Niklas Lang

Niklas Lang
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Starnberg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 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– Vaduz 34 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2026

Niklas Lang (born 13 June 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liechtensteiner Swiss Super League club Vaduz.

Career

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.

He signed a contract extension with 1860 Munich on 27 May 2022, after making his first-team breakthrough.

He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup. In January 2024, he joined SC Freiburg II on loan for the remainder of the season.

In June 2024, Lang agreed to join 3. Liga club SV Sandhausen upon the expiration of his contract.

On 7 July 2025, Lang joined Swiss Challenge League side FC Vaduz on a one-year contract.

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1860 Munich 2019–20 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
2020–21 3. Liga 6 0 0 0 — 2 0 8 0
2021–22 3. Liga 22 0 2 0 — 3 0 27 0
2022–23 3. Liga 15 0 1 0 — 3 1 19 1
2023–24 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 3. Liga 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
SV Sandhausen 2024–25 3. Liga 13 0 0 0 — 1 0 14 0
Vaduz 2025–26 Swiss Challenge League 8 1 2 0 1 0 — 11 1
Career total 109 2 5 0 1 0 12 2 127 4
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Badenpokal and Bayernpokal

References

  1. ↑ "Niklas Lang: News und Steckbrief". Abendzeitung München (in German). Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Niklas Lang at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Germany » Bayerischer Pokal 2019/2020 » Final » TSV 1860 München – Würzburger Kickers 5:2". WorldFootball.net. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Auch Niklas Lang verlängert: 1860 setzt hinten weiter auf seine Junglöwen". Abendzeitung München (in German). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Streicher, Christoph (2 August 2023). "Schwere Beine, schwere Kost: TSV 1860 müht sich im Toto-Pokal gegen den 1. FC Stockheim weiter". abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in German). Abendzeitung. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "LÖWEN LEIHEN NIKLAS LANG BIS SAISONENDE AUS" [LIONS ARE LOANING NIKLAS LANG UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON.]. www.tsv1860.de (in German). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Niklas Lang kommt nach Sandhausen" [Niklas Lang comes to Sandhausen] (in German). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Niklas Lang zum FC Vaduz" [Niklas Lang to FC Vaduz] (in German). FC Vaduz. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.