Two of Atlanta United’s promising young talents were in the national spotlight Tuesday night. Andrew Carleton and Chris Goslin both represented Major League Soccer against Chivas U-20’s in the annual MLS Homegrown Game, presented by Energizer.
Carleton was one of the eleven players selected to start, and at 17 years old was the youngest player on the pitch. But that didn’t deter the newly-crowned USSDA National Champion. Carleton showed confidence and ability with every touch, setting up an open shot in the box in the first ten minutes. Then later in the half, he showed all of his ability, dribbling free of his marker, showing great vision to play the killer through ball to the striker, and then following up the rebound with a shot that look destined for the far corner – only to be cleared off the line by a miraculous save from a Chivas defender.