Niklas Lang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Starnberg, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Vaduz | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| 2014–2019 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | 1860 Munich II | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | 1860 Munich | 57 | (1) |
| 2024 | → SC Freiburg II (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | SV Sandhausen | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | FC Vaduz | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 | |||
Niklas Lang (born 13 June 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Vaduz.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Lang made his professional debut for 1860 Munich in the final of the 2019–20 Bavarian Cup on 5 September 2020, starting against Würzburger Kickers, who had been promoted from the 3. Liga to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the season. The home match finished as a 4–1 on penalties for 1860 following a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes.[3]
He signed a contract extension with 1860 Munich on 27 May 2022, after making his first-team breakthrough.[4]
He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup.[5] In January 2024, he joined SC Freiburg II on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]
In June 2024, Lang agreed to join 3. Liga club SV Sandhausen upon the expiration of his contract.[7]
On 7 July 2025, Lang joined Swiss Challenge League side FC Vaduz on a one-year contract.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 20 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1860 Munich | 2019–20[2] | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[2] | 3. Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[2] | 3. Liga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[2] | 3. Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[2] | 3. Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | 69 | 3 | |||
| 1860 Munich II | 2020–21 | Bayernliga Süd | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bayernliga Süd | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bayernliga Süd | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| SC Freiburg II (loan) | 2023–24[2] | 3. Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| SV Sandhausen | 2024–25[2] | 3. Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Vaduz | 2025–26[2] | Swiss Challenge League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 109 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 127 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Badenpokal and Bayernpokal
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Niklas Lang at DFB (also available in German)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Niklas Lang at kicker (in German)
- Niklas Lang at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Starnberg
- Footballers from Upper Bavaria
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- TSV 1860 Munich II players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- SC Freiburg II players
- SV Sandhausen players
- FC Vaduz players
- 3. Liga players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German football defender stubs