Stefan Drljača

Stefan Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Дрљача; born 20 April 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.^[1]

Stefan Drljača

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Homburg, Germany
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	VfB Stuttgart
Number	21
Youth career
	FC 08 Homburg
2013–2016	SV Elversberg
2016–2018	TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	TSG Hoffenheim II	35	(0)
2020–2022	Borussia Dortmund II	29	(0)
2022–2024	Dynamo Dresden	54	(0)
2024–2025	VfB Stuttgart II	4	(0)
2025–	VfB Stuttgart	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025

Career

Drljača is a youth academy graduate of TSG Hoffenheim II. In August 2020, he joined Borussia Dortmund II on a two-year deal.^[2] He made his professional debut for the team on 5 September 2021 in a 1–0 league win against TSV Havelse.^[3] He moved to Dynamo Dresden in June 2022.^[4]

On 24 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced the signing of Drljača on a three-year contract until June 2027.^[5]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Drljača is of paternal Bosnian Serb and maternal Croat descent. His father, Nenad Drljača, hails from Bosanski Novi and is a former footballer who played for Serbian club Vojvodina during the Yugoslav First League era. His mother hails from Slavonski Brod.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TSG Hoffenheim II	2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2018–19	Regionalliga Südwest	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2019–20	Regionalliga Südwest	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	Total		35	0	—		—		—		35	0
Borussia Dortmund II	2020–21	Regionalliga West	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2021–22	3. Liga	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	Total		29	0	—		—		—		29	0
Borussia Dortmund	2020–21	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dynamo Dresden	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	34	0	0	0	—		—		34	0
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
	Total		54	0	0	0	—		—		54	0
VfB Stuttgart	2024–25	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	118	0

Honours

Borussia Dortmund II

• Regionalliga West: 2020–21

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21

Dynamo Dresden

• Saxony Cup: 2023–24^[7]