Josh Atencio
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Atencio with the Colorado Rapids in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Ryan Atencio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002年01月31日) January 31, 2002 (age24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6ft 1in (1.85m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Tacoma Defiance | 45 | (3) |
| 2020–2024 | Seattle Sounders FC | 91 | (1) |
| 2025– | Colorado Rapids | 42 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | United States | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of August 1, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 2, 2024 | |||
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Joshua Ryan Atencio (/əˈtɛnsioʊ/ ə-TEN-see-oh;[2] born January 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the United States national team. He spent his first five professional seasons with Seattle Sounders FC from 2020 to 2024.
Career
[edit ]Atencio joined the Seattle Sounders FC academy in 2016.[3] He made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in August 2018.[4] Atencio signed a professional contract for the 2019 season.[5]
On June 15, 2020, Atencio signed a Homegrown Players contract with the Seattle Sounders.[6] 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.[7] He suffered an injury to his right adductor and spent several months recovering during the 2023 season, where he saw inconsistent playing time. By the end of the regular season, Atencio had returned to the starting lineup.[8] He signed a four-year contract extension with the Sounders in January 2024.[9]
In a February 15, 2025 transaction one week prior to the start of a new campaign, Atencio was acquired by the Colorado Rapids from the Sounders for 1ドル.3 million in General Allocation Money (GAM) split evenly across two seasons and an additional 300,000ドル in conditional GAM based on performance.[10]
International career
[edit ]Born in the United States, Atencio is of Mexican descent.[11] 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.[12]
Atencio made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024, in a friendly against Slovenia.[13]
He was selected as an alternate for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics,[14] and played after Gianluca Busio was injured.[15] [16]
Career statistics
[edit ]Club
[edit ]- As of match played December 8, 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MLS | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 91 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 111 | 2 | |||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| Colorado Rapids | 2025 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 156 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ↑ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Leagues Cup
International
[edit ]- As of match played January 20, 2024[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit ]- 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022TM: 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.
- ↑ "ATENCIO Josh". Paris 2024 Olympics . 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Evans, Jayda (November 3, 2023). "How Josh Atencio played his way back into Sounders' starting lineup to fuel Seattle's playoff push". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Jayda (January 11, 2024). "Sounders sign midfielder Josh Atencio to four-year contract". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Colorado Rapids acquire midfielder Josh Atencio from Seattle Sounders FC," Colorado Rapids press release, Saturday, February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ↑ 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 Headed to 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (July 30, 2024). "Josh Atencio makes Olympics debut". Sounders News. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Jayda (August 2, 2024). "Josh Atencio's return to Sounders unclear after U.S. loss in Olympics". The Seattle Times . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ↑ Josh Atencio at Soccerway
- ↑ Josh Atencio at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit ]- Josh Atencio at Seattle Sounders FC
- Josh Atencio at USL Championship
- Joshua Atencio at Major League Soccer
- Joshua Atencio at U.S. Soccer
- Joshua Atencio at Soccerway
- Josh Atencio on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata
- 2002 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- MLS Next Pro players
- United States men's international soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players for the United States
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- American people of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington
- Soccer players from King County, Washington
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Newport High School (Bellevue, Washington) alumni