Dakota Lucas

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dakota Lucas

| image =

| fullname = Dakota William Nicholas Lucas{{Cite web|title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 – List of Players|url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2011/pdf/FWYC_2011_SquadLists.pdf|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)|page=18|date=10 August 2011|access-date=27 July 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012719/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2011/pdf/FWYC_2011_SquadLists.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|26}}

| birth_place = Hastings, New Zealand

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Winger / Second Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =2009–2011

| clubs1 = Waitakere United

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 =2011–2012

| clubs2 = Team Wellington

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 4

| years3 =2012

| clubs3 = Sunshine Coast

|caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 7

| years4 =2012–2014

| clubs4 = Hawke's Bay United

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 =2013

| clubs5 = → Hume City FC (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Manningham United FC

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U20

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2012–

| nationalteam2 = New Zealand U23

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| pcupdate = 11 October 2013

| ntupdate = 15:31, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

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Dakota William Nicholas Lucas (born 26 July 1991) is a New Zealand football player who last played for Manningham United FC in the Victorian State League Division 1 in 2015.

In June 2012 Lucas was named in the New Zealand football team to compete in the Men's Olympic Football Tournament.{{cite news|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1715&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&cHash=54f48e3365|title=Men's Olympic Football Squad Announced|date=21 June 2012|publisher=NZ Football|access-date=21 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801090615/http://nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1715&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=54f48e3365|archive-date=1 August 2012|url-status=dead}} Dakota scored his first goal for the NZ Under 23's in an Olympic warmup match versus Japan, slotting in a 90-minute equaliser meaning the game finished 1–1.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/7271191/Dakota-Lucas-late-equaliser-slow-to-sink-in|title=Dakota Lucas' late equaliser slow to sink in|date=13 July 2012|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=5 August 2012}}

Lucas made one appearance at the 2012 London Olympics playing in New Zealand's third and last match, a 3–0 defeat by Brazil.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/matches/round=256009/match=300197683/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805081126/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/matches/round=256009/match=300197683/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2012|title= Brazil 3-0 New Zealand|date=1 August 2012|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=5 August 2012}}

Lucas moved to Manningham United FC in 2015 and made a total of 6 senior appearances failing to score a goal.{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=196227791&client=0-8746-162542-340157-21962948|title=Player statistics of Dakota Lucas}}