Lorenzo Pirola
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| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Salernitana | 27 | (1) |
| 2024– | Olympiacos | 40 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Italy U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Italy U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 2019 | Italy U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | Italy U21 | 26 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||
Lorenzo Pirola (born 20 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.
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]
Olympiacos
Pirola joined Olympiacos 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]
