KENNESAW, Ga. — Moments before the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup kicked off, an assistant coach for Atlanta United FC pulled Andrew Carleton aside and gave him a quick word of encouragement. “Hey, if you get a chance, don’t be afraid to shoot,” the coach told the 17-year-old making the first start of […]
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Miguel Almirón has been dominate in Major League Soccer this season, but he still hopes to compete in Europe one day soon. At training Wednesday, the Atlanta United F.C. star made it clear that playing in one of Europe’s top leagues is still his ambition. But he’s also savoring his time in MLS. “I’m just trying […]
Thanks to a late equalizing penalty kick from Andrew Carleton, ATL UTD 2 kept its unbeaten streak alive in front of an announced 4,135 fans Saturday at Coolray Field in Gwinnett County, Ga., drawing 1-1 with Louisville City F.C. Carleton, Atlanta United’s first ever homegrown signing, made his debut with the Five Stripes’ United Soccer […]
Atlanta United F.C. fans received confirmation Friday that Andrew Carleton, one of the club’s young homegrown stars, will play with United Soccer League affiliate ATL UTD 2 on Saturday. The USL side’s Twitter account posted a photo of Carleton at 12:30 p.m. Friday saying, “That feeling when you make your ATL UTD 2 debut tomorrow.” […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”49″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] When Atlanta United FC players entered the locker room Sunday before taking on D.C. United, there was a board in the room with one word written on it – commitment. Gerardo “Tata” Martino wanted to see how his team reacted to that. After a […]
From the age of 10, Andrew Carleton did much of his schooling at home through online classes. Back then — before Atlanta United FC made him the club’s first homegrown signing and fans nicknamed him “The Frosted Orange” because the color of his hair matches The Varsity’s trademark beverage — Carleton took the homeschool route so he […]