Amad Traoré

Amad Diallo Traoré (born 11 July 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Atalanta.[3] In 2019 he became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Serie A.

Amad Traoré
Personal information
Full name Amad Diallo Traoré
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 79
Youth career
2014–2015 Boca Barco
2015– Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Atalanta 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Traoré moved to Italy at a young age with his family. His brother, Hamed, also plays football.[2]

Club career

Youth

Traoré started out at Boca Barco's youth team in September 2014,[4] where he impressed at a Christmas tournament the same year.[2] The youngest on the field, Traoré was the tournament's top goalscorer.[2] With a number of Serie A clubs being interested in him, Traoré moved to Atalanta in 2015.[2]

While initially starting out in the Giovanissimi Regionali, the under-14 championship, Traoré began playing in the Campionato Juniores Nazionali, the under-19 championship.[2] With the Atalanta Primavera, Traoré played in the Final Eight, scoring against Roma in the final and helping his side win the Scudetto.[2] 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.[2] In 2018–19, Traoré scored 18 goals and made 13 assists in 42 games (between the under-17 and Primavera teams).[5] He won the Campionato Primavera 1 with Atalanta during that season,[6] as well as the 2019 Supercoppa Primavera at the start of the following season.[7]

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.[8] Traoré became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Italian top flight.[9]

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.[2]

Honours and achievements

Club

Atalanta

References
  1. "Chi è Diallo Amad Traorè: attaccante dell'Atalanta". Atalanta YSport (in Italian). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Amad Traorè: talento ivoriano classe 2002". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "Costa d'avorio – A. Traoré – Profile with news, career statistics and history". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Amad Diallo Traoré: Der ivorische Pfeil von Atalanta Bergamo aus Abidjans Straßen". www.transfermarkt.at (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. Nc.it, Redazione. "Primavera 1 – Albo d'oro: l'Atalanta conquista il suo terzo titolo". Numeri Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. Sport, Sky. "Supercoppa Primavera, Atalanta campione | Sky Sport". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Atalanta vs. Udinese – 27 ottobre 2019". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. "Amad Traore ha segnato il gol del 7–1 in Atalanta Udinese" (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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