Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Ryan Atencio [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | January 31, 2002||
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 | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018– | Tacoma Defiance | 45 | (3) |
2020– | Seattle Sounders FC | 73 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) |
2024– | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024 |
Joshua Ryan "Josh" Atencio (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
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]
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]
Atencio made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024 in a friendly against Slovenia. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | 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 | — | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
2022 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2023 | MLS | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 [c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2024 | MLS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 73 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 1 | ||
Tacoma Defiance | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2023 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
Total | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
Career total | 118 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |