Jay Fortune to miss 3-4 weeks with hamstring strain

Atlanta United is making adjustments as the team finds itself shorthanded in midfield.

Atlanta United announced Monday that Jay Fortune, who left Atlanta United’s 1-0 loss to Nashville with a hamstring injury, will miss at least the next three to four weeks.

A month-long absence would see Fortune miss at least four games — the next three of which are on the road including a double-matchweek this week. The team returns to Mercedes-Benz Stadium August 15 — ostensibly the last game Fortune would miss.

The injury is made worse for Atlanta with Cooper Sanchez having been called up for the most recent U-19 United States national team competing in the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship. In light of Fortune’s injury, Sanchez will remain with Atlanta United for at least the next week before departing for international duty. Sanchez is expected to also miss a month, putting him back with the Five Stripes around the same time Fortune is hopeful to return.

In other injury news for Atlanta, Matt Edwards also left Frida'y’s loss in Nashville due to a knock, but his status has been deemed day-to-day.