon.HesignedwithTijuanaofLigaMXin2011whereheremaineduntil2016.Hehascombinedtomake84careerappearancesforTijuana,includingsixappearancesinCONCACAFChampionsLeagueandfourappearancesinCopaLibertadores.HehasrepresentedtheUnitedStatesNationalTeamwith10appearancessince2014.

Height:5-7Weight:161Birthdate:May12,2000Birthplace:LocustGrove,GeorgiaNationality:USAPreviousclub:AtlantaUnitedAcademyAcquired:SignedasaHomegrownPlayeronOct.6,2016

ChrisGoslinbecamethesecondhomegrownplayerinAtlantaUnitedhistorywhenhesignedwiththeclubasa16-yearoldinOctoberof2016.GoslinhasbeenafixturewiththeUSNationalTeamsince2012whenhemadehisdebutwiththeU-14team.AproductofAtlantaUnited’sacademyafterjoiningfromGeorgiaUnited,Goslinspentpartofthe2016seasonwithUSLsideCharlestonBattery.TheLocustGrove-nativescoredthreegoalsin11appearancesforGeorgiaUnited’sU-18sinthe2015-16USSDAseason,ashesplittimebetweentheclubandtheU.S.U-17residencyprogram.

30–AndrewCarleton–Midfielder 14–CarlosCarmona–Midfielder

4–GregGarza–Defender 20–ChrisGoslin–Midfielder


Height:6-1Weight:182Birthdate:Dec.16,1993Birthplace:NeustadtanderAisch,GermanyNationality:GermanyPreviousclub:ProvidenceCollegeAcquired:SelectedbyAtlantaUnitedwiththeNo.8overallpickinthe2017MLSSuperDraft.

Afour-yearstarteratProvidence,Gresselmade83careerappearanceswhilescoring30goalsandtallying26assists.Hefinishedsecondall-timeinProvidencehistoryforgoals,assistsandpoints.TheGermanynativewasnamedBigEastCo-OffensivePlayeroftheYear(2016),FirstTeamAll-BigEast(2016),BigEastAll-TournamentTeam(2016,2015,2014)andBigEastAll-RookieTeam(2013).HealsohelpedpilottheFriarstotheNCAATournamentinthreeofhisfourseasons,reachingtheSemifinalsoftheNCAACollegeCupin2014.PriortoattendingProvidence,GresselplayedatseveralGermanClubsincludingTSVNeustadt/Aisch,FCEintrachtBambergandSGQuelleFurth.

Height:6-0Weight:166Birthdate:March6,1996Birthplace:Newcastle-under-Lyme,EnglandNationality:England/USAPreviousclub:OrlandoCitySCAcquired:TradedtoAtlantaUnitedfromOrlandoCityonDec.11,2016inexchangeforafourthroundpickinthe2019MLSSuperDraft.

HarrisonHeathjoinsAtlantaUnitedafterspendingthepreviousthreeseasonswithOrlandoCity,firstjoiningtheclubonJuly17,2014whentheLionswereinUSL.HeathhassixcareerappearancesinMLSwithfivestarts.HemadehisMajorLeagueSoccerdebutin2015.BorninNewcastle-under-Lyme,England,HeathspenthisyouthcareerwiththeHoustonDynamoandNorwichCitybeforesigningwithOrlando.HeisthesonofMinnesotaUnitedheadcoachAdrianHeath.

Height:6-2Weight:218Birthdate:Oct.5,1984Birthplace:PointFortin,TrinidadandTobagoNationality:TrinidadandTobagoPreviousclub:CardiffCityAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedFConJuly15,2016.

