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2019–20 RC Lens Season
The 2019–20 season was the 114th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season was scheduled to cover the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Players First-team squad Out on loan Other players under contract Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview Ligue 2 League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2019. The Ligue 2 matches were suspended by the LFP on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 until further notices. On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September. On 30 April, The LFP ended officially the 2019–20 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their traditional rivals are their northern neighbours Lille, with whom they contest the '' Derby du Nord''. Their most famous trophy is winning the championship in 1998. History Origin of the club The club was established in 1906 in Lens by local students who enjoyed playing football on the city's Place Verte (the current Place de la République). The name "Racing Club de Lens" was chosen as a reference to Racing Club de Roubaix and Racing Club de France, both popular clubs at the time. The club's first board of directors was formed by the parents of those students. The club originally played in green and black to represent the founding location; they wore green to represent the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouaad Madri
Mouaad Madri (born 9 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has notably played for Dunkerque, Ajaccio, and Lens. Career In June 2017, Madri joined Lens. In 2023, he joined Grande-Synthe in the Régional 1. Personal life Mouaad Madri was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer Saint-Pol-sur-Mer ( vls, Sint-Pols, lang) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk. References External links * * 1990 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse FC
Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse located within the city. ''Les Pitchouns'' have won Ligue 2 on three occasions. Toulouse have participated in European competition five times, including in 2007 when they qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. The president of Toulouse FC is Damien Comolli, who succeeded the French businessman Olivier Sadran who took over the club following its bankruptcy in 2001 which resulted in it being relegated to the Championnat National. The club has served as a springboard for several players, most notably the World Cup-winning goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, international strikers André-Pierre Gignacand Martin Braithwaite History The city was left without a big side in 1967 when Toulouse FC sold its players and place in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corentin Jean
Corentin Jean (born 15 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Besides France, he has played in the United States. Club career Troyes Born in Blois, France, Jean made his full debut for Troyes in the Coupe de la Ligue against Rennes. He immediately made an impact with scoring his first professional goal for the club. However, after a late-minute goal from Romain Alessandrini Stade Rennais finally won the game with 2–1. He scored just two minutes after goal-scoring Jean was replaced for Mohamed Yattara. Monaco On 2 July 2015, Jean signed for Monaco. He was loaned out to Troyes for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season. Toulouse Jean signed for Toulouse for the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season on loan, he later joined them on a permanent transfer the following season. Lens On 1 January 2020, Jean signed for Lens on loan for the season of the 2019–20 Ligue 2 season with an option to buy in the summer. He made his debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gradit
Jonathan Gradit (born 24 November 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lens. Career Gradit made his Ligue 2 debut on 10 March 2014 with Tours against Angers in a 2–0 home win. On 20 August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club RC Lens for an estimated amount of 400,000€. The contract was set to automatically be extended for one year in case Lens got promoted. On 5 February 2023, he scored his first goal ever in Ligue 1 against Brest Brest may refer to: Places *Brest, Belarus **Brest Region **Brest Airport **Brest Fortress *Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria *Břest, Czech Republic *Brest, France **Arrondissement of Brest **Brest Bretagne Airport ** Château de Brest *Brest, .... Career statistics References 1992 births Living people People from Talence Footballers from Gironde French men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Banza
Simon Bokoté Banza (born 13 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga. Formed at Lens, where he played 98 games and scored 16 goals including in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, he went on to play in Portugal's Primeira Liga for Famalicão and Braga. Club career Lens Born in Creil, Oise, Banza began his senior career with Lens, first with its reserve team in the fourth tier. He scored his first Ligue 2 goal on 6 May 2016, as consolation at the end of a 2–1 loss at Bourg-en-Bresse. In January 2017, Banza was loaned to Championnat National club Béziers until the end of the season. That August, he moved to UT Pétange of the Luxembourg National Division in the same manner. He was the season's sixth highest scorer with 13 goals, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over US Esch on 15 April 2018. On 24 May 2019, Banza scored the extra-time winner as Lens won 2–1 at Troyes in the second leg of the play-off semi-fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Mauricio
