Samuele Inacio

Samuele Inacio
Personal information
Full name Samuele Inacio Piá
Date of birth (2008-04-02) 2 April 2008 (age 16)
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 3 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2024

Samuele Inacio Piá (born 2 April 2008) is an Italian soccer player who plays as a forward for youth academy of German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.

Life and career

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]

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. 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]

References

  1. ^ "Samuele Inacio, il figlio d'arte italo-brasiliano dell'Atalanta che segna anche in Nazionale". sprintesport.it.
  2. ^ "Chi è Inacio, figlio di Jô Pià: prossima sfida il Borussia". gianlucadimarzio.com.
  3. ^ "Samuele Inacio macht erste Schritte beim BVB: So plant Dortmund mit dem italienischen Toptalent". ruhrnachrichten.de.