TheTrinidadandTobagostrikercomestoAtlantaafterspendingthemajorityofhiscareerintheEnglishPremierLeague,ChampionshipandLeagueOne.Hescored86goalsinmorethan300appearances,includingtimeatSouthampton,SheffieldWednesday,Sunderland,StokeCity,CardiffCity,andBournemouth.Jonestalliedmorethan100goalsacrossallcompetitionsbetweenhistimeinEngland,AbuDhabiandTrinidadandTobago.HismostcapscamewithStokeCitywhereheappeared130timesandscored31goals.Along-timecaptainoftheTrinidadandTobagonationalteam,Jonesistheseventhmostcappedplayerinteamhistory(83)andissixthall-timeingoalswith23.

Height:6-4Weight:205Birthdate:Aug.8,1990Birthplace:Decatur,GeorgiaNationality:USAPreviousclub:SportingKansasCityAcquired:SelectedbyAtlantaUnitedwiththeNo.9overallpickinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftonDec.13,2016.

AlecKannjoinsAtlantaUnitedfromSportingKansasCityandhasbeeninMLSsince2013.HesignedwithChicagoFirein2013andmadehisMLSdebutin2015.InadditiontohiseightcareerstartsinMLS,Kannhasmorethan40startsinUSLandplayedcollegiatelyatFurmanUniversity.

24–JulianGressel–Midfielder 13–HarrisonHeath–Midfielder

9–KenwyneJones–Forward 25–AlecKann–Goalkeeper


Height:5-8Weight:164Birthdate:Jan.21,1987Birthplace:Eschweiler,GermanyNationality:GermanyPreviousclub:PhiladelphiaUnionAcquired:TradedtoAtlantaUnitedonDec.11,2016inexchangeforafourthroundpickinthe2020MLSSuperDraft.

AfterspendingthemajorityofhiscareerinGermany,KevinKratzjoinsAtlantaUnitedwith277careerappearances,with122ofthemcomingfromeithertheBundesligafirstorseconddivision.KratzbeganhisprofessionalcareerwithBayer04Leverkusen'syouthsystem,andhassinceplayedprofessionallyforAlemanniaAachen,EintrachtBraunschweigandSVSandhausen.

Height:6-1Weight:170Birthdate:Aug.5,1983Birthplace:Pasadena,CaliforniaNationality:USAPreviousclub:LosAngelesGalaxyAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedasafreeagentonDec.14,2016.

LarentowiczjoinsAtlantaUnitedwithmorethan300MLSRegularSeasonappearances,whilescoring37goalsandadding18assistsfromthemidfieldposition.Amongfieldplayers,heranksNo.11all-timeinminutesplayed(27,640)andNo.19inappearances(324).Larentowiczhasplayedinatleast23gameseachyearsincethe2006MLSseason.AlongwithhisextensiveMLSexperience,LarentowiczalsocarriesatremendousamountofsuccessashisteamshavewontheLamarHuntU.S.OpenCup(2007),fourMLSEasternConferenceChampionships(2005,2006,2007,2010)andtheMLSCup(2010).TheWestChester,Pa.,productwasselectedbytheNewEnglandRevolutioninthefourthroundofthe2005MLSSupplementalDraftfromBrownUniversity.

Height:5-10Weight:164Birthdate:July18,1987Birthplace:Tulsa,OklahomaNationality:USAPreviousclub:FCDallasAcquired:SelectedbyAtlantaUnitedwiththeNo.3overallpickinthe2016MLSExpansionDraftonDec.13,2016.

LoydjoinsAtlantaafterspendinghisentireMLScareerwithFCDallaswherehewasamainstayontheclub’sbackline,appearingin180games.Knownasadurabledefenderwhocanbedeployedinmultiplepositions,LoydbringsawealthofMLSexperience,asheissecondall-timeinminutesplayedandgamesstartedforFCDallas.LoydhasalsoappearedfortheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeamwiththreecaps.

Height:5-8Weight:154Birthdate:May19,1993Birthplace:Valencia,VenezuelaNationality:VenezuelaPreviousclub:TorinoFCAcquired:AtlantaUnitedsignedJosefMartinezonloanfromTorinoFCasaDesignatedPlayeronFeb.1,2017.

