Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

Michael Langer
Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Bregenz, Austria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Schalke 04
Number 34
Youth career
0000–2000 FC Hard
2000–2003 Viktoria Bregenz
2003–2004 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 VfB Stuttgart II 28 (0)
2005–2007 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
2008–2010 SC Freiburg 14 (0)
2008–2010 SC Freiburg II 11 (0)
2010–2012 FSV Frankfurt 5 (0)
2010–2012 FSV Frankfurt II 12 (0)
2012–2014 SV Sandhausen 8 (0)
2014–2015 Vålerenga 42 (0)
2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 (0)
2016–2017 IFK Norrköping 28 (0)
2017– Schalke 04 8 (0)
International career
2006 Austria U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024

Club career

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Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.

On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg[2] and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.[3] On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.[4] In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.[5]

Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on 1 February 2016.[6]

In 2017, Langer joined Schalke 04; 13 years after his first Bundesliga appearance for Stuttgart on 10 March 2007, he made his second, against Bayer Leverkusen on 6 December 2020.[7][8]

International career

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Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.

Career statistics

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As of 19 August 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart 2005–06 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2007–08 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SC Freiburg 2007–08 2. Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 13 0
2008–09 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 0 1 0 15 0
FSV Frankfurt 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 5 0
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 5 0 2 0 7 0
SV Sandhausen 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 8 0
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Vålerenga 2014 Tippeligaen 28 0 3 0 31 0
2015 Tippeligaen 14 0 1 0 15 0
Total 42 0 4 0 46 0
Tampa Bay 2016 NASL 0 0 0 0 0 0
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 13 0 0 0 13 0
2017 Allsvenskan 15 0 6 0 2 0 23 0
Total 28 0 6 0 2 0 36 0
Schalke 04 2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 106 0 13 0 2 0 121 0

Honours

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VfB Stuttgart

Schalke 04

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Langer". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Auf zur Feierstunde" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo" (in German). kicker.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Thiaw im Pech, Skrzybski vergibt Elfmeter - Bayer siegt souverän". kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Michael Langer: We need to stick together". Schalke 04. 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Michael Langer » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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