Karol Linetty

Karol Linetty
	Linetty with Lech Poznań in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Karol Linetty
Date of birth	2 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Żnin, Poland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torino
Number	77
Youth career
2006	Sokół Damasławek
2006–2012	Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Lech Poznań
2016–2020	Sampdoria
2020–	Torino
International career‡
2010	Poland U15
2011–2012	Poland U17
2012	Poland U19
2013–2017	Poland U21
2014–	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 20 October 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Karol Linetty ([ˈkarɔl liˈnɛttɨ] ^ⓘ; born 2 February 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Torino.

Linetty began his professional playing career at Lech Poznań. He joined Italian side Sampdoria in July 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club, before moving to Torino in September 2020.

Club career

Lech Poznań

Linetty was called up to the first team of Lech Poznań in 2012. He made his debut on November 2, 2012, as a substitute for Szymon Drewniak in the 60th minute against Wisła Kraków.^[2]

Italy

In July 2016, Linetty moved to Serie A club Sampdoria and signed a five-year contract with the club.^[3]

In September 2020, Linetty signed for Torino for a reported fee of €7.5 million on a four-year contract.^{[citation needed]} On 13 November 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against Roma in the 55th minute.^[4] On 3 January 2024, Linetty extended his contract with Torino until 30 June 2025.^[5]

International career

Linetty debuted for the Polish senior squad on 18 January 2014 against Norway, scoring a goal which eventually resulted in a 3–0 victory for Poland.^[6] He was later selected for the UEFA Euro 2016.^[7]

In June 2018, Linetty was named in Poland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lech Poznań	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	28	1	—		—		—		28	1
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	23	2	5	3	1^[b]	0	—		29	5
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	28	3	3	0	9^[c]	1	1^[d]	1	41	5
	Total		93	6	8	3	10	1	1	1	112	11
Sampdoria	2016–17	Serie A	35	1	3	0	—		—		38	1
	2017–18	Serie A	29	3	0	0	—		—		29	3
	2018–19	Serie A	32	3	3	0	—		—		35	3
	2019–20	Serie A	28	4	2	0	—		—		30	4
	Total		124	11	8	0	—		—		132	11
Torino	2020–21	Serie A	27	1	3	0	—		—		30	1
	2021–22	Serie A	16	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
	2022–23	Serie A	32	1	3	0	—		—		35	1
	2023–24	Serie A	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2024–25	Serie A	7	1	2	0	—		—		9	1
	Total		110	3	11	0	—		—		121	3
Career total			327	20	27	3	10	1	1	1	365	25

^ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2014	5	1
	2015	4	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	5	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	7	1
	2021	10	3
	2022	2	0
	2023	5	0
Total		47	5

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Linetty goal.

List of international goals scored by Karol Linetty
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 January 2014	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Norway	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2	14 October 2020	Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	3–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
3	14 June 2021	Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Slovakia	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2020
4	2 September 2021	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland	Albania	4–1	4–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	5 September 2021	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	4–0	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lech Poznań

Individual

Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2014^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
^ "Ekstraklasa: To już nie szlagier. Wisła - Lech 0:1". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Szymandera, Mateusz (29 July 2016). "Linetty w Sampdorii". Lech Poznań (in Polish).
^ "AS Roma 1-1 Torino | Final Score". ESPN. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Linetty, rinnovo sino al 2025" [Linetty, renews until 2025]. Torino FC (in Italian). 3 January 2024.
^ Zimkowski, Bartosz (18 January 2024). "Wygrana w dobrym stylu - relacja z meczu Polska - Norwegia". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish).
^ Korzeniowski, Paweł (30 May 2016). "Adam Nawałka podał ostateczną kadrę na Euro 2016!". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Karol Linetty at Soccerway
^ Karol Linetty at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Plebiscyt "Piłki Nożnej": Lewandowski piłkarzem roku" (in Polish). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

External links

Karol Linetty at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

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[10] Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia

[UEL-11] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[12] Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

[13] Appearance in Polish Super Cup

[FIFA-1] "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.

[2] "Ekstraklasa: To już nie szlagier. Wisła - Lech 0:1". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[3] Szymandera, Mateusz (29 July 2016). "Linetty w Sampdorii". Lech Poznań (in Polish).

[4] "AS Roma 1-1 Torino | Final Score". ESPN. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[5] "Linetty, rinnovo sino al 2025" [Linetty, renews until 2025]. Torino FC (in Italian). 3 January 2024.

[6] Zimkowski, Bartosz (18 January 2024). "Wygrana w dobrym stylu - relacja z meczu Polska - Norwegia". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish).

[7] Korzeniowski, Paweł (30 May 2016). "Adam Nawałka podał ostateczną kadrę na Euro 2016!". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2016.

[8] Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[9] Karol Linetty at Soccerway

[14] Karol Linetty at National-Football-Teams.com

[15] "Plebiscyt "Piłki Nożnej": Lewandowski piłkarzem roku" (in Polish). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

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Personal information
Linetty with Lech Poznań in 2014
Full name	Karol Linetty^[1]
Date of birth	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)^[1]
Place of birth	Żnin, Poland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torino
Number	77
Youth career
2006	Sokół Damasławek
2006–2012	Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Lech Poznań	93	(6)
2016–2020	Sampdoria	124	(11)
2020–	Torino	110	(3)
International career^‡
2010	Poland U15	4	(0)
2011–2012	Poland U17	12	(1)
2012	Poland U19	6	(0)
2013–2017	Poland U21	8	(0)
2014–	Poland	47	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 20 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 (UTC)