Atlanta United signed free agent winger Fafa Picault to a contract through the 2026 MLS season with an option through June 30, 2027 on Feb. 17, 2026. Picault brings nine years of MLS experience, recording 61 goals and 29 assists in 255 regular season and playoff appearances.
The attacker scored four goals in 28 appearances in all competitions for MLS Cup champion Inter Miami CF in 2025, including the Club World Cup and Concacaf Champions Cup. Previously, Picault had a standout season in 2024 with the Vancouver Whitecaps where he contributed 10 goals and eight assists across all competitions, helping the club win the Canadian Championship and secure an MLS Cup Playoffs spot. Prior to joining Vancouver, the Haitian international played for the Philadelphia Union (2017-19), FC Dallas (2020), Houston Dynamo (2021-22) and Nashville SC (2023). Notably, Picault scored nine goals for Nashville in 2023, including three goals in Leagues Cup to help the club reach the final, and achieved double-digit goals in MLS with 11 in 2021 with Houston and 10 in 2018 with Philadelphia.
His club career also includes stints abroad with Sparta Prague in 2015 and FC St. Pauli in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga from 2015-2017. Picault spent part of his youth career in Italy with Cagliari Primavera, before returning to the United States where he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2012 and Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2014.
International: Picault has earned 16 caps with the Haitian national team and recorded one goal and four assists, appearing in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, Nations League and FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Prior to committing to Haiti, he represented the United States Men’s National Team in 2016 and made two appearances before making a one-time switch.
