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Austrian footballer (born 1997)

Stefan Posch
Posch with Austria U21 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Judenburg, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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 43 (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 42 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Stefan Posch (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfa(ː)n ˈpɔʃ]; 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.

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. 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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 victory over FC Köln on 15 October 2021.

On 1 September 2022, Posch joined Serie A club Bologna on loan with an option and obligation to buy. Two months later, on 6 November, he netted his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Torino. The transfer to Bologna was made permanent on 31 May 2023.

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. Later that year, on 13 October, he scored his first international goal in a 1–0 victory over Slovenia during the same qualification. Subsequently, he was selected in the Austrian squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. On 7 June 2024, he was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 0 — 13 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 17 0 1 0 2 0 — 20 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 26 0 1 0 3 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
2024–25 Serie A 12 0 0 0 6 0 — 18 0
Total 73 7 4 0 6 0 — 83 7
Career total 270 14 12 0 15 0 0 0 297 14
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2019 5 1
2020 4 0
2021 6 0
2022 5 0
2023 8 0
2024 14 1
Total 42 2
As of match played 14 November 2024
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Posch goal.
List of international goals scored by Stefan Posch
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2019 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2. 13 October 2024 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria  Norway 4–1 5–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

References

  1. "Stefan Posch". Bologna FC 1909. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) . Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 697, 804. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  3. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 905, 1062. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  4. Stefan Posch at WorldFootball.net
  5. "TSG-Youngster Posch - Der seriöse Abräumer" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 7 October 2017.
  6. "Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Hoffenheim". UEFA. 19 September 2018.
  7. Saltenberger, Joscha (18 October 2021). "TSG Hoffenheim - 1. FC Köln 5:0" (in German). ZDF.
  8. "Stefan Posch al Bologna" (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
  9. "Bologna-Torino 2-1: gol e highlights. Orsolini e Posch ribaltano la rete di Lukic" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 6 November 2022.
  10. "Posch joins on a permanent deal". Bologna FC 1909. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. "Die ÖFB-Spieler in der Einzelkritik". ORF (in German). 10 June 2019.
  12. "Austria closer to Euro 2020 with win in Slovenia". ESPN. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. "Franco Foda fixiert 26 Spieler umfassenden EURO-Kader" [Franco Foda fixes the 26-player Euro squad]. Austrian Football Association (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. "Nationalteam-Kader für UEFA EURO 2024 fixiert" [Final national team squad for UEFA EURO 2024] (in German). Austrian Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Stefan Posch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

Bologna FC 1909 – current squad
Austria squads
Austria squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Austria
Austria squad – UEFA Euro 2024
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