Samuele Inacio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuele Inacio Piá | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Atalanta | ||
| 2024– | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 11 | (7) |
| 2023 | Italy U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | Italy U17 | 13 | (9) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2025 | |||
Samuele Inacio Piá (born 2 April 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for youth academy of German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Early life
Inacio was born on 2 April 2008 in Bergamo, Italy. He is the son of Brazilian footballer Piá. His mother is a native of Bergamo, Italy. He is the nephew of Brazilian footballer Joelson.[1] He has regarded Belgium international Kevin de Bruyne and Brazil international Neymar as his football idols. He has been a supporter of French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. He started playing football at the age of five.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Atalanta. In 2024, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
International career
Inacio is an Italy youth international. He has played for the Italy national under-16 team and the Italy national under-17 team. On 3 September 2024, he debuted for the Italy national under-17 team during a 2–0 win over the Portugal national under-17 team.
Style of play
Inacio mainly operates as a forward. He can also operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. He has been described as "impressed... with his high level of game intelligence, his ability to use both feet and a good sense of space".[3]
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship top scorer: 2025[4]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[5]
References
- ^ "Samuele Inacio, il figlio d'arte italo-brasiliano dell'Atalanta che segna anche in Nazionale". sprintesport.it. 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Chi è Inacio, figlio di Jô Pià: prossima sfida il Borussia". gianlucadimarzio.com. 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Samuele Inacio macht erste Schritte beim BVB: So plant Dortmund mit dem italienischen Toptalent". ruhrnachrichten.de. 12 July 2024.
- ^ "2025 Under-17 EURO top scorer: Inacio finishes out in front". UEFA. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.