Christoph Lang
{{Short description|Austrian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christoph Lang
| image =
| upright =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Deutschlandsberg, Austria
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = LASK
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 = 2009-2011
| youthclubs1 = SV SW Lieboch
| youthyears2 = 2011–2021
| youthclubs2 = Sturm Graz
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Sturm Graz II
| caps1 = 43
| goals1 = 24
| years2 = 2021–2023
| clubs2 = Sturm Graz
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Ried (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → Hartberg (loan)
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2024–2025
| clubs5 = Rapid Wien
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = LASK
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2024 | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalteam1 = Austria U21
| club-update = 11 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 9 September 2024
}}
Christoph Lang (born 7 January 2002) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for LASK.{{Soccerway|christoph-lang/567064|accessdate=}}
Club career
Christoph Lang made his professional debut for Sturm Graz on the 17 July 2021, replacing Kelvin Yeboah and scoring a goal in a 9–0 Austrian Cup away win against ATSV Stadl-Paura.{{Cite news|date=17 July 2021|title=Sturm Graz stellt mit 9:0-Kantersieg Rekord ein!|url=https://www.krone.at/2464660|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Kronen Zeitung|language=de}}
After featuring infrequently for Sturm Graz's first team, Lang was sent out on loan to SV Ried for six months in January 2023.{{cite news|publisher=Kleine Zeitung|title=Sturm verleiht Christoph Lang zur SV Ried|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/fussball/oesterreich/bundesliga/sksturm/6234955/Transfer-fixiert_Sturm-verleiht-Christoph-Lang-zur-SV-Ried|language=de|date=5 January 2023}}
For the 2023–24 season, Lang moved on a new loan to TSV Hartberg.{{cite web|publisher=TSV Hartberg|url=https://tsv-hartberg-fussball.at/christoph-lang-kommt-leihweise-zum-tsv/|title=CHRISTOPH LANG KOMMT LEIHWEISE ZUM TSV|trans-title=CHRISTOPH LANG COMES TO TSV ON LOAN|access-date=14 December 2023|language=de}}
In January 2024, Lang signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Rapid Wien.{{cite web |title=Christoph Lang ist Rapidler |url=https://www.skrapid.at/de/startseite/news/news/aktuelles/2024/01/christoph-lang-ist-rapidler |website=SK Rapid |access-date=18 January 2024 |language=de |date=16 January 2024}}
On 6 February 2025, Lang moved to LASK on a two-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=LASK|url=https://www.lask.at/en/m/news/double-transfer-lask-signs-attacking-duo|title=Double Transfer: LASK Signs Attacking Duo|date=6 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 1 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Sturm Graz II
|Austrian Regionalliga Central |13 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22
|Austrian Regionalliga Central |18 | 14 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 2022–23
|12 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 24 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 24 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Sturm Graz
|9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23
|Austrian Bundesliga |3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Ried (loan)
|Austrian Bundesliga |15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 4 | |||
| Hartberg (loan)
|Austrian Bundesliga |17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Rapid Wien
|Austrian Bundesliga |14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25
|Austrian Bundesliga |8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 4 | ||
| LASK
|Austrian Bundesliga |16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!125 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 42 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|christoph-lang/567064}}
{{LASK squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Christoph}}
Category:People from Deutschlandsberg District
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Styria
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Austria men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:Austrian Regionalliga players
Category:SK Sturm Graz players
Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:21st-century Austrian sportsmen
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