Stefan Lainer (born 27 August 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as right-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.
Club career
Early career 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 was SV Grödig, where he played on loan. In 2012, he returned to Salzburg where he was in the squad of FC Liefering, the second team of FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Lainer is the son of Leo Lainer, who played for SV Austria Salzburg and the Austria national football team.
Red Bull Salzburg On 1 July 2015, Lainer transferred to FC Red Bull Salzburg on a three-year contract for £140,000.
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 beating Real Sociedad, Borussia Dortmund and Lazio, thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.
Return to Red Bull Salzburg On 8 June 2025, Lainer returned from Germany to Red Bull Salzburg on a two-year deal.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSV 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—17313Borussia Mönchengladbach2019–20Bundesliga3112060—3912020–21Bundesliga3324080—4522021–22Bundesliga21120——2312022–23Bundesliga17010——1802023–24Bundesliga15010——1602024–25Bundesliga19110——201Total1365110140—1615Red Bull Salzburg2024–25Austrian Bundesliga———30302025–26Austrian Bundesliga25130100—381Total2513010030411Career total390223816815050124
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria201730201890201961202070202181202250202410Total392
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 Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Austrian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Individual UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
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