Stefan Lainer

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

International

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

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