Stefan Posch (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfa(ː)n ˈpɔʃ];[2][3] born 14 May 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Bologna and the Austria national team.[4]
.jpg) Posch with Austria U21 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Judenburg, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Tus Kraubath | ||
| 2008–2009 | DSV Leoben | ||
| 2009–2010 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2010 | AKA HIB Liebenau | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2011–2014 | Admira Wacker | ||
| 2015–2016 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Admira Wacker Amateure | 28 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 38 | (3) |
| 2017–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 109 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bologna (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2023– | Bologna | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Austria U16 | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Austria U17 | 13 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Austria U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Austria U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019– | Austria | 36 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 2 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Posch started his senior career at Admira Wacker Amateure in the Austrian Regionalliga, before joining the youth ranks of TSG Hoffenheim in 2015. On 28 September 2017, he made his senior debut for the first team of TSG Hoffenheim, by starting in a 2–1 away defeat against Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League.[5] A year later, on 19 September 2018, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–2 away draw against Shakhtar Dontesk during the 2018–19 season.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 victory over FC Köln on 15 October 2021.[7]
On 1 September 2022, Posch joined Serie A club Bologna on loan with an option and obligation to buy.[8] Two months later, on 6 November, he netted his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Torino.[9] The transfer to Bologna was made permanent on 31 May 2023.[10]
International career
On 10 June 2019, Posch debuted for the Austrian senior squad in a Euro 2020 qualifier against North Macedonia, as a half-time substitute for Aleksandar Dragović.[11] Later that year, on 13 October, he scored his first international goal in a 1–0 victory over Slovenia during the same qualification.[12] Subsequently, he was selected in the Austrian squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.[13] On 7 June 2024, he was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Admira Wacker Amateure | 2013–14 | Austrian Regionalliga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2015–16 | Under 19 Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 126 | 2 | |||
| Bologna (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 258 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 14 | ||
International
- As of match played 2 July 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 1 | |
- As of match played 8 June 2024
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Posch goal.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2019 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
References
External links
- Stefan Posch – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Stefan Posch at National-Football-Teams.com
