Atlanta United is proving once again the Five Stripes don’t stop, announcing Friday they have signed goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt from USL side FC Cincinnati. As technical director Carlos Bocanegra put it, Hildebrandt will “add to the overall quality of our goalkeeper contignent.” So who is the newest member of the Five Stripes?
Background
One of two soccer-playing brothers from Livonia, Michigan, Hildebrandt began his career in the collegiate system. After redshirting his freshman year, he played all four years at Oakland University, where he was a team captain and ended with the best save percentage and goals allowed average in the Summit League.