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 | 161 | (36) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 |
Florian Sotoca (born 25 October 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lens.
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]
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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
Total | 161 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 186 | 39 | ||
Career total | 257 | 62 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 290 | 70 |
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