Atlanta United announced the signing of midfielder Tristan Muyumba from French Ligue 2 side EA Guingamp through the 2027 season on July 6, 2023. After arriving during the summer transfer window, the Paris, France native went on to start 13 of his 14 appearances in all competitions. Muyumba made his Atlanta debut on July 29 against Cruz Azul in Leagues Cup. He recorded one goal and one assist in 10 MLS regular season appearances, scoring his first club goal in the club’s 5-2 win against Inter Miami CF on Sept. 16.
Muyumba started 29 of his 37 appearances in all competitions and recorded three assists in his first full season in Atlanta in 2024, including an assist in Atlanta’s 2-1 win against Inter Miami CF in Game 2 of Round One of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
The midfielder has spent most of his career in France. He came up at AS Monaco and made his professional debut for the side on April 26, 2017 in the Coupe de France match vs. Paris St.-Germain. After a loan spell in Belgium with Cercle Brugge, Muyumba signed with SC Toulon at the beginning of 2020. He made seven appearances in the second half of the season with Toulon before COVID shut down the campaign.
In July of 2020, the midfielder joined EA Guingamp B team and played in nine matches before joining Guingamp’s first team in January 2021. He had a breakout season in 2021/2022 in Ligue 2 for Guingamp, playing in 31 matches with 17 starts. Muyumba finished the season with three goals and two assists. This past season, the former French youth international set career-highs in matches played (35) and starts (30) as Guingamp finished in fifth place in Ligue 2.
2024 (Atlanta United): Started 29 of his 37 appearances in all competitions. MLS: Started 25 of his 30 regular season appearances and recorded two assists. Tallied assists against Nashville on May 18 and Inter Miami on May 29. MLS Cup Playoffs: Started one of his four appearances. Recorded his first playoff assist in Game 2 of Round One, a 2-1 win against Inter Miami CF. U.S. Open Cup: Started against Indy Eleven in the quarterfinal round. Leagues Cup: Started both of Atlanta’s matches against D.C. United and Santos Laguna.
2023 (Atlanta United): MLS: Started nine of his 10 appearances after joining during the summer transfer window. Recorded one goal and one assist. Scored his first MLS goal in 5-2 win against Inter Miami on Sept. 16. MLS Cup Playoffs: Started all three of Atlanta’s matches in Round One against Columbus. Leagues Cup: Made his Atlanta debut on July 29 against Cruz Azul, playing the full 90 minutes.
