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Atlanta United defender George Bello #21 poses in the new 2021 Unity Kit at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground in Marietta, Georgia, on Tuesday May 25th, 2021. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Atlanta United)

Atlanta United announced Monday the club has transferred Homegrown defender George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld of the German Bundesliga.

Bello joined the Atlanta United Academy in 2016. The Douglasville native then signed a Homegrown deal in June 2017 with the deal becoming effective on Jan. 1, 2018. After making his MLS debut on Sept. 2, Bello went on to score his first career goal against New England Revolution on Oct. 6, 2018, becoming the sixth-youngest goal scorer in MLS history at the time.

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