Spain international winger Adama Traoré joined West Ham United from Fulham in January 2026.

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Adama came through Barça’s famed Academy before moving to the Premier League with Aston Villa in 2015. Since then, he has amassed 262 Premier League appearances, 14 goals and 25 assists for Villa, Middlesbrough, Wolves and Fulham.

He has been capped by Spain at senior level, appearing at UEFA Euro 2020.

Career

2025/26

Joined West Ham United on 28 January 2026...Made his Hammers debut as a substitute in a Premier League defeat at Chelsea on 31 January 2026.

Before West Ham

Born in the city of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, directly south west of Barcelona, on 25 January 1996....Parents had moved to Spain from the West African country of Mali...Brother Moha, who is 14 months older, is also a professional footballer who has spent the majority of his own career with clubs in Spain...Joined Barcelona’s famous La Masia youth academy at the age of eight in 2004....Worked his way up through the age groups, making his debut for Barcelona B in the Segunda División against Ponferradina in October 2013, aged 17 years and nine months...Scored his first goal in a 2-2 draw against Alcorcón in January 2014...Scored eight goals and registered 16 assists in 63 appearances for Barcelona B...Set up a goal as Barcelona’s U19s defeated Benfica 3-0 to win the UEFA Youth League in April 2014...Made his first-team debut for Barcelona in a 4-0 La Liga win over Granada in November 2013, aged 17 years and ten months, replacing Neymar as a second-half substitute...Made his UEFA Champions League debut three days later at Ajax...Scored his first senior goal for Barcelona in a Copa del Rey win over Huesca in December 2014...Moved to the English Premier League with Aston Villa in August 2015...Scored on his second appearance for Aston Villa in a League Cup win over Notts County....Transferred to Premier League club Middlesbrough in August 2016 and became a first-team regular under Spanish compatriot Aitor Karanka at the Riverside Stadium...Voted Middlesbrough’s Player of the Year in his second season in 2017/18 after helping Boro reach the EFL Championship Play-Offs...Moved back to the Premier League in August 2018 when he signed for newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers...Thrived under head coach Nuno Espírito Santo, helping Wolves finish seventh in the Premier League and reach the FA Cup semi-finals...Achieved career highs in goals and assists in 2019/20 as Wolves again finished seventh and reached the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, scoring against Braga and Espanyol...Spain head coach Luis Enrique handed him a senior international debut against Portugal in October 2020....Featured for Spain in UEFA Nations League ties with Switzerland and Ukraine and was included in the squad for the COVID-delayed UEFA Euro 2020 finals...Featured in the UEFA Euro 2020 group-stage win over Slovakia as Spain reached the semi-finals. He then appeared in two FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September 2021...Returned to Barcelona on loan in January 2022 and played 17 times during his second spell with the club, registering two assists in a UEFA Europa League win at Napoli and two more in La Liga fixtures with Atlético Madrid and Espanyol as Barcelona finished as runners-up to Real Madrid...Moved to his fourth Premier League club, Fulham, in August 2023...Enjoyed a superb 2024/25 season for the Cottagers, scoring two goals and registering ten assists in all competitions as Fulham reached the FA Cup quarter-finals and finished eleventh in the Premier League.