Pol Lirola

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Pol Lirola
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Lirola with Marseille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok
Date of birth (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 42 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2018

Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok (born 13 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille.

Contents

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 8 November 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2014–15 Segunda División B 10————10
Juventus 2016–17 Serie A 0000—000000
Sassuolo (loan) 2016–17 Serie A22000—7 [a] 1—291
2017–18 24020———260
Total46020—71—551
Sassuolo 2018–19 Serie A35230———382
Fiorentina (loan) 2019–20 Serie A35041———391
Fiorentina 2020–21 Serie A12010———130
Marseille (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 19220——1 [b] 0222
Marseille 2021–22 Ligue 134140—13 [c] 0—511
2024–25 Ligue 17100—00—71
Total41240—130—582
Elche (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 12110———131
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A16230———192
Career total2179201002011025811
  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

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  13. ↑ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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