{{Short description|English footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Lucas Ness |image = |caption = |fullname = Lucas Benjamin Ness<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic |publisher=English Football League |page=19 |accessdate=14 November 2020}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|02|07|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucas Ness Charlton Athletic Biography |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/player/108 |access-date=30 July 2022 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site}}</ref> |birth_place = Kingston upon Thames, England |height = |position = Defender |currentclub = Notts County |clubnumber = 12 |youthyears1 = 2013–2020 |youthclubs1 = Metropolitan Police |youthyears2 = 2020–2022 |youthclubs2 = Charlton Athletic |years1 = 2019–2020 |clubs1 = Metropolitan Police |caps1 = 7 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2020–2024 |clubs2 = Charlton Athletic |caps2 = 29 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2022 |clubs3 = → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2022 |clubs4 = → Torquay United (loan) |caps4 = 6 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = Notts County |caps5 = 34 |goals5 = 2 |club-update = 17:10, 9 May 2026 (UTC) }} '''Lucas Benjamin Ness''' (born 7 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club Notts County.
==Career== ===Charlton Athletic=== Coming through the youth ranks at the Metropolitan Police, Ness joined Charlton Athletic<ref>{{cite web |title=U23S: New arrivals Ghandour and Ness eager to hit the ground running|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5f36915cabd37/u23s-new-arrivals-ghandour-and-ness-eager-to-hit-the-ground-running |publisher=Charlton Athletic |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> having made nine first team appearances for the Metropolitan Police in 2019; seven of which were in the league and two further in the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/metropolitanpolicefc/teams/96367/player/lucas-ness-1083327/66720 |title=Lucas Ness |publisher=Metropolitan Police F.C. |accessdate=20 November 2020}}</ref>
Ness made his full first-team professional debut for Charlton on 30 September 2020 in a 1–1 EFL Trophy draw with Brighton & Hove Albion U21s.<ref name="Charlton 1 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 1">{{Cite web |date=30 September 2020 |title=PAPA JOHN'S TROPHY REPORT {{!}} Charlton 1 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 1 (Charlton win 4-1 on penalties) |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5f74dfab39265/efl-trophy-report-charlton-1-brighton-hove-albion-u21s-1-charlton-win-4-1-on-penalties |access-date=30 September 2020 |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |language=en}}</ref>
Ness made his second appearance for the club, the following season, coming on as a second-half substitute – on 4 January 2022 – in a 1–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons in Round Three of the EFL Trophy.<ref name="Charlton 1 MK Dons 0">{{Cite web |date=4 January 2022 |title=PAPA JOHN'S TROPHY Report : Charlton 1 MK Dons 0 |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/61d4b7d175c99/papa-johns-trophy-report-charlton-1-mk-dons-0lties |access-date=4 January 2022 |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |language=en}}</ref>
On 19 April 2024, it was confirmed that Charlton had triggered the one-year extension clause in Ness' contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2022 |title=CHARLTON TRIGGER LUCAS NESS' EXTENSION CLAUSE|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/charlton-trigger-lucas-ness-extension-clause |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |language=en}}</ref>
====Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)==== On 11 February 2022, Ness joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a month's loan.<ref>{{cite web |title= NESS SIGNS ON LOAN |url=https://www.hamptonfc.net/news/ness-signs-on-loan-2682144.html |publisher=Hampton & Richmond Borough |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> On 18 March 2022, Ness's loan was extended until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title= NESS EXTENDS STAY AND AOUACHRIA JOINS |url=https://www.hamptonfc.net/news/ness-extends-stay-and-aouachria-joins-2690283.html |publisher=Hampton & Richmond Borough |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
====Torquay United (loan)==== On 29 October 2022, Ness joined Torquay United on a month's loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=LUCAS NESS JOINS TORQUAY ON LOAN |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/lucas-ness-joins-torquay-loan |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>
On 1 December 2022, it was confirmed that Ness had been recalled by Charlton having made eight first–team appearances for Torquay United.<ref>{{cite web |title=LUCAS NESS RECALLED FROM TORQUAY LOAN SPELL|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/lucas-ness-recalled-torquay-loan-spell |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
===Notts County=== On 22 August 2024, Ness signed for Notts County on a three-year contract - with the club holding an option to extend by a further year - for an undisclosed fee. A sell-on clause has been included as part of the deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucas Ness joins Notts County |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/lucas-ness-joins-notts-county |access-date=22 August 2024 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=22 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SIGNING: LUCAS NESS |url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/22/signing--lucas-ness/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |publisher=Notts County Official Site |date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 25 May 2026}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|lucas-ness/718773|accessdate=30 September 2020}}</ref>
{| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Metropolitan Police |2019–20 |Southern League<br>Premier Division South |7||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Charlton Athletic |2020–21 |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="auto">One appearance in the EFL Trophy</ref>||0||1||0 |- |2021–22 |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="auto"/>||0||1||0 |- |2022–23 |League One |15||0||0||0||4||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="auto2">Two appearances in the EFL Trophy</ref>||0||21||0 |- |2023–24 |League One |14||0||3||0||1||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="auto3">Three appearances in the EFL Trophy</ref>||0||21||0 |- !colspan="2"|Charlton Athletic total !29!!0!!3!!0!!5!!0!!7!!0!!44!!0 |- |Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) |2021–22 |National League South |13||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in the Middlesex Senior Cup</ref>||0||14||0 |- |Torquay United (loan) |2022–23 |National League |6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||8||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Notts County |2024–25 |League Two |7||0||2||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="auto2"/>||0||11||0 |- |2025–26 |League Two |27||2||1||0||0||0||6<ref group=lower-alpha>Three appearances in the EFL Trophy and three appearances and one goal in the EFL League Two play-offs</ref>||1||34||3 |- !colspan="2"|Notts County total !34!!2!!3!!0!!0!!0!!8!!1!!45!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !89!!2!!10!!0!!5!!0!!16!!1!!120!!3 |}
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==Honours== '''Notts County''' *EFL League Two play-offs: 2026<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4g9r494881t#Line-ups |title=Notts County 3–0 Salford City: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2026 |access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{soccerbase|145981}}
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