Amad Diallo

Amad Diallo (born 11 July 2002), formerly known as Amad Diallo Traoré, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United. A versatile forward, Diallo's main strengths are his pace and technical ability.

Amad Diallo
Personal information
Full name Amad Diallo[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002[2]
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast[3]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2015 Boca Barco
2015–2019 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Atalanta 4 (1)
2021– Manchester United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2021

Diallo was born in the Ivory Coast, before moving to Italy as a child. He joined the Atalanta youth system in 2015, where he won two Campionato Primavera 1 titles. He scored on his professional debut for Atalanta at the age of 17, in a Serie A game against Udinese in October 2019. In January 2021, he joined English club Manchester United.

Early life

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Diallo moved to Italy at around the age of 10 with his brother,[4] Hamed, who also plays football.[5]

In July 2020, an investigation into trafficking of football players was launched by the public prosecutor's office of Parma.[6] Among the involved was Hamed Mamadou Traorè, a distant relative of Amad and Hamed, who was accused of posing as their father to facilitate their immigration to Italy.[6] The investigation also questioned the relationship between Amad and Hamed.[7]

Career

2014–2015: Boca Barco

Diallo started out at Boca Barco's youth team in September 2014,[8] where he impressed at a Christmas tournament the same year.[5] Diallo, the youngest on the field, was the tournament's top goalscorer.[5] With a number of Serie A clubs being interested in him, Diallo moved to Atalanta in 2015.[5]

2015–2020: Atalanta

While initially starting out in the Campionato Giovanissimi Regionali Professionisti – the under-14 championship of Italy – during the 2015–16 season, Diallo quickly moved to the Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali, the under-15 championship.[5] With the Atalanta Primavera, Diallo played in the Final Eight, scoring against Roma in the final and helping his side win the league title.[5]

During the 2016–17 season he played for the under-15 side, before moving to the under-17 side in 2017–18 where he scored 12 goals in 27 appearances in the Campionato Nazionale Under-17.[5] In 2018–19, Diallo 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 Diallo 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]

Atalanta

Coming through the youth system, Diallo made his Serie A debut on 27 October 2019, coming on from the bench on the 79th minute against Udinese; he scored his first goal for Atalanta four minutes later in a 7–1 home win.[13] Diallo 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]

Diallo's first league game in 2020–21 was on 28 November 2020, as a 77th-minute substitute against Hellas Verona; Atalanta lost 2–0 at home.[15] Diallo 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]

Manchester United

On 5 October 2020, Manchester United agreed to sign Diallo 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 €25 million – €40 million including bonuses.[19] Diallo officially joined on 7 January 2021, on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year.[20] On 30 January 2021, Diallo scored a brace on his debut for the Under-23s, in a 6–3 win over Liverpool.[21]

Style of play

A winger who is also capable of playing as a half-winger (Italian: mezzala), Diallo is a quick and dynamic player with a high technical ability and a good vision of the game.[5] His ambidexterity makes him a versatile player.[5]

Personal life

On 11 July 2020, the day of his 18th birthday, the player changed his Instagram name from "Amad Traoré" to "Amad Diallo", with a caption reading "don't call me Traoré anymore".[22] In September 2020, his name was legally changed to Amad Diallo.[1] At the end of December 2020, he received his Italian passport.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2019–20[23] Serie A 3100—00—31
2020–21[24] Serie A 1000—1[lower-alpha 3]0—20
Total 410000100051
Manchester United 2020–21[24] Premier League 0000—00—00
Career total 410000100051
  1. Includes the Coppa Italia and the FA Cup
  2. Includes the EFL Cup
  3. Appearance in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Atalanta

References
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  2. "Amad Diallo". Premier League. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "Chi è Diallo Amad Traorè: attaccante dell'Atalanta". Atalanta YSport (in Italian). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Amad Diallo: Winger gets Italian passport ahead of transfer to Manchester United from Atalanta". SkySports. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "Amad Traorè: talento ivoriano classe 2002". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. "Traffico di calciatori, coinvolto anche il "padre" di Hamed Junior Traorè". Reggionline - Quotidianionline - Telereggio - Trc - TRM (in Italian). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. Di Landro, Armando (11 July 2020). "«Il talento dell'Atalanta Traore portato in Italia illegalmente»: indagati i finti genitori". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. Curi, Riccardo (10 January 2020). "Amad Traoré, talento in rampa di lancio". Football Scouting (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. "È Atalanta felix, vivaio senza fine: Traore e Piccoli guidano la nuova meglio gioventù". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. Nc.it, Redazione. "Primavera 1 – Albo d'oro: l'Atalanta conquista il suo terzo titolo". Numeri Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "Supercoppa Primavera, Atalanta campione | Sky Sport". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. Grandoni, Alessandro. "SCHEDA | Amad Traoré, attaccante, Atalanta, 2002. Analisi Tecnica e Video". www.calcionazionale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  13. "Atalanta vs. Udinese – 27 ottobre 2019". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. "Amad Traore ha segnato il gol del 7–1 in Atalanta Udinese" (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  15. "Diretta Atalanta-Verona 0-2: Veloso e Zaccagni, i veneti volano". la Repubblica (in Italian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  16. "Champions League debut for Amad Diallo". Atalanta. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  17. "Diallo to Join Manchester United in January". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  18. "United's hopeless pursuit of Jadon Sancho – the real story". The Athletic. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  19. "L'Atalanta dà spettacolo anche sul mercato". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. "Man Utd completed Amad Diallo transfer from Atalanta". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. "Amad and Hugill inspire memorable win at Liverpool". Manchester United F.C. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  22. "Non chiamatelo più Traoré: il baby fenomeno Amad Diallo conquista lo United". Calciomercato.com (in Italian). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  23. "Games played by Amad Diallo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  24. "Games played by Amad Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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