Samuele Inacio
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| Full name | Samuele Inácio Piá | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2024 | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Borussia Dortmund II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U16 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Italy U17 | 20 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:49, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Samuele Inácio Piá (born 2 April 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder and winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He is an Italian youth international.
Early life
Inácio was born on 2 April 2008 in Bergamo, Italy. He is the son of Brazilian former footballer Piá. His mother is a native of Bergamo, Italy. Inácio is the nephew of Brazilian former footballer Joelson.[1] He has regarded Belgium international Kevin de Bruyne and Brazil international Neymar as his football idols. Inácio 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, Inácio joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. On 28 February 2026, he made his debut with the Borussia Dortmund senior team during a 3–2 home loss Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich (Der Klassiker), substituting Maximilian Beier at the 75th minute.[3]
International career
Inácio 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, Inácio debuted for the Italy national under-17 team during a 2–0 win over the Portugal national under-17 team.
Style of play
He mainly operates as a forward. Inácio 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".[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Honours
Italy U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2025[5]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship top scorer: 2025[6]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[7]
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.
- ^ "Kimmichs Volley als krönender Abschluss: FC Bayern dreht rasantes Topspiel in Dortmund" (in German). Kicker. 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Samuele Inacio macht erste Schritte beim BVB: So plant Dortmund mit dem italienischen Toptalent". ruhrnachrichten.de. 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Longoni saves bag Italy bronze". fifa.com. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Samuele Inacio at Soccerway