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 2121
Tacoma Defiance 2019 USL 251251
2020 USL 2020
2021 USL 2020
Total 312312
Seattle Sounders FC 2020 MLS 501[lower-alpha 1]060
2021 MLS 2403[lower-alpha 2]0270
2022 MLS 18010190
2023 MLS 221207[lower-alpha 3]0311
Total 6913000110831
Tacoma Defiance 2022 MLS Next Pro 7070
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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