Tony Mauricio (born 22 March 1994) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. He started his career with his hometown club Limoges, and has also represented LB Châteauroux, where he played six games in Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligu .... Personal life Mauricio was born in France and is of Portuguese descent. He holds dual nationality. Career statistics References External links Tony Mauricioat foot-national.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauricio, Tony 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Limoges Portuguese men's footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Portuguese descent Men's association football forwards Limoges FC players LB Châteauroux players US Boulogne players Valenciennes FC play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massadio Haïdara
Massadio Haïdara (born 2 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team. Club career Nancy Haïdara made his professional debut on 11 December 2010 in a league match against Sochaux. On 10 January 2011, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Nancy. Newcastle United On 25 January 2013, Haïdara signed for English club Newcastle United of the Premier League for an undisclosed fee (reportedly £2 million) to become Newcastle's ninth first-team player with French nationality and fourth of five French players signed in the January 2013 transfer window. He made his debut for Newcastle on 21 February 2013 in the Europa League against Metalist Kharkiv. Haïdara came on as a first-half substitute in the match against Wigan Athletic on 17 March 2013. A few minutes later, he was stretchered off as a result of a knee-high tackle on him by Callum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheick Traoré
Cheick Omar Traoré (born 31 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championnat National club Dijon. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team. Early life In his youth, Cheick Traoré played along his brother Baba in his native Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. He is also a professional footballer. Club career Traoré signed his first professional contract with Caen on 16 June 2015. He moved to Avranches on loan, and after a successful stint, was transferred to Châteauroux. Traoré worked his way into the starting lineup at Châteauroux and earned a transfer to Ligue 1 club Guingamp, and was loaned back to Châteauroux for the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 28 July 2017. From 2019 to 2021, Traoré was a Lens player, making a total of 15 appearances for the club. On 28 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Dijon. International career Born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Boli
Charles Boli (born 30 August 1998) is a French-Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Pau FC. He is the son of footballer Roger Boli, and as a result he also holds French and Ivorian citizenships. Career On 16 May 2019, Boli signed his first professional contract with Lens. He made his professional first match for Lens in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Troyes on 13 August 2019. He signed a new four-year contract with Lens in January 2020. He moved on loan to Paris FC in January 2021. On 7 January 2022, he moved on loan to Vicenza in the Italian Serie B. Boli joined Ligue 2 side Pau on a two-year contract in August 2022. Personal life Boli is the son of the Ivorian former footballer Roger Boli, nephew of French international footballer Basile Boli, and cousin of Ivorian footballer Yannick Boli. Boli's brothers, Kévin and Yohan Boli, are also professional footballers, who have represented Ivory Coast internationally. Boli was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Cahuzac
Yannick Cahuzac (born 18 January 1985) is a French former professional footballer and who is current assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lens who played as a defensive midfielder. In his career, he played for Bastia, Toulouse, and Lens. He is the grandson of international footballer and coach Pierre Cahuzac. Career In July 2017, Cahuzac joined Toulouse from Bastia on a fee transfer, agreeing to a two-year contract. In May 2019, it was reported that Cahuzac would be moving to Lens in the summer having agreed a two-year contract. Due to his Toulouse contract running out he would sign on a free transfer. On 10 May 2022, Cahuzac announced his retirement at the end of the 2021–22 season. Career statistics Honours Bastia * Ligue 2: 2011–12 * Championnat National: 2010–11 * Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Leca
Jean-Louis Leca (born 21 September 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club RC Lens. He has previously represented the Corsica national team at international level. Club career Jean-Louis Leca was trained in Corsica. He played his first Ligue 1 game with Bastia in the 2004-05 season. He joined Valenciennes in 2008. He then went back to his former club Bastia. He joined Ajaccio in 2017, after Bastia filled for bankruptcy. In July 2018, Leca joined French club RC Lens. He played his first game on 27 July 2018 against Ligue 2 club Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
