# Karol Linetty

Karol Linetty ( ; 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 2 November 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

    As of match played 20 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lech Poznań | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| Lech Poznań | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
| Lech Poznań | Total | Total | 93 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 11 |
| Sampdoria | 2016–17 | Serie A | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Sampdoria | 2017–18 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| Sampdoria | 2018–19 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| Sampdoria | Total | Total | 124 | 11 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 11 |
| Torino | 2020–21 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Torino | 2021–22 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Torino | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Torino | 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Torino | 2024–25 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Torino | Total | Total | 110 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 121 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Poland | 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| Poland | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Poland | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Poland | 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| Poland | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Poland | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| Poland | 2021 | 10 | 3 |
| Poland | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Poland | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 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
* Ekstraklasa: 2014–15
* Polish Super Cup: 2015
Individual
* Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2014