ComingfromTorinoFCofItaly’sSerieA,MartinezjoinedAtlantaUnitedwithmorethan100professionalappearancesspreadacrossthefirstdivisionsofVenezuela,SwitzerlandandItaly.HehasalsobeencappedbytheVenezuelanNationalTeam37timesandhasscoredninegoalssincemakinghisdebutin2011.InhisthreeseasonswithTorino,Martinezscored13goalswhileaddingsixassistsin76combinedappearances.MartinezjoinedteammatesHector“Tito”Villalba,22,andMiguelAlmiron,22,asAtlantaUnited’sthirdDesignatedPlayer.

8–KevinKratz–Midfielder 18–JeffLarentowicz–Midfielder

27–ZachLoyd–Defender 7–JosefMartinez–Forward


Height:6-2Weight:188Birthdate:July21,1987Birthplace:Dublin,IrelandNationality:IrelandPreviousclub:WiganAthleticAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedonafreetransferfromWiganAthleticonJuly6,2016.

ChrisMcCannjoinedAtlantaUnitedwithmorethanadecadeofexperienceplayingprofessionallyinEngland.McCannhasaccumulatedmorethan350firstteamappearanceswithBurnleyandWiganAthletic.MostofhisexperiencecomesfromtheLeagueChampionship,butMcCannhasalsoappearedinthePremierLeagueandLeagueOne.

Height:5-11Weight:168Birthdate:Feb.18,1983Birthplace:Manchester,EnglandNationality:EnglandPreviousClub:SeattleSoundersFCAcquired:AtlantaUnitedsignedTyroneMearsonJan.24,2017.TheclubhadtradedforhisrightsfromSeattleSoundersFCinexchangefor$50,000inGeneralAllocationMoney.

MearscomestoAtlantaaftertwosuccessfulseasonswithSeattlethatendedinwinningthe2016MLSCup.AnativeofManchester,England,MearsspentthemajorityofhiscareerplayinginEngland’sPremierLeagueandChampionshippriortojoiningMLSin2015.Theveteranfullbackplayedmorethan200matchesinEngland,beginninghiscareerwithManchesterCityin2001.MearsthenenjoyedstayswithPrestonNorthEnd(2002-06),WestHamUnited(2006-07),DerbyCounty(2007-09),Burnley(2009-2011)andBoltonWanderers(2011-14).DuringhistwoseasonswithBurnley,Mearsplayedalongsidenow-teammateChrisMcCann,whocaptainedtheteam.

Height:5-11Weight:159Birthdate:Jan.24,1984Birthplace:Providence,RhodeIslandNationality:USAPreviousclub:ColumbusCrewSCAcquired:TradedtoAtlantaUnitedfromColumbusCrewSConDec.11,2016inexchangeforGeneralAllocationMoney.

MichaelParkhurstjoinsAtlantaUnitedasaveteranofMajorLeagueSoccerwithmorethan200appearances.HeservedasColumbus’captainforthepastthreeseasonsandhasbeencappedbytheU.S.Men’sNationalTeam25times.InadditiontofourMLSAll-Starselections(2005,2007,2008,2014),Parkhurst’sdecoratedcareerincludesbeingnamedthe2007MLSDefenderoftheYear,a2007MLSBestXIselectionandtheMLSFairPlayawardrecipientthreedifferentseasons(2007,2008,2014).He’salsoadurabledefender,appearinginatleast33gamesduringeachofhisthreeseasonswithCrewSC.

Height:5-10Weight:174Birthdate:Jan.27,1986Birthplace:Portage,MichiganNationality:USAPreviousclub:SportingKansasCityAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedasfreeagentonDec.19,2016.

