Lorenzo Pirola (born 20 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Italy under-21 national team, which he captains.
Club career
Inter Milan
Pirola joined the youth academy of Inter Milan in 2015.[3] Pirola made his senior debut with Inter in a 4–0 Serie A win over SPAL on 16 July 2020.[4]
Loan to Monza
On 5 October 2020, Pirola moved to newly promoted Serie B side Monza on a one-year loan.[5] He made his debut on 27 October 2020, in a Coppa Italia third round match against Pordenone;[2] Monza won on penalties, with Pirola playing the whole 120 minutes.[6] Pirola played his first Serie B match on 22 December,[2] in a 2–0 win over Ascoli at home.[7]
On 14 July 2021, Pirola re-joined Monza on another one-year loan, with an option to buy for Monza and a counter-option for Inter.[8]
Salernitana
Pirola joined Salernitana in the Serie A on a one-year loan, with an option to buy and counter option in favour of Inter.[9] At the end of the season Salernitana triggered the option to buy, making the transfer permanent.[10]
Olympiakos
Pirola joined Olympiakos in the Greek Super League on a three-year contract for a €3 million fee.[11]
International career
Pirola is a youth international for Italy. He represented the Italy U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they came in second.[12]
On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with Italy U21, playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against the Republic of Ireland in Pisa.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 January 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Milan | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Salernitana | 2023–24 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 3 | ||
Honours
Inter Milan
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019
Individual
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Lorenzo Pirola at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Casatenovo: la brillante carriera calcistica dei gemelli Carlo e Lorenzo Pirola che militano nelle giovanili di Toro e Inter". Casate Online. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "SPAL vs. Internazionale - 16 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Dall'Inter arriva Lorenzo Pirola! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Pordenone vs. Monza - 27 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Monza vs. Ascoli - 22 December 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Welcome back Pirola! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Lorenzo Pirola è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Ochoa, Pirola e Dia sono giocatori della Salernitana" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Ο Ολυμπιακός φέρνει τον Πιρόλα για τον ρόλο του αντί-Κάρμο" (in gr).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Lorenzo Pirola: "I Can Still Improve On A Lot Of Things, The Inter First Team Players Have Been Very Helpful To Me"". 12 February 2020.
- ^ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External links
- Lorenzo Pirola at Inter Milan
- Lorenzo Pirola at Serie A
- Lorenzo Pirola FIGC Italy U15 profile (in Italian)
- Lorenzo Pirola FIGC Italy U16 profile (in Italian)
- Lorenzo Pirola FIGC Italy U17 profile (in Italian)
- Lorenzo Pirola FIGC Italy U18 profile (in Italian)
- Lorenzo Pirola FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)