Stefan Lainer

Career
Lainer started with the local club SV Seekirchen. In 2006 he came to Red Bull Salzburg. In 2010 he played his first match for Red Bull Juniors. Then he played on loan for SV Grödig. In 2012 he was in the squad of FC Liefering, the second team of FC Red Bull Salzburg. On 1 July 2015 to FC Red Bull Salzburg on a three-year contract.  He was part of the squad which reached the Europa League semi-finals in the 2017–18 season. In 2018 he went on to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga along with his coach Marco Rose. In July 2023, Lainer was diagnosed with lymph node cancer. According to the club, the therapy had "achieved the desired goal." Borussia.de  2025 he went back to Red Bull Salzburg.

International career
Lainer played for Austrian youth national teams (U16, U17, U18 and U19). In March 2017 he debuted in a friendly match versus Finland in the Austria national football team.

International goals

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lainer goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Stefan LainerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  16 November 2019  Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  2–0 2–1  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 2  13 June 2021  Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 3–1  UEFA Euro 2020
Personal life
Lainer is the son of Leo Lainer, who played for SV Austria Salzburg and the Austrian national team.Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (German)

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSV Grödig2011–12Austrian 2. Liga23330——263FC Liefering2012–13Austrian Regionalliga West282——203022013–14Austrian 2. Liga341———341Total623——20643Ried2014–15Austrian Bundesliga34120——361Red Bull Salzburg2015–16Austrian Bundesliga2114130—2822016–17Austrian Bundesliga3165290—4582017–18Austrian Bundesliga33140181—5522018–19Austrian Bundesliga25140140—431Total1109190440—17313Mönchengladbach2019–20Bundesliga3112060—3912020–21Bundesliga3324080—4522021–22Bundesliga21120——2312022–23Bundesliga17010——180Total102490140—1254Career total331203315812042422

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria201730201890201961202070202181202250Total382

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lainer goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Stefan LainerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  16 November 2019  Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  2–0 2–1  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying2  13 June 2021  Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 3–1  UEFA Euro 2020

Honours
Austrian Champion: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
 Austrian Cup: 2016, 2017, 2019
 Champion Regionalliga West: 2011, 2013
 Europa League Team of the group stage 2017 
 Europa League Team of the 2017–18 seasonkleinezeitung.at

 References 

Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:FC Liefering players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Association football defenders
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Category:Austrian football defenders
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team