Atalanta 2015–2020: Youth With a number of
Serie A clubs being interested in him while at Boca Barco, Amad moved to
Atalanta in 2015. He won the 2018–19 season with Atalanta. In 2019, Amad 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 Amad 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. Amad 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 in 2021 On 5 October 2020,
Manchester United agreed to sign Amad in January 2021, pending the agreement of personal terms, passing a medical and the issue of a work permit. The reported fee was of €21.3 million – €37 million including bonuses. Amad officially joined on 7 January 2021, on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year. Amad 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, Amad 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 11 May, Amad made his league debut against
Leicester City, assisting 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. Amad played his first game of the
2021–22 season on 8 December 2021, starting the
UEFA Champions League group stage match against
Young Boys.
2022–23: Loans to Rangers and Sunderland Amad was
loaned to
Scottish Premiership club
Rangers on 27 January 2022, for the remainder of the 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, Amad 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. Amad finished the season with 14 goals and 4 assists across all competitions, which made him Sunderland's top goal scorer that season, including a
free kick from 25 yards in the
play-off semi-final against
Luton Town.
2023–24: Breakthrough season at Manchester United Amad played his first game for United in over two seasons on 30 December 2023, as a substitute in the 2–1 league defeat away to
Nottingham Forest. On 17 March 2024, Amad scored the winning goal in the last minute of extra time in a 4–3 win against
Liverpool in the
2023–24 FA Cup quarter-finals; he received a second yellow card and was
sent off after taking his shirt off in celebration. Amad's first Premier League goal came on 15 May, scoring United's second goal in a 3–2 victory against
Newcastle United.
2024–25: Manchester United regular Following the dismissal of
Erik ten Hag, Amad saw regular playing opportunities, first under interim manager
Ruud van Nistelrooy, then head coach
Ruben Amorim. On 7 November, in Van Nistelrooy's penultimate game in charge, Amad scored his first brace for the club in a 2–0 win against
PAOK in the
UEFA Europa League. On 24 November 2024, he started as a
wing-back in Amorim's first match against
Ipswich Town which ended in a 1–1 draw. He assisted
Marcus Rashford's opening goal in the second minute. On 15 December, he started as an attacking midfielder away to
local rivals and reigning champions
Manchester City, where he won a late penalty that
Bruno Fernandes converted to equalise, then scored the winning goal in the final minutes in their 2–1 victory. His winning goal in that match was later voted Manchester United's goal of the season. On 5 January 2025, he scored a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Liverpool at
Anfield. On 9 January, he signed a new contract until 2030. On 12 January, Amad made his 50th appearance for United, coming on as a substitute in their
FA Cup third round match against
Arsenal, which ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time. He scored United's second penalty in the shoot-out, which they won 5–3. On 16 January, Amad scored his first senior
hat-trick in 12 minutes against
Southampton in a 3–1 victory, helping Manchester United to come from behind in the second-half. He became the first Manchester United player to score a hat-trick since
Cristiano Ronaldo against
Norwich City in April 2022. On 15 February 2025, Amorim confirmed that Amad had damaged his ankle ligaments in training, and was out for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. He returned to training two months later, on 30 April 2025. He played his first match after his injury against
Brentford and scored in a 4–3 defeat. On 21 May 2025, Amad featured in the
2025 UEFA Europa League final as a starter, losing to
Tottenham Hotspur; consequently, he equalled the record of losing in three
UEFA Europa League finals, alongside Nemanja Matic, Artur Moraes and Lima, though he did not play in the first two instances. ==International career==