Jack Gurr

Jack Gurr signed with Atlanta United on April 5, 2021, joining the First Team from Atlanta United 2 and becoming the fifth player to sign from the club's USL team. The defender originally signed with ATL UTD 2 on Dec. 5, 2019. During the 2020 season, he started 15 games, scored one goal, added three assists and finished sixth in the USL Championship with 36 chances created. He then signed a short-term agreement with the First Team on Dec. 15, 2020 ahead of the re-start of the 2020 Concacaf Champions League and made his debut a day later, coming on in the 76th minute in Atlanta’s 1-0 win over Club America.

In college, he was a four-year starter at Georgia Gwinnett from 2014-2017 where he was among the program’s most accomplished players. He was top-five in nearly every major category and finished as Gwinnett’s all-time leader in assists, second in shots and fifth in games played, goals and points. The Newcastle, England native led the Grizzlies to the NAIA tournament in three of his four seasons while being named to the First Team All-A.I.I. his junior and senior seasons when he led the team in assists each year.