# Michael Langer

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

## Club career

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 and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010. 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. In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.
Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on 1 February 2016.
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.

## International career

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

## Career statistics

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

## Honours

VfB Stuttgart
* Bundesliga: 2006–07
Schalke 04
* 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22