Petersonisan11-yearMLSveteranwith246careerappearancesand147starts.HejoinsAtlantaUnitedafterspendingthelastfiveseasonswithSportingKansasCity,whereheregistered13goalsandsevenassistsin108appearances.PetersonhasenjoyedalongcareerinMLSincludingstopswithSportingKC(2012-16),SanJoseEarthquakes(2011),TorontoFC(2010-11)andColoradoRapids(2006-09).Onlytwiceinhis11-yearcareerhasPetersonappearedinlessthan20matches.HismostrecentrunwithSKCwasoneofthemostsuccessfulstretchesinclubhistory,reachingtheplayoffsinallfiveseasonswithPetersonontheteam,includingpinnaclemomentssuchaswinningtheLamarHuntU.S.OpenCuptwice,in2012and2015,andanMLSCupin2013.

16–ChrisMcCann–Midfielder 2–TyroneMears–Defender

3–MichaelParkhurst–Defender 29–JacobPeterson–Midfielder


Height:6-1Weight:180Birthdate:Feb.26,1992Birthplace:BuenosAires,ArgentinaNationality:ArgentinaPreviousClub:ClubEstudiantesdeLaPlataAcquired:AtlantaUnitedsignedLeandroGonzálezPirezfromClubEstudiantesdeLaPlataonJan.26,2017asaDiscoverySigning,usingTargetedAllocationMoney.

LeandroGonzálezPirezjoinsAtlantaUnitedfromClubEstudiantesdeLaPlata,bringingmorethan100professionalappearancesofexperience,themajorityofwhichwerespentinArgentina’sfirstdivision.TheBuenosAiresnativehasplayeddomesticallyforRiverPlate,TigreandEstudianteswhilemakingloanstopswithArsenaldeSarandíandBelgianProLeagueclubGent.PirezbeganhiscareerwithhishometownclubRiverPlateattheyouthlevelandmadehisseniorteamdebutin2011at19yearsold.HehasalsoplayedwiththeArgentinaYouthNationalTeamattheU-17,U-20andU-22levels.

Height:6-3Weight:193Birthdate:Nov.3,1983Birthplace:Valencia,CaliforniaNationality:USAPreviousClub:NewYorkRedBullsAcquired:

ReynishjoinedAtlantaUnitedafterspendingtheprevioustwoseasonsintheNewYorkRedBullsorganization.Hewasoriginallyselectedinthefourthround(No.43overall)byRealSaltLakeinthe2007MLSSupplementalDraft.HemadeeightappearancesoversixseasonsatRSLandhasninetotalappearancesinMLS.

Height:6-3Weight:188Birthdate:March14,1997Birthplace:Arlington,Mass.Nationality:USAPreviousclub:SyracuseUniversityAcquired:SelectedbyAtlantaUnitedwiththeNo.2pickinthe2017MLSSuperDraft.

AtlantaUnitedselectedMilesRobinsonwiththeNo.2overallpickinthe2017MLSSuperDraft,makinghimthefirstSuperDraftpickinclubhistory.Partofthe2017GenerationAdidasclass,Robinsonwasatwo-yearstarterforSyracuseUniversitywherehewasnamedthe2016AtlanticCoastConferenceDefensivePlayeroftheYear.

Height:6-2Weight:194Birthdate:Dec.8,1992Birthplace:Athens,GreeceNationality:GreeceandUSAPreviousclub:PanathinaikosAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedasafreetransferfromPanathinaikosonJan.25,2016.

AlexanderTambakisbecamethefirstplayerinclubhistoryonJan.25,2016whenhejoinedAtlantaUnitedonafreetransferfromPanathinaikosoftheGreekSuperleague.Hespentthe2016seasononloanwithUSLaffiliateCharlestonBattery,whereheplayed21games.TheGreece-nativebeganhisprofessionalcareerwithPanathinaikos,hishometownteam,in2011.TambakiswasloanedouttwiceinhisfiveyearswithPanathinaikostoNikiVolosandVVV-Venlo.Hehas28professionalappearances.

