Tom Lang

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.

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 2014 Malta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:52, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
	2022–23[23]		14	1	3	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs

Honours

Falkirk

• Scottish League One: 2023–24

Individual

• PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2023–24 Scottish League One^[26]

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Tom Lang at Soccerbase