Dakota William Nicholas Lucas (born 26 July 1991) is a New Zealand football player who last played for

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in the

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in 2015. In June 2012 Lucas was named in the New Zealand football team to compete in the Men's Olympic Football Tournament. 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. Lucas made one appearance at the

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playing in New Zealand's third and last match, a 3–0 defeat by

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. Lucas moved to

in 2015 and made a total of 6 senior appearances failing to score a goal.

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