Florian Sotoca
 Sotoca with Lens in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Narbonne, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 221 | (37) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Florian Sotoca (born 25 October 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Club career
Sotoca joined Grenoble in 2016.
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
- As of match played 22 May 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 221 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 253 | 42 | |||
| Career total | 317 | 64 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 357 | 73 | ||
- ↑ 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
Honours
Lens
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "RC Lens-Paris SG (1-0) : Champions des champions ! | RCL". www.rclens.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
External links
Media related to Florian Sotoca at Wikimedia Commons- Florian Sotoca at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Narbonne
- Footballers from Aude
- Men's association football forwards
- French men's footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 3 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