# Stefan Posch

Stefan Posch (German pronunciation:; born 14 May 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta, on loan from 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.
On 3 February 2025, Posch moved on loan to Atalanta, with an option to buy.

## 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 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Admira Wacker Amateure | 2013–14 | Austrian Regionalliga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Admira Wacker Amateure | 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Admira Wacker Amateure | Total | Total | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2015–16 | Under 19 Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | Total | Total | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | Total | 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 |
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bologna | Total | Total | 75 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 7 |
| Atalanta (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 276 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 306 | 14 |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 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 |
| Austria | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Austria | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| Austria | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Austria | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Austria | 2024 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 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 |