*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 2 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Born in the Ivory Coast, Amad moved to Italy as a child. He joined the Atalanta youth system in 2015, where he won two Campionato Primavera 1 titles. In 2019, he scored on his debut for the senior team. In January 2021, Amad joined Manchester United, and had loan spells at Rangers and Sunderland.
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,[4] Amad emigrated to Italy at a young age.[5] He started out at Boca Barco's youth team in September 2014,[6] where he impressed at a Christmas tournament the same year; he was the tournament's top goalscorer as the youngest on the field.[7] Amad was officially registered to the team on 14 January 2015.[8]
Club career
Atalanta
2015–2020: Youth
With a number of Serie A clubs being interested in him while at Boca Barco, Amad moved to Atalanta in 2015.[7] While initially starting with the under-14s during the 2015–16 season, Amad quickly moved to the under-15 team.[7] He played in the Final Eight, scoring against Roma in the final and helping his side win the league title.[7]
During the 2016–17 season, he played for the under-15 side before moving to the under-17s in 2017–18, where he scored 12 goals in 27 appearances.[7] In 2018–19, Amad scored 12 goals and made seven assists in 16 under-17 games, and six goals and six assists in 26 games in the Campionato Primavera 1, the under-19 championship.[9] He won the 2018–19 season with Atalanta.[10]
In 2019, Amad won the Supercoppa Primavera, providing both assists in a 2–1 win over Fiorentina.[11] He scored six goals and made six assists in 25 league games, helping Atalanta win the Campionato Primavera 1 in 2019–20 for a second successive season.[12]
2019–2021: Senior
Amad made his Serie A debut on 27 October 2019, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute against Udinese, and scored his first goal four minutes later in a 7–1 home win.[13] He became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Italian top flight.[14] His first UEFA Champions League call-up came on 11 December 2019, as an unused substitute in a 3–0 away win against Shakhtar Donetsk.[12]
Amad's first league game in the 2020–21 season was on 28 November 2020, as a 77th-minute substitute against Hellas Verona; Atalanta lost 2–0 at home.[15] Amad made his Champions League debut on 1 December, after being subbed on in the 68th minute against Midtjylland in a 1–1 home draw.[16]
On 5 October 2020, Manchester United agreed to sign Amad in January 2021, pending the agreement of personal terms, passing a medical and the issue of a work permit.[17][18] The reported fee was of €21.3 million – €37 million including bonuses.[19] Amad officially joined on 7 January 2021, on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year.[20]
On 11 May, Amad made his league debut against Leicester City, assisting Greenwood's goal in a 2–1 defeat; the goal was the first time in 15 years a teenager assisted another for a Premier League goal.[26]
Amad was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Rangers on 27 January 2022, for the remainder of the season.[28] He made his debut on 29 January, scoring the opener of the game as a starter in a 3–3 away draw to Ross County.[29]
On 31 August 2022, Amad joined Sunderland in the EFL Championship on a season-long loan.[30] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 22 October, in a 4–2 home defeat to Burnley.[31] With three goals in five games in December, Amad won the EFL Young Player of the Month award.[32] Amad finished the season with 14 goals and 4 assists across all competitions,[33] which made him Sunderland's top goal scorer that season, including a free kick from 25 yards in the play-off semi final against Luton Town.[34]
2023–24: Breakthrough season at Manchester United
Amad played his first game for United in over two seasons on 30 December 2023, as a substitute in the 2–1 league defeat away to Nottingham Forest.[35] On 17 March 2024, Amad scored the winning goal in the last minute of extra time in a 4–3 win against Liverpool in the 2023–24 FA Cup quarter-finals; he received a second yellow card and was sent off after taking his shirt off in celebration.[36] Amad's first Premier League goal came on 15 May, scoring United's second goal in a 3–2 victory against Newcastle United.[37]
2024–25 season
Following the dismissal of Erik ten Hag, Amad saw regular playing opportunities, first under interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, then head coach Ruben Amorim.[38] On 7 November, in Van Nistelrooy's penultimate game in charge, Amad scored his first brace for the club in a 2–0 win against PAOK in the UEFA Europa League.[39]
On 24 November 2024, he started as a wing-back in Amorim's first match against Ipswich Town which ended in a 1–1 draw. He assisted Marcus Rashford's opening goal in the second minute.[40] On 15 December, he started as an attacking midfielder away to local rivals and reigning champions Manchester City, where he notably won a late penalty which Bruno Fernandes converted to equalise, then scored the winning goal in the final minutes their in 2–1 victory.[41]
On 5 January 2025, he scored a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield.[42] On 9 January, he signed a new contract until 2030.[43] On 12 January, Amad made his 50th appearance for United, coming on as a substitute in their FA Cup third round match against Arsenal, which ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time. He scored United's second penalty in the shoot-out, which they won 5–3.[44] On 16 January, Amad scored his first senior hat-trick in 12 minutes against Southampton in a 3–1 victory, helping Manchester United to come from behind in the second-half.[45] He became the first Manchester United player to score a hat-trick since Cristiano Ronaldo against Norwich City in April 2022.[46]
A winger who is also capable of playing as a mezzala, Amad is a quick and dynamic player with a high technical ability and a good vision of the game.[7] The fact that he is two-footed makes him a versatile player.[7] He is capable of both creating chances and cutting inside mainly from the right flank, even playing as a right wing-back under Ruben Amorim. Amad possesses quick acceleration and dribbling skills, often dribbling using small touches on the ball and taking on defenders rather than bursting into space. He is known to perform back-heel passes and other tricks.[54]
Legal issues
In July 2020, an investigation into the trafficking of football players was launched by the public prosecutor's office of Parma.[55] Among the involved was Hamed Mamadou Traoré, a distant relative of Amad and his alleged brother Hamed Traorè, who was accused of posing as their father to facilitate their immigration into Italy.[55] The investigation also questioned the relationship between Amad and Hamed.[56]
On 9 February 2021, Amad was found guilty of violating the Italian Sports Justice Code in order to join the football club "ASD Boca Barco" in 2015 under the name "Diallo Amad Traoré".[8] He was accused of falsifying documents in order to fake a relationship with Hamed Mamadou Traoré, an Ivorian citizen resident in Italy, and request a family reunification.[8] Amad requested a plea bargain, with the Federal Prosecutor's Office imposing a fine of €48,000.[8]
On 11 July 2020, the day of his 18th birthday, Amad changed his Instagram name from "Amad Traoré" to "Amad Diallo", with a caption reading "don't call me Traoré anymore".[58] In September 2020, his name was legally changed to Amad Diallo.[2][59]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 7 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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