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2021–22 RC Lens Season
The 2021–22 season was the 116th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. Players First team squad Out on loan Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Ligue 1 League table Pozdro dla wszystkich Grzybiarzy Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021. Coupe de France Statistics Appearances and goals , - ! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Goalkeepers , - ! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Defenders , - ! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", Midfielders , - ! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 In French Football
The following article is a summary of the 2021–22 association football, football season in France, which was the 88th season of competitive football in the country and ran from July 2021 to June 2022. National team France national football team Friendlies 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification =Group D= 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals =Final= UEFA Nations League =Group 1= France national under-23 football team Summer Olympics Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced. =Group A= France women's national football team Friendlies 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification = Group I = 2022 Tournoi de France UEFA competitions UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds =Third qualifying round= =Play-off round= Group stage =Group A= =Group G= Knockout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Sotoca
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. On 13 December 2021, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until June 2024. On 7 August 2022, Sotoca scored a hat-trick for Lens in a 3–2 victory over Brest in Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de .... On 24 January 2023, he signed a new contract extension with Lens until 2026. Career statistics References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sotoca, Florian 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Narbonne Footballers from Aude Men's association football forwards French men's footballer ... [...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 Racing Club de Lens (), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, ''Les Sang et Or'' (), comes from i ... 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. Career statistics References 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Talence Footballers from Gironde French men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Saïd
Wesley Saïd (born 19 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lens. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country from under-16 to under-21 level. Club career Rennes Born in Noisy-le-Grand, Saïd is a youth exponent of Rennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 31 August 2013 against Lille in a goalless draw at Stade de la Route de Lorient starting in the first eleven and was substituted for Jonathan Pitroipa after 73 minutes. He was loaned to Laval for the 2014–15 season on the last day of the transfer window. Saïd was loaned to Ligue 2 side Dijon for the 2015–16 season. Dijon In July 2017, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Dijon. The transfer fee paid to Rennes was reported as €1.5 million with a possible €500,000 more in bonuses and a 20% sell-on clause. Toulouse On 3 August 2019, Toulouse announced the signing of Saïd on a four-year deal. Lens On 22 June 2021, Saïd signed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massadio Haïdara
Massadio Haïdara (born 2 December 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for club Stade Brestois 29, Brest. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national football team, Mali national team. Club career Nancy Haïdara made his professional debut on 11 December 2010 in a league match against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, 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 F.C., 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 UEFA Europa League, Europa League against FC Metalist Kharkiv, Metalist Kharkiv. Haïdara came on as a first-half subst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Costa (footballer)
David Pereira da Costa (born 5 January 2001), sometimes known as David Da Costa, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. Early life Born in Almada, Portugal as one of six children, Costa moved to France at the age of 9. Club career On 10 January 2019, Costa signed his first professional contract with Lens. He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020. He scored his first goal on 3 March 2021 against Saint-Étienne. On 23 June 2021, Costa extended his contract with Lens to 2024. On 17 February 2025, Costa made the move to Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ... on a four-year deal for ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Leca
Jean-Louis Leca (born 21 September 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Corsica national team. 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 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] |
Paris Saint-Germain F
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facundo Medina
Facundo Axel Medina (born 28 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Lens and the Argentina national team. Club career Medina's career got underway with a stint with River Plate, who he was an unused substitute for four times during the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season. In January 2018, Medina completed a move to fellow Argentine Primera División side Talleres. After featuring for their U20s at the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in February, he made his first league appearances in August when he played in matches against Boca Juniors, Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima. He scored his first senior goal in February 2020 against Huracán. After a total of 37 appearances for Talleres, Medina departed in July 2020 to Ligue 1 side Lens. Medina netted his first goal for Lens on 13 September against Lorient, scoring with an overhead kick as his side won 3–2 away from home. He scored again on 3 February 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Clauss
Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team. Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024. Early life Jonathan Florent Clauss was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg, Alsace. Club career Early career A long-term academy product of Strasbourg, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the Ligue 2 for the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals. Arminia Bielefeld In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side. Lens In May 2020, L'Équipe reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaël Kakuta
Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga (born 21 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Sakaryaspor. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team. A youth product of RC Lens, Kakuta moved to Chelsea in 2007 in a controversial transfer. Rarely used at Chelsea, he was loaned to six teams in five countries before leaving for Sevilla upon the expiration of his contract in 2015. He was a French youth international and represented the nation at every age group from under-16 to under-21 levels, before switching allegiance to the DR Congo national team in 2017. Club career Early career Kakuta was born in Lille, Nord. He started playing football at the age of seven, after seeing his uncle play for the reserve team of Lille. He began his career with local club US Lille-Moulins. In his first match with the club, they lost 17–1, however, the defeat was not enough to put him off. In 1999, he joined Lens as a youth player, and spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
