Luca Netz

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Luca Netz
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Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
Number 25
Youth career
–2010 FSV Bernau
2010–2020 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Hertha BSC II 4 (0)
2020–2021 Hertha BSC 11 (1)
2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2 (1)
2021–2026 Borussia Mönchengladbach 113 (1)
2026– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
International career
2018 Germany U15 2 (0)
2018–2020 Germany U17 21 (5)
2021–2024 Germany U21 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:37, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Luca Netz (born 15 May 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. He is a German youth international.

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Club career

Netz was born in Berlin, Germany. He made his professional debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 2 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute for Marvin Plattenhardt against Schalke 04. The home match finished as a 3–0 win for Hertha. [2] On 13 February 2021, Netz scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 82nd minute against VfB Stuttgart. His goal equalized the game, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. [3]

On 2 February 2026, English Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced his signing, on a four-and-a-half year deal [4] for reported transfer fee of £1,100,000. [5]

International career

Netz played two matches for the Germany national under-15 football team in May 2018. From September 2018 to February 2020, he was part of the Germany national under-17 football team, with whom he participated in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Ireland. Netz was nominated for the Germany national under-21 football team squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania and Georgia. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2026 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2020–21 Regionalliga Nordost 4040
Hertha BSC 2020–21 Bundesliga 11100111
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2021–22 Regionalliga West 1111
2022–23 Regionalliga West1010
Total2121
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021–22 Bundesliga24020260
2022–23 Bundesliga20121222
2023–24 Bundesliga30040340
2024–25 Bundesliga24011251
2025–26 Bundesliga15020170
Total11311121243
Career total130311200001415

Honours

Individual

Notes

  1. Includes DFB-Pokal

References

  1. "Luca Netz". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 14. Round » Hertha BSC – FC Schalke 04 3:0". WorldFootball.net. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "VfB Stuttgart vs. Hertha Berlin - Football Match Stats - February 13, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "NETZ SIGNS FOR FOREST". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. Taylor, Paul (4 February 2026). "Nottingham Forest's transfer window: Did they do enough? PSR, UEFA latest? Summer plans?" via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Germany at the 2023 UEFA U21 Euros". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. "L. Netz". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
  9. "Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.