.jpg) Fortune in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-12-30)30 December 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Atlanta United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Atlanta United 2 | 69 | (4) |
| 2023– | Atlanta United | 56 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Trinidad and Tobago U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Ajani "Jay" Fortune (born 30 December 2002) is a Trinidadian professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forMajor League Soccer clubAtlanta United. Born in the United States, he plays for theTrinidad and Tobago national team.[1]
On 11 July 2020, at just 17 years-old, Fortune made his professional debut forAtlanta United 2, theUSL Championship affiliate ofAtlanta United.[2] That same season, Fortune scored his first professional goal againstMiami FC with a right-footed strike from outside the box.[3]
On 27 August 2021, Fortune signed a professional contract withAtlanta United 2.[4]
After a series of impressive performances forAtlanta United 2,Atlanta United rewarded Fortune with a first-team contract at the club, becoming only the 14th player in franchise history to transition from the academy to the first-team. Fortune was then named by head coach, formerWest Ham United midfielder,Jack Collison as team captain forAtlanta United 2 for the remainder of the 2022 USL season.[5]
Fortune made hisMajor League Soccer debut againstCharlotte FC on March 11, 2023, becoming the youngestTrinidad and Tobago national team player to do so.[6]
On June 10, 2023, Fortune made his first career start for Atlanta United in Major League Soccer against D.C. United.[7]
Fortune was selected for theTrinidad and Tobago U-17 National Team for the2019 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship. Fortune played all four games for Trinidad and Tobago as the team were eliminated in the second round of the tournament.[8]
At 18 years-old, Fortune received his firstsenior call-up in January 2021 ahead of a friendly with theUnited States.[9] He made his debut in the game, as a starter.
In June 2023, Fortune was named to the 23-man squad for the2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] In Trinidad's opening game of the tournament againstSaint Kitts and Nevis on June 25, he scored his first goal, netting the second in an eventual 3–0 victory.[11]
Fortune's brother,Dre, plays forNõmme Kalju FC of theMeistriliiga.[12]
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