Atlanta United 2 signs defender Ethan Dudley

Atlanta United 2 announced today that they have signed free agent defender Ethan Dudley. The former Northwestern defender spent the 2023 season with Crown Legacy FC before signing with Union Omaha (USL League One) ahead of their 2023 playoff run. Dudley is signed through July 16 with a team option to extend until end of 2024 season.

At Northwestern, Dudley was the only player to start all 17 games in 2022 and was the team’s leader in minutes (1,522), goals (four) and points (10). Before joining the Wildcats, Dudley spent four years on the Florida Gulf Coast, where he played in 48 games and made 31 starts from 2018 to 2021. In 2020, he was honored as the ASUN Defensive Player of the year and selected to the ASUN all-tournament team.

Atlanta United 2 (2-5-1, 8 points) begins its first back-to-back road trip on Saturday, May 18 as the club takes on division rival Huntsville City FC at 8 p.m. ET (Apple TV – MLS Season Pass, Football here) . Select ATL UTD 2 matches are available with an MLS Season Pass subscription, located on the Apple TV app, while the rest of the matches are streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

Player Profile
Name: Ethan Dudley
Position: Defender
Height: 6-4
Date of birth: April 11, 2000 (24)
Place of birth: St. John, Florida
Citizenship: UNITED STATES
Transaction: Atlanta United 2 is signing free agent Ethan Dudley through July 16 with a team option to extend through the end of the 2024 season.

Atlanta United 2 2024 roster (as of May 15, 2024):
Goalkeepers (2): John Berner, Jayden Hibbert
Defenders (4): Ethan Dudley, Matt Edwards, Daniel Russo*, Ramzi Qawasmy
Midfield (6): Javier Armas, Alan Carleton, Erik Centeno^, Matías Gallardo, Noble Okello, Jacob Williams
Attackers (2): Ashton Gordon, Karim Tmimi

* On season-ending injury list
^ On loan from Atlanta United until the 2024 season