Florian Sotoca#7

Lens·Ligue 1·Attack - Centre-Forward

35 years(25/10/1990)1,87mrightFranceContract until 30/06/2027

€1.20mMarket value#24 in Lens · #341 in Ligue 1

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Ligue 1A

Monaco—Prediction 13 Sept · 16:15Ligue 1A

Le Mans—Prediction 10 Sept · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueA

Slavia PrahaW3:2Prediction 05 Sept · 16:15Ligue 1H

LorientL0:1Prediction 29 Aug · 16:15Ligue 1A

StrasbourgL1:2Prediction

Key stats

Goals0

xG0.341.53 / 90

Assists0

xA0.090.40 / 90

Shots29.00 / 90

Key passes14.50 / 90

Minutes202 matches

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.1

+0.3

10.7

25/26

-0.3

00.3

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.1

Assists vs xA

-1.0

-0.9

00.9

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.0

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Statistics

This season

Season	Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	YC	RC
26/27	Ligue 1	2	21	0	0	0	0
26/27	Trophée des Champions	0	0	0	0	0	0

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Ligue 1	198	30	23
National 1 - Grp. C	79	14	0
Ligue 2	63	20	9
Ligue 3	31	8	3
Coupe de France	30	9	3
National 2 - Grp. C	16	2	0
UEFA Champions League	6	0	1
Coupe de la Ligue	4	1	0
Europa League	2	0	0
UECL Qualifying	2	0	1
L2/N1 Playoffs	2	1	0
Trophée des Champions	0	0	0
National 2 - Grp. F	0	0	0

By club

Club	Apps	G	A
Lens	252	42	31
Grenoble	111	33	9
Montpellier B	28	4	0
FC Martigues	26	1	0
AS Béziers	14	5	0
Montpellier	2	0	0

Transfers6

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2019	19/20	Grenoble	Lens	€1.10m	€1.25m
01/07/2016	16/17	Montpellier	Grenoble	free transfer	€150k
23/01/2015	14/15	AS Béziers	Montpellier	free transfer	-
01/07/2014	14/15	FC Martigues	AS Béziers	free transfer	-
01/07/2013	13/14	FU Narbonne	FC Martigues	free transfer	-
01/07/2009	09/10	FU Narbonne U19	FU Narbonne	-	-

Market value

€1.20m Current€4.00m Highest · 02/11/202201/06/2026 Last change

05.02.201501.06.2026

#964 Centre-Forward#379 France#24 Lens#341 Ligue 1#7.005 Worldwide#14 Year 1990

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
05/02/2015	24	Montpellier HSC	€150k
06/06/2015	24	Montpellier HSC	€150k
04/02/2016	25	Montpellier HSC	€150k
08/01/2019	28	Grenoble Foot 38	€700k
03/06/2019	28	Grenoble Foot 38	€1.00m
27/06/2019	28	Grenoble Foot 38	€1.25m
06/01/2020	29	RC Lens	€1.50m
08/04/2020	29	RC Lens	€1.20m
15/10/2020	29	RC Lens	€1.20m
07/01/2021	30	RC Lens	€1.80m
09/04/2021	30	RC Lens	€2.50m
04/06/2021	30	RC Lens	€2.50m
16/12/2021	31	RC Lens	€2.50m
30/05/2022	31	RC Lens	€2.50m
19/09/2022	31	RC Lens	€3.50m
02/11/2022	32	RC Lens	€4.00m
27/06/2023	32	RC Lens	€4.00m
18/12/2023	33	RC Lens	€3.50m
03/06/2024	33	RC Lens	€3.00m
10/12/2024	34	RC Lens	€2.50m
03/06/2025	34	RC Lens	€2.00m
15/12/2025	35	RC Lens	€1.50m
01/06/2026	35	RC Lens	€1.20m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Lens	2	20	0	0.34	0.34	0	0.09	2	1	0.35
2025	Ligue 1	Lens	26	458	1	0.72	0.72	0	0.94	13	7	4.37

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.