Pol Lirola
_39.jpg) Lirola with Marseille in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Mollet del Vallès, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Espanyol | ||
| 2015 | → Juventus (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Espanyol B | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 |
Sassuolo | 81 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Fiorentina | 47 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Marseille (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2021– | Marseille | 51 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Elche (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Frosinone (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2018 | |||
Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok (born 13 August 1997) is a Spanish professional
.Club career
Espanyol
Born in
Juventus
During the summer session of the transfer market later that year, Juventus bought Lirola outright.
Lirola made his official professional debut in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, assisting Domenico Berardi's goal in a 1–1 away draw against Red Star Belgrade, which enabled the club to qualify for the group stage of the competition for the first time in their history.[2] In the same competition, he scored the opening goal, the first of his career, in a 3–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on 15 September, in the club's opening group match; this was the club's historic first ever goal in official European competitions.[7]
Sassuolo
On 31 January 2018,
Fiorentina
On 1 August 2019, Lirola joined Serie A side Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy.[9]
Marseille
On 12 January 2021, Lirola joined French side Marseille, on a loan until the end of the season.[10]
Loan to Elche
On 12 August 2022, Lirola moved to La Liga club Elche on loan with an option to buy.[11]
International career
Lirola has represented the Spain at the under-17 level in 2013.[3][12] On 28 December 2016, he made his debut for the Catalonia national football team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 penalty loss).[13]
Personal life
Lirola is of German descent through his mother. He holds a German passport, and speaks the language fluently.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 March 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Juventus | 2016–17 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 55 | 1 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Marseille | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13[d] | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 65 | 2 | |||
| Elche (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 224 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Spain U21
References
- ^ "Pol Lirola". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Lirola: 'My Sassuolo objectives'". Football Italia. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b Francesco Oddi (15 September 2016). "Lirola, il gioiello splende in Europa League. E la Juve si frega già le mani" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Juve, dall'Espanyol arriva il baby Lirola" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Sassuolo: presentato Pol Lirola" (in Italian). La Gazzetta di Modena. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Fichajes.net". Fichajes.net.
- ^ "EL: Sassuolo thrash Athletic!". Football Italia. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Agreement with Sassuolo for the definitive disposal of the player Lirola" (PDF) (Press release). Turin: Juventus F.C. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Fiorentina, ecco Lirola in prestito con obbligo di riscatto". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Fiorentina's Lirola joins Marseille on loan". France 24. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Pol Lirola, fichaje del Elche C.F." (in French). Elche. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b Pol Lirola at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "El Atletico piensa en Pol Lirola como relevo de Sime Vrsaljko". Mundo Deportivo. 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
- Pol Lirola at BDFutbol
- Pol Lirola at Soccerway