Florian Sotoca
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Narbonne, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2009 | FU Narbonne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | FU Narbonne | 22 | (8) |
2013–2014 | Martigues | 26 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Béziers | 14 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Montpellier B | 28 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Montpellier | 1 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Grenoble | 95 | (26) |
2019– | Lens | 178 | (36) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 |
Florian Sotoca (born 25 October 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Club career
[edit]Sotoca joined Grenoble in 2016.[citation needed]
On 9 July 2019, Sotoca joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on a permanent transfer.[2] On 13 December 2021, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until June 2024.[3]
On 7 August 2022, Sotoca scored a hat-trick for Lens in a 3–2 victory over Brest in Ligue 1.[4]
On 24 January 2023, he signed a new contract extension with Lens until 2026.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 December 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montpellier | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Grenoble | 2016–17 | CFA | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Championnat National | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 37 | 13 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 12 | ||
Total | 95 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 31 | ||
Lens | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 9 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 8 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 178 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 39 | ||
Career total | 274 | 62 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 309 | 70 |
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 2 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ Florian Sotoca at Soccerway
- ^ "Présentation: Florian Sotoca". RC Lens (in French). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Florian Sotoca Jusqu'en 2024!". RC Lens (in French). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Lens vs. Brest". Soccerway. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Florian Sotoca prolonge à Lens jusqu'en 2026". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Florian Sotoca". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Florian Sotoca at Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Sotoca at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Narbonne
- Men's association football forwards
- French men's footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- FC Martigues players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- RC Lens players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for France
- Summer World University Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- French people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen