Kevin Lankford

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Lankford

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.83 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|16}}

| birth_place = Heidenheim, Germany

| position = Winger

| currentclub = BFC Dynamo

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015

| youthclubs1 = SSV Ulm

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

| years1 = 2017–2019

| clubs1 = 1. FC Heidenheim

| caps1 = 30

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2021

| clubs2 = FC St. Pauli II

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2019–2021

| clubs3 = FC St. Pauli

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = SV Wehen Wiesbaden

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2022–2024

| clubs6 = Viktoria Köln

| caps6 = 24

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023

| clubs7 = → Orange County SC (loan)

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2024

| clubs8 = Kickers Offenbach

| caps8 = 8

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = BFC Dynamo

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = United States U19

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 1 January 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Kevin Lankford (born November 16, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for German Regionalliga Nordost club BFC Dynamo.{{WorldFootball.net|kevin-lankford|access-date=August 17, 2021}} Born in Germany, he has represented the United States at youth level.

Club career

Lankford signed his first professional contract with Heidenheim in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/heidenheims-verhoek-fordert-einen-auswaertssieg-670865/artikel |title=Heidenheims Verhoek fordert einen Auswärtssieg |language=German |website=Kicker |access-date=March 13, 2017}} He made his professional debut for Heidenheim on March 12, 2017, in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in a 2. Bundesliga match.

On January 29, 2019, Lankford joined FC St. Pauli on a contract until June 2022.[https://www.fcstpauli.com/en/news/published/st-pauli-sign-kevin-lankford/ ST. PAULI SIGN KEVIN LANKFORD], fcstpauli.com, January 29, 2019

On July 25, 2023, Lankford joined Orange County SC on loan until the end of 2023, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Orange County SC|url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news/2023/07/25/orange-county-sc-signs-former-2-bundesliga-and-usynt-forward-kevin-lankford-on-loan-for-the-rest-of-the-2023-season/|title=ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGNS FORMER 2. BUNDESLIGA AND USYNT FORWARD KEVIN LANKFORD ON LOAN FOR THE REST OF THE 2023 SEASON|date=July 25, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

On January 31, 2024, Lankford signed with Kickers Offenbach.{{cite web|publisher=Kickers Offenbach|url=https://ofc.de/news/kevin-lankford-unterschreibt-beim-ofc/|title=KEVIN LANKFORD UNTERSCHREIBT BEIM OFC|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2024|language=de}}

International career

Lankford made his youth international debut for the United States under-19 team against Venezuela at the 2016 COTIF Tournament, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute.{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/us-under19-mens-national-team/tournaments/2016-u20mnt-cotif-tournament/160726-u19mnt-vs-venezuela |title=U-19 MNT Falls to Venezuela 2–0 in 2016 COTIF Tournament |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=March 13, 2017}}