Stefan Posch (; born 14 May 1997) is an Austrian

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

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, and the Austria national team.

Club career

Posch started his senior career at Admira Wacker Amateure in the

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, before joining the youth ranks of

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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

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in the

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. A year later, on 19 September 2018, he made his

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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

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on 15 October 2021. On 1 September 2022, Posch joined

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club

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

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. The transfer to Bologna was made permanent on 31 May 2023. On 3 February 2025, Posch moved on loan to

, 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

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. Later that year, on 13 October, he scored his first international goal in a 1–0 victory over

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during the same qualification. Subsequently, he was selected in the Austrian squad for the

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. On 7 June 2024, he was named in the 26-man squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

References

External links

Profile
at the Bologna FC 1909 website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Posch, Stefan 1997 births Living people Footballers 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 Atalanta BC 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