Samuele Inácio Piá (born 2 April 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder, or winger for club Borussia Dortmund and the Italy national team.
Early life Inácio was born on 2 April 2008 in Bergamo, Italy. He is the son of Brazilian former footballer Piá, and the nephew of Brazilian former footballer Joelson. His mother is a native of Bergamo.
Club career
Youth Inácio started playing football at the age of five, starting at the youth clubs of Mapello and Marigolda before eventually joining Atalanta's youth sector. In summer 2024, aged 16, Inácio joined the youth academy of German side Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund On 28 February 2026, at 17 years old, he made his debut with the Borussia Dortmund senior team during a 3–2 home loss Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker, substituting Maximilian Beier at the 75th minute. Later that year, on 8 May, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
International career
Youth Inácio is an Italy youth international, making his debut starting with the Italy national under-15 team. With the Italy national under-17 team, he took part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in which he was the top scorer with five goals, and in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scoring four goals and reaching the third place.
Senior In May 2026, Inácio was one of the players who were called up with the Italy national senior team by interim head coach Silvio Baldini, for the friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece. On 3 June 2026, he made his debut, as a substitute, in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg.
Style of play Inácio mainly operates as a forward, and 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".
He has regarded Belgium international Kevin de Bruyne and Brazil international Neymar as his football idols.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorussia Dortmund II2025–26Regionalliga West41———41Borussia Dortmund2025–26Bundesliga710000—712026–27Bundesliga1012001032Total81120010103Career total122120010144
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsItaly202610Total10
Honours Italy U17 FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2025
Individual UEFA European Under-17 Championship top scorer: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025
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