Stefan Posch

Stefan Posch (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfa(ː)n ˈpɔʃ];^[2][3] born 14 May 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Bologna, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim. He also represents the Austria national team.^[4]

Stefan Posch

Posch with Austria U21 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Judenburg, Austria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Bologna (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
Number	3
Youth career
	Tus Kraubath
	DSV Leoben
	Grazer AK
	AKA HIB Liebenau
	Sturm Graz
0000–2014	Admira Wacker
2015–2016	1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Admira Wacker Amateure	28	(4)
2016–2018	1899 Hoffenheim II	38	(3)
2017–	1899 Hoffenheim	109	(2)
2022–	→ Bologna (loan)	11	(2)
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	20	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 15 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

On 1 September 2022, Posch joined Serie A club Bologna on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.^[5]

International career

Posch made his Austria national football team debut on 10 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against North Macedonia, as a half-time substitute for Aleksandar Dragović.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 January 2023

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Admira Wacker Amateure	2013–14	Regionalliga East	14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	2014–15	Regionalliga East	14	2	—		—		—		14	2
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
1899 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	11	2	1	0	—		—		12	2
Career total			217	9	9	0	9	0	0	0	226	9

International

As of match played 20 November 2022

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
Total		20	1

International goals

As of match played 6 June 2021

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Posch goal.^[7]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2019	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Notes

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "Stefan Posch". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
2. Dudenredaktion; 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.
3. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 836, 951. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
4. Stefan Posch at WorldFootball.net
5. "Stefan Posch al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
6. "North Macedonia v Austria game report". UEFA. 10 June 2019.
7. "Stefan Posch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

• Stefan Posch – UEFA competition record ()  
• Stefan Posch at National-Football-Teams.com