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Josh Atencio
American soccer player
Joshua Ryan "Josh" Atencio (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Ryan Atencio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bellevue, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Tacoma Defiance | 45 | (3) |
| 2020– | Seattle Sounders FC | 75 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | United States | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024 | |||
Atencio joined the Seattle Sounders FC academy in 2016.[2] He made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in August 2018.[3] Atencio signed a professional contract for the 2019 season.[4]
On June 15, 2020, Atencio signed a Homegrown Players contract with the Seattle Sounders.[5] Since then he has played as a substitute and occasional starter, appearing in the majority of games in 2021 and 2022. On April 8, 2023, Atencio scored his first MLS goal, a long-distance strike in a 3–0 home victory over St. Louis City SC.[6]
Born in the United States, Atencio is of Mexican descent.[7] He is a youth international for the United States having played up to the United States U17s, and was called up to the United States U23s in November 2023.[8]
Atencio made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024 in a friendly against Slovenia.[9]
Club
- As of match played April 6, 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2018 | USL | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2019 | USL | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2020 | MLS | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 24 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | MLS | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 1 | ||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 120 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 134 | 4 | ||
- Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
- One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Leagues Cup, four appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
- As of match played January 20, 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
- "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. February 7, 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- "Josh Atencio Profile - Seattle Sounders FC". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "Josh Atencio". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018.
- "Sounders FC 2 Signs Midfielder Josh Atencio". Seattle Sounders FC. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- Evans, Jayda (April 9, 2023). "Sounders use multiple scoring options, fueling run to top of Western Conference standings". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- Quiñones, Juan David (April 10, 2023). "Un argentino, un español, un mexicano y un venezolano dentro de los más destacados en la semana 7 de la MLS - LATINOS EE. UU".
- "Josh Atencio named to pre-Olympics training camp". Sounder at Heart. November 13, 2023.
- "USA v Slovenia game report". ESPN. January 20, 2024.
- Josh Atencio at Soccerway
- Josh Atencio at USL Championship
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- Joshua Atencio at Soccerway