5–LeandroGonzálezPirez–Defender 32–KyleReynish–Goalkeeper

6–MilesRobinson–Defender 23–AlexTambakis–Goalkeeper


Height:6-2Weight:198Birthdate:Oct.14,1998Birthplace:ChulaVista,CaliforniaNationality:USAPreviousClub:TijuanaAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedasaDiscoverySigningviatransferfromClubTijuanaonDec.2,2016.

BrandonVazquezjoinedAtlantaasaDiscoverySigningfromClubTijuanawherehewasamemberoftheiryouthsystemsince2012.VazquezhasbeenastandoutwiththeU.S.YouthNationalTeamsoverthelasttwoyears.In2016withtheU.S.U-19s,Vazquezscoredfourgoals,includingthegame-winneragainstSpaininthe2016COTIFTournament,ahighlight-reelfreekickfrom30yardsouttodefeatthehostsingroupplay.VazquezalsoscoredinSeptemberagainstSerbiaintheStevan-ViloticCeleTournament.OnDec.8,2016VazquezwascalleduptotheU.S.U-20NationalTeamfortheDecemberinternationaltrainingcampinSanJose,CostaRica.

Height:5-8Weight:167Birthdate:July26,1994Birthplace:BuenosAires,ArgentinaNationality:ArgentinaPreviousclub:SanLorenzoAcquired:SignedwithAtlantaUnitedasaYoungDesignatedPlayeronJuly22,2016.

Hector“Tito”VillalbabecamethefirstdesignatedplayerinAtlantaUnitedFChistory,signingonJuly22,2016.HewassentonloantoTijuanaforthefirsthalfofthe2016-17seasonandmadeoneappearance.VillalbajoinsAtlantaafterspendingmorethanadecadewithhishometownclubSanLorenzoinBuenosAires,Argentina,beginningintheyouthacademyattheageof10.Byage21,Villalbahadmademorethan100firstteamappearancesforSanLorenzoscoring16goalswith13assists.

Height:6-2Weight:180Birthdate:Feb.8,1997Birthplace:Lewisham,EnglandCitizenship:EnglandPreviousClub:TottenhamHotspurFCAcquired:AtlantaUnitedsignedAntonWalkesonloanfromTottenhamHotspurFConJan.26,2017asaDiscoverySigning.

AntonWalkesjoinsAtlantaUnitedonloanfromTottenhamoftheEnglishPremierLeaguefollowingasuccessfulrunwiththeiracademy.WalkesdebutedforSpurs’seniorteamonSept.21,2016duringtheThirdRoundofEFLCup.The19-year-oldwasborninLewisham,EnglandandspenthisentireyouthcareerwithTottenhamHotspur.Hisrunwiththeseniorteambeganlastsummer,appearingagainstJuventusduringtheInternationalChampionsCupinMelbourne,Australia.WalkesthenearnedastartatcenterbackthefollowinggameagainstAtleticoMadrid.

Height:5-9Weight:173Birthdate:Dec.1,1994Birthplace:Bellingham,Mass.Nationality:USAPreviousclub:HarvardUniversityAcquired:SelectedbyAtlantaUnitedwiththeNo.46overallselectioninthe2017MLSSuperDraft.

Wheeler-OmiunuwasselectedwiththeNo.2pickinthethirdroundofthe2017MLSSuperDraft.Hewasafour-yearstarteratHarvard,compiling64appearances,61starts,withfourgoalsandsixassists.HeearnedAll-IvyLeagueFirstTeamhonorstwicewhilebeingnamedteamcaptainduringhisjunioryear.TheMassachusettsnativestartedatleast14gameseachseason,andinhissophomoreyear,hesetacareer-highinpoints(7)whenhescoredtwogoalsandaddedthreeassists.In2016Wheeler-Omiunuscoredonegoalandrecordedtwoassistswhilestartingall15gamesfortheCrimson.

