{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 2008)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Samuele Inácio |image = |fullname = Samuele Inácio Piá |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|4|2|df=y}} |birth_place = Bergamo, Italy |height = 1.76 m |position = {{hlist|Forward|attacking midfielder|winger}} |currentclub = Borussia Dortmund |clubnumber = 40 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2024 |youthclubs1 = Atalanta |youthyears2 = 2024– |youthclubs2 = Borussia Dortmund |years1 = 2025– |clubs1 = Borussia Dortmund II |caps1 = 4 |goals1 = 1 |years2 = 2026– |clubs2 = Borussia Dortmund |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 1 |nationalyears1 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam1 = Italy U15 |nationalcaps1 = 11 |nationalgoals1 = 7 |nationalyears2 = 2023 |nationalteam2 = Italy U16 |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 2 |nationalyears3 = 2024–2025 |nationalteam3 = Italy U17 |nationalcaps3 = 20 |nationalgoals3 = 13 |nationalyears4 = 2025 |nationalteam4 = Italy U18 |nationalcaps4 = 2 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2026– |nationalteam5 = Italy U19 |nationalcaps5 = 1 |nationalgoals5 = 1 |pcupdate = 16 May 2026 |ntupdate = 31 March 2026 |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|ITA}}}} {{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-17 World Cup}} {{Medal|Third|2025 Qatar|}} }}
'''Samuele Inácio Piá''' (born 2 April 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder and winger for {{German football updater|BoDortmu}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sprintesport.it/under-16-a-e-b/2022/11/25/news/samuele-inacio-il-figlio-d-arte-italo-brasiliano-dell-atalanta-che-segna-anche-in-nazionale-523697/|title=Samuele Inacio, il figlio d'arte italo-brasiliano dell'Atalanta che segna anche in Nazionale|date=25 November 2022 |publisher=sprintesport.it}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/pia-figlio-samu-atalanta-storia-chi-e|title=Chi è Inacio, figlio di Jô Pià: prossima sfida il Borussia|date=29 June 2024 |publisher=gianlucadimarzio.com}}</ref>
==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, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2026-bundesliga-5050959/spielbericht |title=Kimmichs Volley als krönender Abschluss: FC Bayern dreht rasantes Topspiel in Dortmund |date=28 February 2026 |language=German|publisher=Kicker}}</ref> Later that year, on 8 May, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-eintracht-frankfurt-match-report-highlights-matchday-33-brandt-37285 |title=Samuele Inácio and Nico Schlotterbeck fire BVB to victory in an emotional farewell night |publisher=Bundesliga |date=8 May 2026 }}</ref>
==International career== Inácio is an Italy youth international. He made his debut with the Italian youth national teams starting with the Italy U15.
With the Italy U17 team he took part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in which he was the top scorer with 5 goals, and in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scoring 4 goals and reaching the third place.
In May 2026, Inácio was one of the players who were called up with the Italy national senior squad by interim head coach Silvio Baldini, for the friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece on 3 and 7 June 2026, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/baldini-punta-sulla-linea-verde-per-le-amichevoli-con-lussemburgo-e-grecia-donnarumma-guida-il-gruppo-ndnhnwoh|title=Baldini punta sulla linea verde per le amichevoli con Lussemburgo e Grecia: Donnarumma guida il gruppo|language=it|publisher=Italian Football Federation|date=25 May 2026|access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref>
==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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/bvb/samuele-inacio-macht-erste-schritte-beim-bvb-so-plant-dortmund-mit-dem-italienischen-toptalent-w908352-2001285741/|title=Samuele Inacio macht erste Schritte beim BVB: So plant Dortmund mit dem italienischen Toptalent|date=12 July 2024 |publisher=ruhrnachrichten.de}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Borussia Dortmund II |2025–26 |Regionalliga West |4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Appearances in Premier League International Cup}}||1||9||2 |- |Borussia Dortmund |2025–26 |Bundesliga |7||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !11!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!1!!16!!3 |} ;Notes {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Italy U17''' *FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Longoni saves bag Italy bronze |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/qatar-2025/articles/brazil-italy-play-off-third-place-report-highlights |website=fifa.com |access-date=28 November 2025 |language=en |date=27 November 2025}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * UEFA European Under-17 Championship top scorer: 2025<ref>{{cite news|title=2025 Under-17 EURO top scorer: Inacio finishes out in front|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0299-1de212aeba55-9bde31bcc1ee-1000--2025-under-17-euro-top-scorer-inacio-finishes-out-in-front/|website=UEFA|date=30 May 2025|access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> * UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025<ref>{{cite web|website=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/029a-1dedaf7617c0-1ad2367240dd-1000--2025-u17-euro-team-of-the-tournament/|title=2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament|date=3 June 2025|access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|925302}}
{{UEFA European Under-17 Championship awards}}
{{Borussia Dortmund squad}} {{Borussia Dortmund II squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inacio, Samuele}} Category:2008 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Italian people of Brazilian descent Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen Category:Borussia Dortmund players