Inácio Miguel

Inácio Miguel Ferreira dos Santos (born 12 December 1995), known as Inácio Miguel, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for South African club Kaizer Chiefs. Born in Portugal, he represents the Angola national team.

Inácio Miguel

Personal information
Full name	Inácio Miguel Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder centre back
Team information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	84
Youth career
2005–2009	Ericeirense
2009–2013	Mafra
2013–2014	Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Vila Real	23	(1)
2015–2016	Felgueiras 1932	29	(0)
2016–2019	Braga B	57	(3)
2019–2021	Universitatea Cluj	29	(0)
2021–2022	Mafra	28	(0)
2022	Liepāja	15	(2)
2023–2024	Petro de Luanda	25	(4)
2024–	Kaizer Chiefs	30	(3)
International career‡
2020–	Angola	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2023

Club career

On 28 September 2016, Inácio made his professional debut with Braga B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Aves.^[1]

On 30 June 2019 Inácio Miguel signed a contract with Liga II club Universitatea Cluj.^[2]

On 21 June 2021, he returned to Mafra.^[3]

International career

On 22 September 2020, Inácio Miguel was called up by the senior Angola national football team.^[4] He made his debut on 13 October 2020 as a halftime substitution during a friendly match against Mozambique.^[5] He won four caps in 2021.^[6]