Stefan Posch
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Judenburg, Austria | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 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 | 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];[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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2024[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- Stefan Posch – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Styria
- Sportspeople from Judenburg
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- Austria men's under-21 international footballers
- Austria men's international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football central defenders
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Serie A players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen