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Stefan Posch
	Posch with Austria U21 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2014–2015	Admira Wacker Amateure
2016–2018	TSG Hoffenheim II
2017–2023	TSG Hoffenheim
2022–2023	→ Bologna (loan)
2023–	Bologna
International career‡
2012–2013	Austria U16
2013–2014	Austria U17
2014–2015	Austria U18
2015–2016	Austria U19
2017–2018	Austria U21
2019–	Austria
	*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];^[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]

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 15 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
	2024–25	Serie A	12	0	0	0	6^[b]	0	—		18	0
	Total		73	7	4	0	6	0	—		83	7
Career total			270	14	12	0	15	0	0	0	297	14

^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024^[15]

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.^[15]

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

^ "Stefan Posch". Bologna FC 1909. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 697, 804. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
^ 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.
^ Stefan Posch at WorldFootball.net
^ "TSG-Youngster Posch - Der seriöse Abräumer" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 7 October 2017.
^ "Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Hoffenheim". UEFA. 19 September 2018.
^ Saltenberger, Joscha (18 October 2021). "TSG Hoffenheim - 1. FC Köln 5:0" (in German). ZDF.
^ "Stefan Posch al Bologna" (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
^ "Bologna-Torino 2-1: gol e highlights. Orsolini e Posch ribaltano la rete di Lukic" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 6 November 2022.
^ "Posch joins on a permanent deal". Bologna FC 1909. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "Die ÖFB-Spieler in der Einzelkritik". ORF (in German). 10 June 2019.
^ "Austria closer to Euro 2020 with win in Slovenia". ESPN. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Stefan Posch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2021.