September 16, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Atlanta United 2 News Release
ATLANTA – Atlanta United 2’s Ajani Fortune, Vicente Reyes and Jonantan Villal have received call-ups from their respective national teams for the September FIFA window.
Fortune, the club’s captain, has been called up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team to compete in the 2022 King’s Cup in Thailand. The team’s first participation in the King’s Cup begins on Thursday, Sept. 22 against Tajikistan. The midfielder has started 15 matches in a row for head coach Jack Collison, logging his first professional assist against Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Aug. 27.
Reyes has been called up to Chile’s U-20 squad to participate in the Costa Cálida Supercup, held in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain from Sept. 17-27. Logging 1,170 minutes through 13 starts, the 18-year-old’s 67 saves and 67.7 percent save percentage are both club highs.
Villal has been called up to play with Mexico’s U-18 squad, who travels to Zlin, Czech Republic to face the U-18 sides of Finland, Slovakia and Germany from Sept. 21-25. The midfielder has recorded three assists this season, remaining only one of three ATL UTD 2 players to tally multiple assists in a match this season.
ATL UTD 2 (5-21-4, 19 points) travels to Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida to take on The Miami FC on Saturday, Sept. 17 (7 p.m., ESPN+).
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