Thiago Almada and Miles Robinson headline the six Atlanta United players who were called to their national teams for coming matches.
Robinson, a centerback, was called up by the U.S. for friendlies against Germany on Saturday in Connecticut and Ghana on Oct. 17 in Nashville. He has two goals and one assist in 26 appearances for Atlanta United.
Almada, an attacking midfielder, was called up by Argentina for World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay on Thursday and Peru on Oct. 17. Almada has four caps for Argentina. He leads MLS in assists (17) and has 11 goals in 30 appearances for Atlanta United.
Striker Giorgos Giakoumakis was called up by Greece for Euro qualifying matches against Ireland on Friday and the Netherlands on Monday. Giakoumakis has made 17 appearances for Greece. He has scored 15 goals in 27 appearances for Atlanta United.
Winger Saba Lobjanidze was called up by Georgia for a friendly against Thailand on Thursday and a Euro qualifier against Cyprus on Sunday. Lobjanidze has made 35 appearances for Georgia. He has three goals and three assists in eight appearances for Atlanta United.
Centerback Luis Abram was called up by Peru for World Cup qualifying matches against Chile on Thursday and Argentina on Oct. 17. He has 37 appearances for Peru. He has made 21 appearances for Atlanta United.
Fullback Caleb Wiley was called up by the U.S. Under-23s for friendlies against Mexico on Wednesday and Japan on Oct. 17. The matches are part of the team’s preparations for next year’s Olympics. He has four goals and four assists in 29 appearances for Atlanta United.
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Atlanta United’s 2023 MLS schedule
Feb. 25 Atlanta United 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1
March 4 Atlanta United 1, Toronto FC 1
March 11 Atlanta United 3, Charlotte FC 0
March 18 Atlanta United 5, Portland 1
March 25 Columbus 6, Atlanta United 1
April 1 Atlanta United 1, New York Red Bulls 0
April 8 Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 1
April 15 Atlanta United 2, Toronto FC 2
April 23 Atlanta United 2, Chicago 1
April 29 Nashville SC 3, Atlanta United 1
May 6 Inter Miami CF 2, Atlanta United 1
May 13 Charlotte 3, Atlanta United 1
May 17 Atlanta United 4, Colorado 0
May 20 Atlanta United 3, Chicago 3
May 27 Atlanta United 1, Orlando 1
May 31 Atlanta United 3, New England 3
June 7 Atlanta United 0, LAFC 0
June 10 Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 1
June 21 Atlanta United 2, New York City 2
June 24 New York Red Bulls 4, Atlanta United 0
July 2 Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia 0
July 8 Atlanta United 1, Montreal 0
July 12 New England 2, Atlanta United 1
July 15 Orlando City 2, Atlanta United 1
July 25 Miami 4, Atlanta United 0 in Leagues Cup
July 29 Cruz Azul 1 (5), Atlanta United (4) 1 in Leagues Cup
Aug. 20 Atlanta United 2, Seattle 0
Aug. 26 Atlanta United 4, Nashville 0
Aug. 30 Cincinnati 2, Atlanta United 1
Sept. 2 Atlanta United 2, FC Dallas 2
Sept. 16 Atlanta United 5, Inter Miami 2
Sept. 20 Atlanta United 1, D.C. United 1
Sept. 23 Atlanta United 4, Montreal 1
Oct. 4 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta United 2
Oct. 7 Atlanta United 1, Columbus 1
Oct. 21 at FC Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
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