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 28)
Place of birth Mollet del Vallès, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
Number 14
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)
2021–2026 Marseille 56 (2)
2022–2023 → Elche (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 → Frosinone (loan) 25 (2)
2026– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
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 1 November 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 Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona.

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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]

Hellas Verona

On 18 January 2026, he joined Serie A club Hellas Verona for free on a six months deal. [12]

International career

Lirola has represented the Spain at the under-17 level in 2013. [3] [13] 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). [14]

Personal life

Lirola is of German descent through his mother. He holds a German passport, and speaks the language fluently. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2014–15 Segunda División B 10———10
Juventus 2016–17 Serie A 0000000000
Sassuolo (loan) 2016–17 Serie A220007 [b] 1—291
2017–18 Serie A24020——260
Total4602071—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 [c] 0222
Marseille 2021–22 Ligue 13414013 [d] 0—511
2024–25 Ligue 11910000—191
2025–26 Ligue 1300000—30
Total56240130—732
Elche (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 12110——131
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A16230——192
Career total23292012011027311
  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

References

  1. ↑ "Pol Lirola". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Lirola: 'My Sassuolo objectives'". Football Italia. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "Un nuovo esterno per il Verona, benvenuto Pol!". Hellas Verona FC . 18 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. 1 2 Pol Lirola at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "El Atletico piensa en Pol Lirola como relevo de Sime Vrsaljko". Mundo Deportivo. 24 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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