STEFAN LAINER
Number
#2
Nationality
Austria
Team
MONCHENGLADBACH
(Germany)
Coach
MARCO ROSE
Position
RB (Right Back)
| Passing (P) | Shooting (V) | Heading (H) | Tackling (T) | Control (C) | Speed (S) | Finishing (F) | Total | Bargain | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 2.3 | £1.3M |
Stefan Lainer
- Full name: Stefan Lainer
- Date of birth: 27 August 1992
- Place of birth: Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria
- Nationality: Austrian
- Position: Right-back / Wing-back
- Current club: Borussia Mönchengladbach (as of transfer in 2023)
- Previous clubs:
- SV Seekirchen (youth)
- Red Bull Salzburg (youth & reserve)
- SV Grödig (loan / early senior breakthrough)
- FC Liefering (loan / feeder club)
- FC Red Bull Salzburg (senior team — several seasons, multiple Austrian titles)
- Borussia Mönchengladbach (joined 2023)
- International career:
- Austria national team debut: 2014
- Regular national team member, included in major tournament squads (UEFA Euro 2016, Euro 2020 / 2021)
- Playing style & strengths:
- Energetic, attacking full-back with strong stamina
- Good crossing ability and overlapping runs
- Solid defensively with good positioning and work rate
- Notable achievements:
- Multiple Austrian Bundesliga titles and Austrian Cups with Red Bull Salzburg
- Regular starter for Austria and key player at club level
Note: Club affiliations and stats can change with transfers and seasons; the information above reflects his move to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2023 and his career up to that point.