Gonçalo Inácio

Gonçalo Inácio
Inácio with Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio
Date of birth (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team 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 141 (10)
International career
2017 Portugal U17 1 (0)
2019 Portugal U18 8 (0)
2019 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 1 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U21 6 (1)
2023– Portugal 16 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner2025 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:34, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõˈsalu iˈnasju]; born 25 August 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.

Coming through Sporting CP's youth academy, he made his first-team debut in 2020. He went on to win three Primeira Liga titles with the club in the 2020–21, 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons (being named to the 2024 and 2025 Teams of the Year), as well as back-to-back Taças da Liga in 2021 and 2022.

Having also been a Portugal youth international, Inácio made his full debut in 2023, being part of the squad at Euro 2024. He won the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.