 Netz with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 7 | (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 23:24, 24 May 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 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 deal4 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 20267
| Club | Season | League | National cupa | 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 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal
Honours
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 20228
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Bronze: 20209
References
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.