Lorenzo Pirola (born 20 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.
Club career
Inter Milan Pirola joined the youth academy of Inter Milan in 2015. Pirola made his senior debut with Inter in a 4–0 Serie A win over SPAL on 16 July 2020.
Loan to Monza On 5 October 2020, Pirola moved to newly promoted Serie B side Monza on a one-year loan. He made his debut on 27 October 2020, in a Coppa Italia third round match against Pordenone; Monza won on penalties, with Pirola playing the whole 120 minutes. Pirola played his first Serie B match on 22 December, in a 2–0 win over Ascoli at home.
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.
Salernitana Pirola joined Salernitana in the Serie A on a one-year loan, with an option to buy and a counter-option in favour of Inter. At the end of the season Salernitana triggered the option to buy, making the transfer permanent.
Olympiacos Pirola joined Olympiacos in the Greek Super League on a three-year contract for a €3 million fee.
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.
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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInter Milan2019–20Serie A100000—102020–21Serie A————002021–22Serie A————00Total1000000010Monza (loan)2020–21Serie B12020—201602021–22Serie B10000—40140Total220200060300Salernitana (loan)2022–23Serie A26210——272Salernitana2023–24Serie A27120——291Total533300000563Olympiacos2024–25Super League Greece2104080—3302025–26Super League Greece23100100—3312026–27Super League Greece 200020—40Total46140200—701Career total122490200901574
Honours Inter Milan UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2024–25 Greek Football Cup: 2024–25 Greek Super Cup: 2025
Italy U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019
Individual UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
References
External links
Lorenzo Pirola at Inter Milan Lorenzo Pirola at Serie A