Amad Diallo

Amad Diallo (born 11 July 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for 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.