Francisco José Sota Bernard

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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 31)
Place of birth Aldeanueva de Ebro, La Rioja, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 77
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 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:09, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Francisco José Sota Bernard (born 30 October 1990), known as Fran Sota, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal.[2]

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.[3]

On 25 January 2022, Sota joined Indian Super League club East Bengal on a short-term deal.[4] He made his league debut on 2 February against Chennaiyin in their 2–2 draw.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 February 2022[5]
Club performance League Cup Other Continental Total
Club League Season Apps Goals 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 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 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 0 0 48 10
Calahorra Segunda División B 2020–21 23 4 1[a] 0 – – 23 4
East Bengal Indian Super League 2021–22 1 0 – – – 1 0
Career total 284 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 289 35
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Copa del Rey.

References[]

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

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