Fran Sota

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sota and the second or maternal family name is Bernard.

Fran Sota
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Sota Bernard[1]
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.[2]

On 25 January 2022, Sota joined Indian Super League club East Bengal on a short-term deal.[3] He made his league debut on 2 February against Chennaiyin in their 2–2 draw.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 February 2022[4]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
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[a] 0 – 27 0
2013–14 22 1 0 0 – 22 1
Logroñés total 47 1 2[a] 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[a] 0 – 32 4
Leioa Segunda División B 2018–19 34 8 0 0 – 34 8
2019–20 13 2 1[a] 0 – 14 2
Leioa total 47 10 1 0 0 0 48 10
Calahorra Segunda División B 2020–21 23 4 1[a] 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
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey

References

  1. ^ Fran Sota at BDFutbol
  2. ^ Félez, María (7 June 2020). "El 'temporero del área' ficha por el Calahorra: Fran Sota". nuevecuatrouno.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Spanish midfielder Fran Sota joins SC East Bengal on short-term deal". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Fran Sota at Soccerway