Pol Lirola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lirolaand 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 (age 28)
Place of birth	Mollet del Vallès, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position	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	55	(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 as of 29 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.

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

As of match played 29 October 2025 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	19	1	0	0	0	0	—		19	1
	2025–26	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		55	2	4	0	13	0	—		72	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			231	9	20	1	20	1	1	0	272	11

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
4. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019 ^[15]

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.

External links

• Pol Lirola at BDFutbol
• Pol Lirola at Soccerway