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 former German youth international.
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 24 May 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 113 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 124 | 3 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2025–26 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 137 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2022[8]
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Bronze: 2020[9]
References
- ^ “Luca Netz”. Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ “Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 14. Round » Hertha BSC – FC Schalke 04 3:0”. WorldFootball.net. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ “VfB Stuttgart vs. Hertha Berlin – Football Match Stats – February 13, 2021 – ESPN”. ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ “NETZ SIGNS FOR FOREST”. www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (4 February 2026). “Nottingham Forest’s transfer window: Did they do enough? PSR, UEFA latest? Summer plans?” – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ “Germany at the 2023 UEFA U21 Euros”. www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ “L. Netz”. Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ “Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko”. dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
- ^ “Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold”. kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.
