FLORIAN SOTOCA
Attacker · Lens · Ligue 1
“A seasoned inside-forward who survives on craft, not burst.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
F. Sotoca remains a veteran winger with useful value, but not a guaranteed starter and the league-level discount limit the price, especially as he sits beyond his usual peak window. Lens shows his best recent form.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €3.5M – €3.9M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
F. Sotoca plays like a veteran attacker who knows where the gaps open and arrives there early. As an insideForward, he drifts off the line, links play in tight spaces, and looks to combine or slip into finishing lanes rather than blaze past defenders. His game is about timing, economy of movement, and reading the next action before the defense does.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
2.66
SoT / 90
1.33
Accuracy
50%
Conversion
17%
Club football this season: 6 shots in 5 matches (203 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
10 shots · 2 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 7 |
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.25 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6.72 |
Form (last 8 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.44
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
2.66
per 90
Shots on target
1.33
per 90
Conversion
17%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.89
per 90 · 100% completed
Key passes
1.33
per 90
Pass accuracy
85%
Fouls won
0.89
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
0.44
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 |  Lille | Ligue 1 | L1-0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Oct 24 |  Paris FC | Ligue 1 | W2-1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Oct 17 |  Estac Troyes | Ligue 1 | W1-3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Oct 9 |  Lyon | Ligue 1 | W2-1 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Sep 10 |  Slavia Praha | UCL | W2-3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Sep 5 |  Lorient | Ligue 1 | L0-1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Ligue 1188 (93%)UEFA Champions League15 (7%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Lens | Ligue 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 6.72 |
| 2025/26 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0.10 | 6.69 |
| 2024/25 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 7.03 |
| 2023/24 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 0.37 | 7.43 |
| 2022/23 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 0.40 | 7.28 |
| 2021/22 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0.26 | 7.05 |
| 2020/21 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0.31 | 6.98 |
| 2019/20 | Lens | Ligue 2 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0.43 | 6.91 |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Spell detail
Apps
254
Goals
43
Assists
30
Minutes
17,074
By season
| 2026/27 | Ligue 1 | 5 app | 1 g | 6.72 |
| 2025/26 | Ligue 1 | 30 app | 2 g | 6.69 |
| 2024/25 | Ligue 1 | 33 app | 1 g | 7.03 |
| 2023/24 | Ligue 1 | 41 app | 8 g | 7.43 |
| 2022/23 | Ligue 1 | 42 app | 8 g | 7.28 |
| 2021/22 | Ligue 1 | 38 app | 6 g | 7.05 |
Goals by season
43 goals in the spell
International career
France
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
France
France's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for F. Sotoca.