Lucas Defise
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Nsiona Defise[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 October 2001||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Hanworth Villa (dual-registered with Walton & Hersham) | ||
Youth career | |||
AFC Wimbledon | |||
–2018 | Chelsea | ||
2018–2021 | Southampton | ||
2021–2022 | Union SG | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Union SG | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | Dartford | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Eastbourne Borough | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Walton & Hersham | 28 | (1) |
2025– | → Hanworth Villa (dual-reg.) | 7 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Belgium U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 30 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:22, 15 April 2025 (UTC) |
Lucas Nsiona Defise (born 19 October 2001) is a Belgian semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division South club Walton & Hersham and is also, dual-registered with Hanworth Villa.
Club career
[edit]Defise started his career with AFC Wimbledon and Chelsea, before transferring to Southampton in 2018.[2] He advanced through their youth ranks to the under-21 team, and in September 2021, he returned to his home country of Belgium to join Union SG.[3] On 27 January 2022, Defise joined Eerste Divisie side, Helmond Sport on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[4] He went onto feature ten times for the Dutch side before returning to Union SG in June.
Following his departure from Union SG at the end of the 2022–23 campaign, Defise returned to England in October 2023 to join National League South side, Dartford. He went onto feature once for the Kent-based side before leaving a month later to join Eastbourne Borough.[5][2] On 18 November 2023, Defise made his debut for Eastbourne, featuring in their 2–0 FA Trophy second round away defeat to Hendon.[6]
Ahead of the 2024–25 campaign, Defise agreed to join Southern League Premier Division South club, Walton & Hersham following a successful trial period.[7] Defise made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season during a 1–0 defeat to AFC Totton and eventually scored his first professional goal in a 3–3 draw with Hanworth Villa.[8] He then subsequently dual-registered with Hanworth Villa in March 2025.[9]
International career
[edit]Defise has represented Belgium at under-17 level, earning his first call-up in 2018.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 April 2025
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton U21 | 2019–20[1] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[1] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Union SG | 2021–22[1] | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23[1] | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Helmond Sport (loan) | 2021–22[1] | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Dartford | 2023–24[1][8] | National League South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Eastbourne Borough | 2023–24[1][8] | National League South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Walton & Hersham | 2024–25[8] | Southern League Premier Division South | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
Hanworth Villa (dual-reg.) | 2024–25[11] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Career total | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Soccerway – Lucas Defise". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Welcome, Lucas Defise!". Eastbourne Borough FC. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Union Saint-Gilloise vindt nog twee versterkingen". Voetbal Belgie. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Helmond Sport on X". x.com. Helmond Sport. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Dartford FC on X". x.com. Dartford FC. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Hendon vs. Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Walton & Hersham FC on X". x.com. Walton & Hersham FC. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Lucas Defise Player Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Rees, Mervyn (2 April 2025). "Swans into County Cup Semi". Walton & Hersham FC. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Chelsea Youth on X". x.com. Chelsea Youth. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Hanworth Villa – Appearances – Lucas Defise". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Lucas Defise at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Helmond Sport players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
- Walton & Hersham F.C. players
- Hanworth Villa F.C. players
- Eerste Divisie players
- National League (English football) players
- Southern Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- Footballers from Brussels
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England