19–BrandonVazquez–Forward 15–HectorVillalba–Midfielder

26–AntonWalkes–Defender 28–AndrewWheeler-Omiunu–Midfielder

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NEWYORKREDBULLS(1-0-0)VSATLANTAUNITED(0-1-0)DATE:March5,2017--BobbyDoddStadiumGoalsbyPeriod12TotNewYorkRedBull022Atlanta101ScoringSummary:ATL--Asad1(Mears1)25NYR--Royer1(Kljestan1)76NYR--owngoal(Walkes)82NEWYORKREDBULLS--LuisRobles,SalZizzo,DamienPerrinelle,AaronLong,KemarLawrence,FelipeMartins,AlexMuyl(MikeGrella54),DanielRoyer,SeanDavis(DerrickEtienneJr.69),SachaKljestan,BradleyWright-Phillips.TOTALSHOTS:9(Royer3);SHOTSONGOAL:5(Royer3);FOULS:11(3tiedwith2);OFFSIDE:2;CORNERKICKS:6;SAVES:Robles3;CAUTIONS:Zizzo38,Perrinelle66;EJECTIONS:None.ATLANTAUNITED--AlecKann,TyroneMears,MichaelParkhurst,LeandroGonzalezPirez(AntonWalkes81),GregGarza,HectorVillalba(KenwyneJones85),CarlosCarmona(Ejected88),MiguelAlmiron,JulianGressel(JeffLarentowicz81),YamilAsad,JosefMartinez.TOTALSHOTS:14(Martinez6);SHOTSONGOAL:4(4tiedwith1);FOULS:17(Almiron4,Martinez4);OFFSIDE:5;CORNERKICKS:5;SAVES:Kann4;CAUTIONS:Martinez49;EJECTIONS:Carmona88.Referee:MarkGeigerReferee'sAssistants:C.J.Morgante,MatthewNelson4thOfficial:TedUnkel.Attendance:55,297.

CHICAGOFIRE(1-1-1)VSATLANTAUNITED(2-1-0)DATE:March18,2017--BobbyDoddStadiumGoalsbyPeriod12TotChicago000Atlanta134ScoringSummary:ATL--owngoal(Vincent)4ATL--Martinez4(Almiron2)60ATL--Villalba1(unassisted)67ATL--Martinez5(Asad2)82CHICAGOFIRE--JorgeBava,MichaelHarrington,JohanKappelhof(Ejected11),JoaoMeira,BrandonVincent,ArturoAlvarez(JonathanCampbell15),DaxMcCarty,NemanjaNikolic(DrewConner79),Juninho,DavidAccam,LuisSolignac(BrandtBronico66).TOTALSHOTS:6(Accam3);SHOTSONGOAL:3(3tiedwith1);FOULS:7(Accam2);OFFSIDE:0;CORNERKICKS:1;SAVES:Bava3;CAUTIONS:Bava18;EJECTIONS:Kappelhof11.ATLANTAUNITED--AlecKann,TyroneMears,MichaelParkhurst,LeandroGonzalezPirez,GregGarza,HectorVillalba(JacobPeterson69),CarlosCarmona,MiguelAlmiron(JeffLarentowicz83),JulianGressel(ChrisMcCann72),YamilAsad,JosefMartinez.TOTALSHOTS:14(Martinez6);SHOTSONGOAL:6(Asad2,Martinez2);FOULS:6(6tiedwith1);OFFSIDE:2;CORNERKICKS:12;SAVES:Kann3;CAUTIONS:Gressel15,Almiron45;EJECTIONS:None.Referee:JoseCarlosRiveroReferee'sAssistants:CoreyRockwell,EricBoria4thOfficial:MarcosdeOliveira.Attendance:45,922.Temperature:69andPartlyCloudy.

