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Amad Diallo
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Diallo with Manchester United in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Winger, midfielder
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 16
Youth career
2014–2015 Boca Barco
2015–2019 Atalanta
2021–2022 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Atalanta 4 (1)
2021– Manchester United 3 (0)
2022 Rangers (loan) 10 (3)
2022–2023 Sunderland (loan) 37 (13)
National team
2021– Ivory Coast U23 4 (0)
2021– Ivory Coast 4 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 16 May 2023 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:49, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Amad Diallo (born 11 July 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Ivory Coast national team.

Born in the Ivory Coast, Diallo 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, making him the first player born in 2002 to score in Serie A. In January 2021, Diallo joined English club Manchester United. He has had loan spells at Rangers and Sunderland.

Diallo made his senior international debut for the Ivory Coast in March 2021, in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.

Early life

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Diallo emigrated to Italy at a young age. He started out at Boca Barco's youth team in September 2014, where he impressed at a Christmas tournament the same year; he was the tournament's top goalscorer as the youngest on the field. Diallo was officially registered to the team on 14 January 2015.

Club career

Atalanta

2015–2020: Youth

With a number of Serie A clubs being interested in him while at Boca Barco, Diallo moved to Atalanta in 2015. While initially starting with the under-14s during the 2015–16 season, Diallo quickly moved to the under-15 team. He played in the Final Eight, scoring against Roma in the final and helping his side win the league title.

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. 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. He won the 2018–19 season with Atalanta.

In 2019, Diallo won the Supercoppa Primavera, providing both assists in a 2–1 win over Fiorentina. 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.

2019–2021: Senior

Diallo 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. He became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Italian top flight. 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.

Diallo'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. 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.

Manchester United

2020–21: Debut season

Manchester United v BSC Young Boys, 8 December 2021 (15)
Diallo playing for Manchester United in 2021

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. The reported fee was of €25 million – €40 million including bonuses. Diallo officially joined on 7 January 2021, on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year.

Diallo scored a brace on his debut for the Under-23s, in a 6–3 win over Liverpool on 30 January. He was first called up to the senior team on 9 February, as an unused substitute in an FA Cup fifth round match against West Ham United, which ended in a 1–0 Manchester United win after extra time. On 18 February, Diallo made his first-team debut for United as a substitute for Mason Greenwood in a 4–0 away win over Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 tie. His first goal for United came on 11 March, in a 1–1 home draw against AC Milan in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 tie.

On 13 March, Diallo was selected by the IFFHS in their 2020 CAF Youth Team of the Year (U20). He made his FA Cup debut on 21 March, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 3–1 away defeat against Leicester City in the quarter-finals. On 11 May, Diallo made his Premier League debut against Leicester City, assisting Mason 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.

Diallo played his first game of the 2021–22 season on 8 December 2021, starting the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Young Boys.

2022–2023: Loans to Rangers and Sunderland

Diallo was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Rangers on 27 January 2022, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. 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.

On 31 August 2022, Diallo joined Sunderland in the EFL Championship on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 22 October, in a 4–2 home defeat to Burnley. With three goals in five games in December, Amad won the EFL Young Player of the Month award. Diallo finished the season with 14 goals and 4 assists across all competitions, including a free kick from 25 yards in the play-off semi final against Luton Town.

International career

Diallo was first called up to the Ivory Coast national team on 18 March 2021 for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Niger and Ethiopia on 26 and 30 March, respectively. He made his debut against Niger, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute. On 5 June 2021, Diallo scored his first international goal in a friendly against Burkina Faso, through a 97th-minute free kick, to help his team win 2–1 at home.

On 3 July 2021, Diallo was named in the Ivory Coast under-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Diallo made his Olympics debut, and assisted a goal, in a 2–1 win against Saudi Arabia on 22 July. He made four appearances at the tournament.

Style of play

A winger who is also capable of playing as a mezzala, Diallo is a quick and dynamic player with a high technical ability and a good vision of the game. The fact that he is two-footed makes him a versatile player.

Personal life

Diallo is Muslim. He received his Italian passport in December 2020.

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". In September 2020, his name was legally changed to Amad Diallo.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2019–20 Serie A 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
2020–21 Serie A 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
Manchester United 2020–21 Premier League 3 0 1 0 4 1 8 1
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 9 1
Rangers (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 10 3 3 0 0 0 13 3
Sunderland (loan) 2022–23 Championship 37 13 3 0 0 0 2 1 42 14
Career total 54 17 7 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 69 19

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2021 3 1
2023 1 0
Total 4 1
Scores and results list the Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diallo goal.
List of international goals scored by Amad Diallo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 June 2021 Stade National de la Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2  Burkina Faso 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Manchester United

Rangers

  • Scottish Cup: 2021–22
  • UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2021–22

Individual

  • PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Year: 2022–23
  • PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month: December 2022
  • EFL Young Player of the Month: December 2022
  • IFFHS CAF Youth Team of the Year: 2020
  • Sunderland Young Player of the Year: 2022–23

See also

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