Amad Diallo Height, Age, Fiancée, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amad Diallo

• Amad was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but arrived in Italy when he was 8 years old.

• Amad began his youth career at Boca Barco’s youth team in September 2014. He was officially registered with the club on January 14, 2015.

• Amad signed for the club Atalanta in 2015. He helped Atalanta win the Campionato Primavera 1 title for two consecutive seasons, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

• On 27 October 2019, Amad made his Serie A debut against Udinese. He came as a substitute in the 79th minute and four minutes later scored his first goal for the club in a 7–1 home win.
  

  Photo of Amad Diallo while playing in a match for Atalanta

• Amad debuted in the UEFA Champions League on 1 December 2020 against Midtjylland in a 1–1 home draw; he came as a substitute in the match in the 68th minute.

• On his 18th birthday, Amad changed his Instagram name from “Amad Traoré” to “Amad Diallo”, with a caption reading “don’t call me Traoré anymore.” His name was legally changed to Amad Diallo in September 2020.

• Amad was named in the Ivory Coast under-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made his Olympic debut on 22 July 2021 against Saudi Arabia.

• Amad received his Italian passport in December 2020.

• On 7 January 2021, Amad officially signed a contract with Manchester United for a reported fee of €25 million- €40 million including bonuses. It was a five-year contract with the option of an extra year.

• Amad made his official debut for Manchester United on 18 February 2021 against Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 tie; he came as a substitute for Mason Greenwood in the match.
  

  Amad Diallo playing in his debut match for Manchester United

• On 11 March 2021, Amad scored his maiden goal for Manchester United against AC Milan in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 tie in a 1–1 home draw.

• Amad made his Premier League debut on 11 May 2021 against Leicester City; he got an assist in the match.

• For the remainder of the 2021–22 season, Amad was sent on loan to the Scottish Premiership club Rangers FC on 27 January 2022.

• After joining Sunderland A.F.C. in August 2022, Amad finished the 2022-23 season as Sunderland’s top goal scorer with 14 goals and 4 assists across all competitions.

• Amad scored his first Premier League goal for the club Manchester United on 15 May 2024 in a 3–2 victory against Newcastle United.

• On 16 December 2024, Amad made headlines when he helped Manchester United win 2-1 over their rivals Manchester City by scoring the winning goal in the final minutes of the Manchester Derby.
  

  Amad Diallo celebrating with his teammates after scoring the winning goal against Manchester City