_11.jpg) Lainer withRed Bull Salzburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-08-27)27 August 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Salzburg, Austria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Seekirchen | |||
| 2009–2013 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 2011–2012 | →SV Grödig (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Liefering | 62 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | SV Ried | 34 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 110 | (9) |
| 2019–2025 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 138 | (5) |
| 2025– | Red Bull Salzburg | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Austria | 39 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:33, 2 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:13, 23 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Stefan Lainer (born 27 August 1992) is an Austrian professionalfootballer[2] who plays asright-back forAustrian Bundesliga clubRed Bull Salzburg and theAustria national team.
Lainer started his career with the local club SV Seekirchen. In 2006, he came to Red Bull Salzburg. In 2010, he played his first match for the second team of Red Bull. His next step wasSV Grödig, where he played on loan. In 2012, he returned to Salzburg where he was in the squad of FC Liefering, the second team ofFC Red Bull Salzburg.
Lainer is the son ofLeo Lainer, who played for SV Austria Salzburg and theAustria national football team.[3]
On 1 July 2015, Lainer transferred toFC Red Bull Salzburg on a three-year contract for £140,000.[4]
During the 2017–18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group for a record fourth time, before beatingReal Sociedad,Borussia Dortmund andLazio, thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[5] On 3 May 2018, he played in theEuropa League semi-finals asMarseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the2018 UEFA Europa League Final.[6]
On 8 June 2025, Lainer returned from Germany toRed Bull Salzburg on a two-year deal.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Grödig | 2011–12 | Austrian 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| FC Liefering | 2012–13 | Austrian Regionalliga West | 28 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Austrian 2. Liga | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||||
| Ried | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 45 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18[d] | 1 | — | 55 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14[e] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| Total | 110 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 44 | 0 | — | 173 | 13 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 136 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 161 | 5 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | — | — | — | 3[h] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[i] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 377 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 24 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna, Austria |  North Macedonia | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 2 | 13 June 2021 | Arena Națională,Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
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