{"id":17487,"date":"2023-10-22T03:07:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T02:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=17487"},"modified":"2023-10-22T03:07:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T02:07:58","slug":"atlanta-united-sign-midfielder-nick-firmino-from-mls-next-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/atlanta-united-sign-midfielder-nick-firmino-from-mls-next-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta United sign midfielder Nick Firmino from MLS NEXT Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlutd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atlanta United <\/a>has signed midfielder Nick Firmino through the 2026 MLS season, the club announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old Brazil native will formally join Atlanta\u2019s first team in January 2024 after starring for Atlanta United 2 and securing a spot in this year\u2019s MLS NEXT Pro Best XI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNick is a player who has continued to improve and perform at a high level during the past two seasons, capped off by his MLSNP Best XI honours,\u201d Atlanta VP and technical director Carlos Bocanegra said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a versatile midfielder with a good engine who has a nose for goal. We\u2019re excited to continue to watch his development at the club.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e of The Proving Ground \ud83d\udccd<br><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLSNEXTPRO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLSNEXTPRO<\/a> mid-season Player of the Year<br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atlutd2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ATLUTD2<\/a> single-season goalscoring record<br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLSNEXTPRO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLSNEXTPRO<\/a> Best XI \ud83c\udf1f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i4D9J2SXXK\">pic.twitter.com\/i4D9J2SXXK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; x &#8211; Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLUTD\/status\/1714284256531472641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 2023 season, Firmino led Atlanta United 2 with 16 goals and six assists in 27 games (25 starts). An MVP finalist in MLS NEXT Pro, he memorably scored a goal in his MLS debut last June, subbing on and scoring the equalizer in a 2-2 draw against New York City FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firmino initially turned pro in November 2018 as a homegrown player for the New England Revolution. He also spent the 2021 season competing with Union Omaha in USL League One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Similar News Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/ex-arsenal-star-jack-wilshere-to-become-mls-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ex-Arsenal star Jack Wilshere to become MLS Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta United has signed midfielder Nick Firmino through the 2026 MLS season, the club announced on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Brazil native will formally join Atlanta\u2019s first team in January 2024 after starring for Atlanta United 2 and securing a spot in this year\u2019s MLS NEXT Pro Best XI. \u201cNick is a player who has continued to improve and perform at a high level during the past two seasons, capped off by his MLSNP Best XI honours,\u201d Atlanta VP and technical director Carlos Bocanegra said in a release. \u201cHe\u2019s a versatile midfielder with a good engine who has a nose for goal. We\u2019re excited to continue to watch his development at the club.\u201d During the 2023 season, Firmino led Atlanta United 2 with 16 goals and six assists in 27 games (25 starts). An MVP finalist in MLS NEXT Pro, he memorably scored a goal in his MLS debut last June, subbing on and scoring the equalizer in a 2-2 draw against New York City FC. Firmino initially turned pro in November 2018 as a homegrown player for the New England Revolution. He also spent the 2021 season competing with Union Omaha in USL League One. Similar News Story: Ex-Arsenal star Jack Wilshere to become MLS Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,170,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-mls","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Atlanta United sign midfielder Nick Firmino - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nick Firmino from MLS NEXT Pro, has been signed by Atlanta United. 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