Callum Lang

Following his move to Preston, Lang's current-season form is up 80% on last season (Season 10→18), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Preston · 24th	11	3	0	6.61	51	18
2025/26	Portsmouth · 18th	13	2	2	6.8	42	10
2024/25	Portsmouth · 16th	32	10	2	6.79	64	34
2023/24	Portsmouth	12	4	1	6.6	—	—
2023/24	Wigan · 12th	35	6	2	6.6	46	21
2022/23	Wigan · 24th	35	1	4	6.66	63	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

C. Lang is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Preston, rated 42.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 125th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lang.

Judged on this season alone, Lang graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 26 of the 26 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances (0.388 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 16th of 26 of the 26 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Lang is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential16th of 26 attacking midfielders · Championship · 11 apps Current season21st of 26 attacking midfielders · Championship · 11 apps 21st-best attacking midfielder in the Championship 125th in the Championship · potential 16th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Championship

42.3

Ratingi

16th of 26 attacking midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.39

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Preston finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.27

Goals / app

3 goals in 11 appearances (0.27 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.3, Lang carries the 16th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 26 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %33.6%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.388

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.388

Defensive actions / 901.554

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %42.9

Shot accuracy %46.7

Pass accuracy %68

Dribble success %28.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.978

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 28, Lang sits on 11.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lang's projected Rating — 42.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target7

Shots15

Passing

Assists0

Chances created8

Passes98

Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success28.6%

Duels won33

Duels won %34.7%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

PrestonFeb 2026 – now

PortsmouthJan 2024 – Feb 2026

Wigan(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2024

Motherwell(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jan 2021

Wigan(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2020

Shrewsbury(on loan)Sept 2019 – Jul 2020

Wigan(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2019

Oldham(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

Wigan(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2018

MMorecambe(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

Wiganuntil Aug 2017

About C. Lang

Callum Joseph Lang is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Preston, born on September 8, 1998 in Liverpool, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Preston currently sit 24th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, C. Lang has made 11 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 695 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

August 26, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Everton (30 minutes, 6.3 rating)

C. Lang's next match is on November 3, 2026, when Preston face Sheffield Utd at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Lang at 42.3 with a Season form score of 18, ranking 125th of 272 attacking midfielders in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, C. Lang has totalled 310 club appearances with 79 goals and 21 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 42 appearances for Oldham.

C. Lang's career has also included time at Portsmouth, Wigan, Motherwell, Shrewsbury, Oldham and MMorecambe.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Preston finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points