ATLANTAUNITED(1-1-0)VSMINNESOTAUNITED(0-2-0)DATE:March12,2017--TCFBankStadiumGoalsbyPeriod12TotAtlanta336Minnesota101ScoringSummary:ATL--Martinez1(Almiron1)3ATL--Almiron1(Gressel1)13ATL--Martinez2(Asad1)27MIN--Molino1(penaltykick)30ATL--Almiron2(unassisted)52ATL--Martinez3(Villalba1)75ATL--Peterson1(Garza1)94+ATLANTAUNITED--AlecKann,TyroneMears,MichaelParkhurst,LeandroGonzalezPirez,GregGarza,HectorVillalba(JacobPeterson84),JulianGressel,MiguelAlmiron,JeffLarentowicz,YamilAsad(ChrisMcCann77),JosefMartinez(KenwyneJones82).TOTALSHOTS:10(Martinez3);SHOTSONGOAL:8(Martinez3);FOULS:14(Gressel3,Mears3);OFFSIDE:2;CORNERKICKS:2;SAVES:Kann5;CAUTIONS:Gonzalez34,Villalba48;EJECTIONS:None.MINNESOTAUNITED--JohnAlvbage(BobbyShuttleworth86),JeromeTheisson,VadimDemidov,FranciscoCalvo,JermaineTaylor,KevinMolino,MohammedSaeid,CollenWarner,RasmusSchuller(BashkimKadrii72),ChristianRamirez,JohanVenegas.TOTALSHOTS:17(J.Venegas4);SHOTSONGOAL:6(J.Venegas2);FOULS:13(Molino6);OFFSIDE:1;CORNERKICKS:6;SAVES:Alvbage2;CAUTIONS:Schuller19,Calvo41,Molino57;EJECTIONS:None.Referee:IsmailElfathReferee'sAssistants:IanAnderson,CoreyParker4thOfficial:FotisBazakos.Attendance:35,043.Temperature:18andSnowing.

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# Player 1 2 3

NYR MIN CHI

1-2 6-1 4-0

2 Tyrone Mears 90D 90D 90D

3 Michael Parkhurst 90D 90D 90D

4 Greg Garza 90D 90D 90D

5 Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 81D 90D 90D

6 Miles Robinson

7 Josef Martinez 90F 82F 90F

8 Kevin Kratz

9 Kenwyne Jones 5 8

10 Miguel Almiron 90M 90M 83M

11 Yamil Asad 90M 77M 90M

13 Harrison Heath

14 Carlos Carmona 88M 90M

15 Hector Villalba 85M 84M 69M

16 Chris McCann 13 18

18 Jeff Larentowicz 9 90M 7

19 Brandon Vazquez

20 Chris Goslin

21 Mark Bloom

22 Michael Ambrose

23 Alexander Tambakis

24 Julian Gressel 81M 90M 72M

25 Alec Kann 90G 90G 90G

26 Anton Walkes 9

27 Zach Loyd

28 Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu

29 Jacob Peterson 6 21

30 Andrew Carleton

31 Jeffrey Otoo

32 Kyle Reynish

33 Romario Williams

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Game log:

Game #1 03/05/2017 ATL 1 vs NYR 2 L Asad 1 (Mears 1) 25

Game #2 03/12/2017 ATL 6 at MIN 1 W Martinez 1 (Almiron 1) 3; Almiron 1 (Gressel 1) 13; Martinez 2 (Asad 1) 27; Almiron 2 (unassisted) 52

Martinez 3 (Villalba 1) 75; Peterson 1 (Garza 1) 94+

Game #3 03/18/2017 ATL 4 vs CHI 0 W own goal (Vincent) 4; Martinez 4 (Almiron 2) 60; Villalba 1 (unassisted) 67; Martinez 5 (Asad 2) 82

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MLS Game Guide - seattle-mp7static.mlsdigital.net · SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v ATLANTA UNITED CENTURYLINK FIELD, Seattle, Wash. March 31, 2017 (WEEK 5, MLS Game #38) 7 p.m. PT (FS1; FOX