Amad Traoré


Amad Diallo Traoré is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Atalanta. In 2019 he became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Serie A.

Early life

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Traoré moved to Italy at a young age with his family. His brother, Hamed, also plays football.

Club career

Youth

Traoré started out at Boca Barco's youth team in September 2014, where he impressed at a Christmas tournament the same year. The youngest on the field, Traoré was the tournament's top goalscorer. With a number of Serie A clubs being interested in him, Traoré moved to Atalanta in 2015.
While initially starting out in the Giovanissimi Regionali, the under-14 championship, Traoré began playing in the Campionato Juniores Nazionali, the under-19 championship. With the Atalanta Primavera, Traoré played in the Final Eight, scoring against Roma in the final and helping his side win the Scudetto. During the 2016–17 season he played for the under-15 side, before moving to the under-17 side the following season where he scored 12 goals in 27 appearances. In 2018–19, Traoré scored 18 goals and made 13 assists in 42 games. He won the Campionato Primavera 1 with Atalanta during that season, as well as the 2019 Supercoppa Primavera at the start of the following season.

Atalanta

Coming through the youth system, Traoré 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. Traoré became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Italian top flight.

Playing style

A winger who is also capable of playing as a wing-half, Traoré is a quick and dynamic player with a high technical ability and a good vision of the game. His ambidexterity makes him a versatile player.

Honours

Club

Atalanta