Pol Lirola

Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok (born 13 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as right-back for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from Marseille.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lirola and the second or maternal family name is Kosok.
Pol Lirola
Lirola with Marseille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok
Date of birth (1997-08-13) 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
 Frosinone
(on loan from Marseille)
Number 20
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 34 (1)
2022–2023 → Elche (loan) 12 (1)
2023– → Frosinone (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2013 Spain U17 1 (0)
2017–2018 Spain U21 2 (0)
2016 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2018

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Lirola started his career at RCD Espanyol youth system, making his debut with B team in the Spanish third division in 2014.[2] Lirola was sent on loan to Italian side Juventus in January 2015, where he joined the club's youth side.[3]

Juventus

During the summer session of the transfer market later that year, Juventus bought Lirola outright.[4] On 28 July 2016, he moved to Sassuolo on a two-year loan.[5][6]

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, Sassuolo signed Lirola outright, for €7 million fee.[8]

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

Club
As of match played 21 May 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2014–15 Segunda División B 10————10
Juventus 2016–17 Serie A 0000—000000
Sassuolo (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 22000—7[lower-alpha 1]1—291
2017–18 24020———260
Total 46020—71—551
Sassuolo 2018–19 Serie A 35230———382
Fiorentina (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 35041———391
Fiorentina 2020–21 Serie A 12010———130
Marseille (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 19220——1[lower-alpha 2]0222
Marseille 2021–22 Ligue 1 34140—13[lower-alpha 3]0—511
Career total 182516100201102197
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Spain U21

References
  1. "Pol Lirola". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. "Lirola: 'My Sassuolo objectives'". Football Italia. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Sassuolo: presentato Pol Lirola" (in Italian). La Gazzetta di Modena. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. "Fichajes.net". Fichajes.net.
  7. "EL: Sassuolo thrash Athletic!". Football Italia. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. "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.
  9. "UFFICIALE: Fiorentina, ecco Lirola in prestito con obbligo di riscatto". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. "Fiorentina's Lirola joins Marseille on loan". France 24. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. "Pol Lirola, fichaje del Elche C.F." (in French). Elche. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  12. Pol Lirola at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  13. "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. "El Atletico piensa en Pol Lirola como relevo de Sime Vrsaljko". Mundo Deportivo. 24 May 2018.
  15. "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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