Josh Atencio
Personal information
Full name Joshua Ryan Atencio[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002[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 84
Youth career
2016–2020 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tacoma Defiance 45 (3)
2020– Seattle Sounders FC 74 (1)
International career‡
2017 United States U15 5 (0)
2017–2018 United States U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Ryan Atencio (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

Career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 26, 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders FC 2 2018 USL 21———21
Tacoma Defiance 2019 USL 251———251
2020 USL 20———20
2021 USL 20———20
Total 312———312
Seattle Sounders FC 2020 MLS 50——1[lower-alpha 1]060
2021 MLS 240——3[lower-alpha 2]0270
2022 MLS 18010——190
2023 MLS 22120—7[lower-alpha 3]0311
Total 6913000110831
Tacoma Defiance 2022 MLS Next Pro 70———70
Career total 107330001101213
  1. ↑ Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Leagues Cup, four appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Josh Atencio". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sounders FC 2 Signs Midfielder Josh Atencio". Seattle Sounders FC. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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".
  8. ↑ "Josh Atencio named to pre-Olympics training camp". Sounder at Heart. November 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ Josh Atencio at Soccerway
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