Samuele Inacio

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.

Samuele Inacio

Personal information
Full name	Samuele Inacio Piá
Date of birth	(2008-04-02) 2 April 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth	Bergamo, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Youth career
0000–2024	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 as of 29 May 2025

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]