Lorenzo Pirola (born 20 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.
Pirola joined the youth academy of Inter Milan in 2015. Pirola made his senior debut with Inter in a 4âÂÂ0 Serie A win over SPAL on 16 July 2020.
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 2âÂÂ0 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.
Pirola joined Salernitana in the Serie A on a one-year loan, with an option to buy and counter option in favour of Inter. At the end of the season Salernitana triggered the option to buy, making the transfer permanent.
Pirola joined Olympiacos in the Greek Super League on a three-year contract for a â¬3 million fee.
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 2âÂÂ0 against the Republic of Ireland in Pisa.
Inter Milan
Olympiacos
Italy U17
Individual