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Karol Linetty
Personal information
Linetty with Lech Poznań in 2014
Full name	Karol Linetty
Date of birth	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Żnin, Poland
Height	1.76 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	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	103	(2)
National team^‡
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)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2024. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Linetty in 2015

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

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
- Italy
International career
Career statistics
- Club
- International
Honours
See also

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.

Italy

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

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

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. He was later selected for the UEFA Euro 2016.

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		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	0	—		29	5
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	28	3	3	0	9	1	1	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	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		82	2	9	0	—		—		93	2
Career total			292	19	24	3	10	1	1	1	337	24

International

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