Tom Lang

Tom Lang
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lang
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997
Place of birth Wootton Wawen,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Clyde
Youth career
2010–2015 Birmingham City
2015–2016 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Dumbarton 8 (0)
2017 Stranraer 4 (0)
2018– Clyde 10 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Scotland U17s[2] 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:06 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Tom Lang (born 12 June 1997, in Wootton Wawen, England) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Clyde.

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,[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]

Clyde

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].

Personal life

Lang is the great grandson of Newcastle United's FA Cup winner Tommy Lang[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 February 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Dumbarton 2016–17[12] Championship 8000000060
Stranraer 2017–18[13] League One 4000201[lower-alpha 1]060
Clyde 2017–18[13] League Two 10000000[lower-alpha 1]090
Career total 180002010210
  1. 1 2 Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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. ↑ Law, Gareth. "Dundee United set to hand trial to ex-Rangers defender Tom Lang". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Phillips, Chris. "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. ↑ Hedworth, Alice. "Tom Targetting the Top". Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Tom Lang in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Lang in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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