Lucas Jordan Jeremiah Akins (born 25 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.

Akins started his career at Huddersfield Town, progressing through the club's youth academy before making his first-team debut in April 2007.

[7] In April 2007, Huddersfield Town manager Andy Ritchie requested Akins train with the first-team following his "impressive" performances for both the academy and reserve teams.

[7][8] Towards the end of the 2006–07 season, Akins made his professional debut, replacing Luke Beckett as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town at Sixfields.

[17] A day after signing, on 24 November 2007, Akins started in Northwich's 1–0 home victory over Rushden & Diamonds, the club's first win in 19 games.

[25] Following Andy Ritchie's departure in April 2008, new Huddersfield manager Stan Ternent told Akins that he would not be offered a new deal when his contract expired in June that year.

[16] In July 2008, Akins went on trial with newly promoted SPL club Hamilton Academical, playing in a number of pre-season matches during the two-week period.

[27] He impressed Hamilton manager Billy Reid enough to earn a two-year contract with the club, signing on a free transfer on 22 July 2008.

[30] Akins made his competitive debut for Hamilton in the first game of the new SPL season, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home victory over Dundee United at New Douglas Park.

[32] In January 2009, Hamilton manager Billy Reid stated his intention to loan out Akins in order for the player to gain more first-team experience.

[36] Following his release by Hamilton, Akins went on trial with Rochdale in July 2010,[37] playing in the club's 2–0 pre-season friendly victory against Rossendale United.

[38] Whilst no transfer materialised, Akins stated he was grateful to Rochdale manager Keith Hill for taking him on the club's pre-season trip to Marbella, enabling him to gain fitness.

[40][41] He made his Tranmere debut on the same day his transfer was announced, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 home loss to Swansea City in the League Cup.

[46] On retaining Akins' services, Tranmere manager Les Parry stated – "I'm pleased to have sorted Lucas' contract out and glad he'll be part of our squad.

[46] He played in the club's opening game of the 2011–12 season, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home victory against newly promoted Chesterfield.

[16] Despite Tranmere activating the automatic contract extension clause at the end of the season, Akins handed in a transfer request in July 2012 amid speculation about a move to fellow League One club Stevenage.

[57] He made his debut for Stevenage in the club's first game of the 2012–13 season, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute in a 3–1 home victory over AFC Wimbledon in the League Cup.

[62] He made his Burton debut in the club's opening match of the 2014–15 season, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away victory at Oxford United.

[63][65] Akins opened the 2015–16 season by scoring the winning goal in Burton's first ever League One match, a 2–1 victory against Scunthorpe United at the Pirelli Stadium.

[84] Akins was called up to represent the Grenada national football team in March 2020, qualifying to play for them through his ancestry, although the matches were ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.