Tom Lang

Tom Lang
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lang
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Oxford,[1] England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2015 Birmingham City
2015–2016 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Dumbarton 6 (0)
2017 Stranraer 3 (0)
2018–2019 Clyde 29 (0)
2019–2020 Dunfermline Athletic 0 (0)
2020 → Clyde (loan) 7 (1)
2020–2021 Clyde 8 (0)
2021–2023 Raith Rovers 30 (1)
2023– Falkirk 36 (6)
International career
2013–2014 Scotland U17s[2] 10 (1)
Medal record
 Scotland
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Malta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:52, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Tom Lang (born 12 June 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He started his career as a youth player with Birmingham City and Rangers, and has also played for Dumbarton, Stranraer, Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers.

Career

Lang started his career with Birmingham City before joining Rangers in July 2015.[3] He left Rangers in the summer of 2016 and after trial spells with Dundee United, Barnsley, QPR[4] and Southend United,[5] signed for Dumbarton in January 2017.[6] He left the club in May 2017[7]

He signed for Stranraer on 21 May 2017,[8] however found his opportunities limited playing just six times. In December 2017 it was announced that he was leaving the blues along with Danny Stoney and Ryan Wallace, and joining Scottish League Two side Clyde.[9] Lang made his debut against Annan Athletic in a 0–0 draw at Broadwood. After impressing with the club he signed an extended deal until the end of the 2018–19 season in February 2018.[10]

After achieving promotion through the play-offs, Lang attracted the interest of Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. On 19 June 2019, he signed a two-year deal with the East End Park side.[11] Lang was loaned back to Clyde in January 2020.[12] After one season and one appearance, Lang left Dunfermline to re-sign for Clyde in October 2020.[13]

Lang agreed a pre-contract deal with Raith Rovers in February 2021.[14]

In June 2023, Lang signed a two-year contract with Falkirk.[15]

Personal life

Lang is the great-grandson of Newcastle United's FA Cup winner Tommy Lang.[16]

Career statistics

As of 30 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dumbarton 2016–17[17] Scottish Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Stranraer 2017–18[18] Scottish League One 3 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Clyde 2017–18[18] Scottish League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2018–19[19] 19 0 1 0 0 0 4[b] 0 24 0
Total 29 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 34 0
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20[20] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Clyde (loan) 2019–20[20] Scottish League Two 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Clyde 2020–21[21] Scottish League Two 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
Raith Rovers 2021–22[22] Scottish Championship 16 0 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 20 0
2022–23[23] 14 1 3 0 0 0 3[a] 0 20 1
Total 30 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 40 1
Falkirk 2023–24[24] Scottish League One 26 3 2 0 4 2 4[a] 1 36 6
2024–25[25] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 26 3 2 0 4 2 4 1 36 6
Career total 116 5 10 0 8 2 15 1 149 8
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs

Honours

Falkirk

Individual

References

  1. ^ Findlay, Alan. "Thomas Lang". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Thomas Lang". Scottish FA. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Hedworth, Alice. "Lang And Gibson Join Gers". Rangers FC. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Pars deal reward for Lang's belief". The Courier & Advertiser. Fife. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ Phillips, Chris (18 August 2016). "Former Rangers defender Tom Lang joins Southend United on trial". Daily Echo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ Findlay, Alan. "TRANSFER NEWS - DEFENDER ON BOARD". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ^ Findlay, Alan. "SQUAD UPDATE : PLAYER DEPARTURES". Dumbarton Football Club.
  8. ^ "Tom Lang Signs". Stranraer FC. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Trio exit the club". Stranraer FC. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Lang Signs New Contract". 2 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Tom Lang signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. ^ "JANUARY SIGNINGS". SPFL. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Tom Lang leaves". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ "News".
  15. ^ "Tom Lang is a Bairn!". 30 July 2023.
  16. ^ Hedworth, Alice. "Tom Targetting the Top". Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Lang in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Lang in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  26. ^ @PFAScotland (19 April 2024). "PFA Scotland on X: "🏆 PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year. As voted for by the players, congratulations to… Nicky Hogarth Finn Yeats Coll Donaldson Tom Lang Leon McCann Brad Spencer Liam Henderson Aidan Nesbitt Callumn Morrison Rumarn Burrell Calvin Miller #PFASAwards" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 April 2024 – via Twitter.