Atlanta United sign homegrown defender Dominik Chong Qui | OneFootball

By MLSsoccer staff

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing

Atlanta United have signed homegrown defender Dominik Chong Qui through 2028 with an option for 2029, the club announced Friday.

At 17 years and 90 days, Chong Qui became the second youngest player to start a match for Atlanta on March 29, trailing only George Bello. The US youth international made his first-team debut on March 1 in a substitute cameo against Charlotte FC.

"I really believe in him," head coach Ronny Deila said after Chong Qui's debut. "We have a player for the future, and not only for the future, he can do something now ... He just needs to keep training and pushing, because he has something special."

In his only full MLS NEXT Pro season with affiliate Atlanta United 2, Chong Qui scored twice in 17 appearances (12 starts) last year.

Chong Qui also played on Atlanta's U-16 academy team that won the 2023 MLS NEXT Cup Championship.

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