Samuele Inacio Explained

Samuele Inacio
Fullname:Samuele Inacio Piá
Birth Date:2 April 2008
Birth Place:Bergamo, Italy
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Borussia Dortmund
Youthyears1:–2024
Youthclubs1:Atalanta
Youthyears2:2024–
Youthclubs2:Borussia Dortmund
Nationalyears1:2022–2023
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:7
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2024–
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:2
Club-Update:17 September 2024
Nationalteam-Update: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]

Notes and References

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