Lorenzo Pirola (born 20 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Salernitana.
.jpg) Pirola playing for Salernitana in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Pirola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Carate Brianza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Casatese | ||
| 2009–2013 | Missaglia | ||
| 2013–2014 | COSOV | ||
| 2014–2015 | Luciano Manara | ||
| 2015–2020 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Inter Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Monza (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Salernitana (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2023– | Salernitana | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Italy U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Italy U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 2019 | Italy U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Italy U21 | 18 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
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]
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.[11]
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 25 May 2024[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 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 3 | ||
Honours
Inter Milan
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019
Individual
References
External links
- Lorenzo Pirola[dead link] at Inter Milan
- Lorenzo Pirola[dead link] 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)