Fran Sota

Fran Sota
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Sota Bernard
Date of birth	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
2009–2010	Osasuna B
2010–2011	Peña Sport
2012–2014	Logroñés
2014–2015	Tropezón
2015–2017	Leioa
2017–2018	Racing Ferrol
2018–2020	Leioa
2020–2021	Calahorra
2022	East Bengal
2022–2023	Logroñés
2024–	Alfaro
	*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]}

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
	Segunda División B	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
	Segunda División B	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
	Segunda División B	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

^ 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