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Dominik Chong Qui signs Homegrown deal with Atlanta United

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17s, we've got another wonderkid fullback.

Atlanta United announced the signing of Dominik Chong Qui to a Homegrown deal Friday. The contract will run through the 2028 MLS season with an option for 2029. The Alpharetta, Ga. native is just 17 years old and is already playing alongside some of the best in MLS.

This past offseason, Chong Qui signed a contract with Atlanta United 2 just weeks before his 17th birthday. He made 17 appearances and 12 starts for the 2s in 2024 after making his professional debut June 26 against Orlando City B.

He's already been a part of a championship squad with the club. Chong Qui joined the Atlanta United Academy in 2022 and was a member of the U-16 team that won the 2023 MLS Next Cup Championship.

Chong Qui has been on the fast track since he signed with the 2s. The fullback went from making his professional debut to having a first-team contract in less than a year. He was scheduled to become a Homegrown with the First Team on Jan. 1, 2026 but now has his contract early.

At 17 years, 90 days, Chong Qui became the second youngest player to start an MLS match for Atlanta United on March 29 when he filled in for Pedro Amador at left back. Only George Bello, another fullback from Atlanta United's academy, started at a younger age.

"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."

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Atlanta United Head Coach Ronny Deila and Atlanta United defender Dominik Chong Qui #50 after the match against the New York City FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA on Saturday March 29, 2025. (Photo by Matthew Dingle/Atlanta United)
Youngest players to start an MLS match for Atlanta United:
Player
Age
Match
Date
George Bello
16 years, 243 days
ATL vs RSL
09/22/2018
Dominik Chong Qui
17 years, 90 days
ATL vs NYC
03/29/2025
Caleb Wiley
17 years, 115 days
ATL vs CIN
04/16/2022  
Tyler Wolff
17 years, 212 days
ATL at NSH
09/12/2020 
Noah Cobb
17 years, 248 days
ATL at CLB
03/25/2023
Andrew Carleton
18 years, 29 days
ATL vs DC
07/21/2018  

Atlanta United roster (as of April 4, 2025)

Goalkeepers (3): Josh Cohen, Brad Guzan, Jayden Hibbert  

Defenders (10): Luis Abram, Pedro Amador, Dominik Chong Qui, Noah Cobb, Matthew Edwards, Stian Gregersen, Ronald Hernández, Brooks Lennon, Efraín Morales, Derrick Williams

Midfielders (10): Miguel AlmirĂłn, Jay Fortune, Mateusz Klich, Saba Lobjanidze, Alexey Miranchuk, Edwin Mosquera, Tristan Muyumba, Will Reilly, Bartosz Slisz, Adyn Torres*

Forwards (6): Luke Brennan, Ashton Gordon, Latte Lath, Xande Silva, Jamal Thiaré, Cayman Togashi

*- Season-Long loan to Atlanta United 2

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