Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco José Sota Bernard | ||
Date of birth | (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Aldeanueva de Ebro, La Rioja, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alfaro | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Osasuna | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Osasuna B | 17 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Peña Sport | 32 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Logroñés | 47 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Tropezón | 29 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Leioa | 55 | (11) |
2017–2018 | Racing Ferrol | 31 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Leioa | 46 | (10) |
2020–2021 | Calahorra | 22 | (4) |
2022 | East Bengal | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Logroñés | 12 | (1) |
2024– | Alfaro | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 |
Francisco José Sota Bernard (born 30 October 1990), known as Fran Sota, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda Federación club Alfaro.
Club career
He started his career at Osasuna and was a part of their reserves team in the 2009–10 season. Afterwards, he played for a number of football clubs in the lower divisions of the Spanish league system. He turned out for Pena Sport FC, CD Varea, SD Logrones, CD Tropezon, SD Leioa and Racing Ferrol before joining CD Calahorra ahead of the 2020–21 season.
On 25 January 2022, Sota joined Indian Super League club East Bengal on a short-term deal. He made his league debut on 2 February against Chennaiyin in their 2–2 draw.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 February 2022
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Osasuna B | Segunda División B | 2009–10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
Peña Sport | Segunda División B | 2010–11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |
Logroñés | Segunda División B | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
Logroñés total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Tropezón | Segunda División B | 2014–15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
Leioa | Segunda División B | 2015–16 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
2016–17 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 7 | |||
Leioa total | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
Racing Ferrol | Segunda División B | 2017–18 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 4 | |
Leioa | Segunda División B | 2018–19 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 8 | |
2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |||
Leioa total | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | ||
Calahorra | Segunda División B | 2020–21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | |
East Bengal | Indian Super League | 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
Logroñés | Primera División RFEF | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 288 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 35 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
References
- Fran Sota at BDFutbol
- Félez, María (7 June 2020). "El 'temporero del área' ficha por el Calahorra: Fran Sota". nuevecuatrouno.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Spanish midfielder Fran Sota joins SC East Bengal on short-term deal". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- Fran Sota at Soccerway
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Footballers from La Rioja (Spain)
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Spanish men's footballers
- CA Osasuna B players
- Peña Sport FC footballers
- SD Logroñés players
- CD Tropezón players
- SD Leioa players
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- CD Calahorra players
- East Bengal Club players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Segunda Federación players
- Indian Super League players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen