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Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõˈsalu iˈnasju]; born 25 August 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Gonçalo Inácio

Inácio with Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio[1]
Date of birth	(2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	25
Youth career
2010–2012	Almada
2012–2020	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Sporting CP	58	(5)
National team‡
2017	Portugal U17	1	(0)
2019	Portugal U18	8	(0)
2019	Portugal U19	3	(0)
2019	Portugal U20	1	(0)
2021–	Portugal U21	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 31 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Inácio was born in Almada, Setúbal District and raised in Seixal, a municipality located 34.2 km (21.3 mi) away. Growing up, he would play football wherever he could on the streets or in his house, and regularly attended Sporting CP matches with his father.[2]

Despite not having a particular idol, Inácio looked to emulate Jérémy Mathieu.[2]

Club career

Inácio began his career at local Almada, before moving to Sporting's academy. Prior to this, he had several trials with crosstown rivals Benfica, but ultimately decided not to join them when his father's car broke down on two occasions when he was being taken to training.[3] On 13 January 2018, he signed his first professional contract at the age of 16.[4]

Inácio had his first call-up to the first team on 6 July 2020, remaining unused in a goalless draw at Moreirense in the Primeira Liga;[5] he would initially struggle to be integrated, due to being reserved by nature, but managed to succeed with the help of manager Rúben Amorim and his teammates Nuno Mendes, Eduardo Quaresma and Tiago Tomás, whom he had befriended during his time in the youth sides.[2] He made his debut in a 2–0 away win against Portimonense on 4 October, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Zouhair Feddal.[6]

On 20 March 2021, Inácio scored his first goal, heading home from close range in the 1–0 home victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[7] On 23 January, he provided the assist for Pedro Porro in a 1–0 defeat of Braga to help his club win the Taça da Liga; his performance in the match impressed Amorim, with the player eventually surpassing Luís Neto in the pecking order.[8] He played 20 times in the domestic league for the eventual champions, ending a 19-year drought.[9]

Inácio was named defender of the month for December 2021.[10] The following 29 January, his second-half header helped his team come from behind to defeat Benfica 2–1 in the league cup final.[11] On 1 April, he agreed to an extension until 2026.[12]

International career

Inácio represented Portugal at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, for a total of 17 caps.[13] He was called up to the senior side by Fernando Santos on 26 August 2021, for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and the Republic of Ireland and a friendly with Qatar.[14] Four days later, however, he was dropped from the squad after picking up an injury on his left thigh.[15]

On 12 November 2021, Inácio made his under-21 debut, playing the entire 1–0 win in Cyprus in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifying stage.[16] He scored his first goal in the reverse fixture four days later, in a 6–0 rout in Faro.[17]

In October 2022, Inácio was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	2020–21	Primeira Liga	20	1	2	1	3	0	—		—		25	2
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	28	4	4	0	4	1	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	5
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	10	0	1	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		16	0
Career total			58	5	7	1	7	1	10	0	1	0	83	7

Honours

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2020–21[9]
• Taça da Liga: 2020–21,[20] 2021–22[11]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021[21]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: December 2021[10]
• SJPF Young Player of the Month: November 2021

References

External links

• Sporting official profile (in Portuguese)
• Gonçalo Inácio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• National team data (in Portuguese)

На других языках

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[de] Gonçalo Inácio

Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio (* 25. August 2001 in Almada) ist ein portugiesischer Fußballspieler, der auf der Position eines Innenverteidigers für Sporting Lissabon in der Primeira Liga spielt.

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- [en] Gonçalo Inácio

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[es] Gonçalo Inácio

Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio (Almada, 25 de agosto de 2001) es un futbolista portugués que juega de defensa en el Sporting de Lisboa de la Primeira Liga.[2]

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[it] Gonçalo Inácio

Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio (Almada, 25 agosto 2001) è un calciatore portoghese, difensore dello Sporting Lisbona e della nazionale Under-21 portoghese.

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[ru] Инасиу, Гонсалу

Гонсалу Бернарду Инасиу (порт. Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio; родился 25 августа 2001) — португальский футболист, защитник клуба «Спортинг».

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