| Lucas Ness | |
| Fullname: | Lucas Benjamin Ness[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 2002[2] |
| Birth Place: | Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Height: | 6ft3in |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Charlton Athletic |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Metropolitan Police |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Charlton Athletic |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Metropolitan Police |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| 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 |
| Club-Update: | 17:10, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Lucas Benjamin Ness (born 7 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Charlton Athletic.
Coming through the youth ranks at the Metropolitan Police, Ness joined Charlton Athletic[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
On 11 February 2022, Ness joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a month's loan.[8] On 18 March 2022, Ness's loan was extended until the end of the season.[9]
On 29 October 2022, Ness joined Torquay United on a month's loan.[10]
On 1 December 2022, it was confirmed that Ness had been recalled by Charlton having made eight first–team appearances for Torquay United.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Metropolitan Police | 2019–20 | Southern League Premier Division South | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[14] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[15] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[16] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |||