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RC Lens

RC Lens

France · Ligue 1 · Ligue 1
Squad size28
Avg age25.6
Nations20
Latest season2020
Squad value €84.70m

About RC Lens

Racing Club de Lens, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, Les Sang et Or, comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. As of the 2024–25 season, Lens competes in Ligue 1, the highest tier of French football.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Honours — 5 titles across 1 competition

Ligue 1 5
Saint-Étienne, Paris Saint-Germain, Nice, Nantes, Lyon
Squad size28active players
Avg age25.6years
Domestic19France
Foreigners932% of squad
EU passport20non-EU: 8
Nationalities20different countries

Age distribution

1
U18
11
18–22
4
23–26
4
27–30
8
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (11%)
DEF
11 (39%)
MID
6 (21%)
FWD
8 (29%)
71% foreign players
20 of 28
26.1y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
11 Defenders
6 Midfielders
8 Attackers
39 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
315 players ever
€8.50m biggest signing ever
€9.00m biggest sale ever
21 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Abdallah Sima Attack - Left Winger 24 Senegal right 188.00m 2029-06-30 €9.00m
Odsonne Édouard Attack - Centre-Forward 28 France French Guiana right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €8.00m
Samson Baidoo Defender - Centre-Back 22 Austria right 190.00m 2030-06-30 €8.00m
Mamadou Sangaré Midfield - Central Midfield 23 Mali left 181.00m 2030-06-30 €6.00m
Adrien Thomasson Midfield - Attacking Midfield 32 France Croatia right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €5.00m
Florian Thauvin Attack - Second Striker 33 France left 181.00m 2028-06-30 €5.00m
Malang Sarr Defender - Centre-Back 27 France Senegal left 183.00m 2026-06-30 €5.00m
Jonathan Gradit Defender - Centre-Back 33 France right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €4.00m
Morgan Guilavogui Attack - Right Winger 28 Guinea France right 189.00m 2027-06-30 €4.00m
Jhoanner Chávez Defender - Left-Back 24 Ecuador left 182.00m 2028-06-30 €3.50m
Matthieu Udol Defender - Left-Back 30 France Guadeloupe left 178.00m 2028-06-30 €3.50m
Ruben Aguilar Defender - Right-Back 33 France Spain right 172.00m 2028-06-30 €3.50m
Deiver Machado Defender - Left-Back 32 Colombia left 180.00m 2026-06-30 €3.00m
Saud Abdulhamid Defender - Right-Back 26 Saudi Arabia right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €3.00m
Wesley Saïd Attack - Centre-Forward 31 France Comoros right 171.00m 2026-06-30 €3.00m
Florian Sotoca Attack - Centre-Forward 35 France right 187.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Hamzat Ojediran Midfield - Defensive Midfield 22 Nigeria right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €1.80m
Nidal Celik Defender - Centre-Back 19 Bosnia-Herzegovina right 192.00m 2029-06-30 €1.80m
Robin Risser Goalkeeper 21 France right 193.00m 2030-06-30 €1.50m
Andrija Bulatovic Midfield - Central Midfield 19 Montenegro right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €1.00m
Fodé Sylla Midfield - Defensive Midfield 20 France Guinea right 182.00m 2028-06-30 €1.00m
Ismaëlo Ganiou Defender - Centre-Back 21 Burkina Faso France right 185.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Anthony Bermont Attack - Left Winger 21 France right 187.00m 2027-06-30 €600k
Kyllian Antonio Defender - Centre-Back 18 France right 183.00m €300k
Régis Gurtner Goalkeeper 39 France right 182.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Rayan Fofana Attack - Centre-Forward 20 France Cote d'Ivoire right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €50k
Alpha Diallo Midfield - Attacking Midfield 20 France Guinea right 179.00m 2027-06-30
Ilan Jourdren Goalkeeper 17 France 188.00m 2029-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
24/25 2025-02-03 Andrija Bulatovic Midfield - Central Midfield B. Podgorica Transfer €1.70m
24/25 2025-06-30 Andrija Bulatovic Midfield - Central Midfield B. Podgorica Return from loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Ayanda Sishuba Midfield - Attacking Midfield RC Lens B Transfer
23/24 2023-07-14 Óscar Cortés Attack - Left Winger Millonarios Transfer €4.50m
24/25 2025-06-30 Óscar Cortés Attack - Left Winger Rangers Return from loan
05/06 2005-07-01 Aruna Dindane Attack - Second Striker RSC Anderlecht Transfer €3.00m
09/10 2010-06-30 Aruna Dindane Attack - Second Striker Portsmouth Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Fodé Sylla Midfield - Defensive Midfield RC Lens B Transfer
16/17 2016-08-31 Adama Guira Midfield - Central Midfield SönderjyskE Transfer €350k
17/18 2018-01-12 Brice Dja Djedje Midfield - Defensive Midfield Watford Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Mattia Fortin Goalkeeper Padova Transfer €1.50m
25/26 2026-06-30 Mattia Fortin Goalkeeper Padova Return from loan
24/25 2024-07-06 Tom Pouilly Defender - Right-Back RC Lens B Transfer
22/23 2023-01-01 Rémy Labeau Lascary Attack - Centre-Forward RC Lens B Transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Rémy Labeau Lascary Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Lavallois Return from loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Rémy Labeau Lascary Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Brestois Return from loan
21/22 2021-07-02 Mamadou Camara Midfield - Central Midfield Sacré-Cœur Transfer
22/23 2023-01-31 Mamadou Camara Midfield - Central Midfield SC Bastia Return from loan
23/24 2024-06-30 Mamadou Camara Midfield - Central Midfield AS Nancy Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Neil El Aynaoui Midfield - Central Midfield AS Nancy Transfer €600k
09/10 2009-10-16 William Rémy Defender - Centre-Back RC Lens B Transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 William Rémy Defender - Centre-Back US Créteil-L Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Steven Joseph-Monrose Attack - Centre-Forward RC Lens B Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Steven Joseph-Monrose Attack - Centre-Forward LB Châteauroux Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Samba Sow Midfield - Defensive Midfield RC Lens B Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Alexandre Coeff Defender - Centre-Back RC Lens B Transfer
97/98 1997-07-01 Aboubacar Sankharé Defender - Left-Back RC Lens U19 Transfer
98/99 1999-06-30 Aboubacar Sankharé Defender - Left-Back Toulouse Return from loan
99/00 2000-06-30 Aboubacar Sankharé Defender - Left-Back US Créteil Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Timothée Kolodziejczak Defender - Centre-Back RC Lens U19 Transfer
08/09 2009-06-30 Timothée Kolodziejczak Defender - Centre-Back Olympique Lyon Return from loan
99/00 1999-07-01 Lamine Sakho Attack - Left Winger Nîmes Olympique Transfer
24/25 2025-02-03 Nidal Celik Defender - Centre-Back FK Sarajevo Transfer €2.50m
08/09 2008-07-01 Kévin Goeman Goalkeeper RC Lens B Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Kévin Goeman Goalkeeper Zulte Waregem Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Nolan Roux Attack - Centre-Forward RC Lens B Transfer
10/11 2010-08-30 Grégory Sertic Midfield - Defensive Midfield G. Bordeaux Loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Jonathan Varane Midfield - Central Midfield RC Lens B Transfer
21/22 2022-06-30 Jonathan Varane Midfield - Central Midfield Rodez AF Return from loan
25/26 2025-08-20 Mamadou Sangaré Midfield - Central Midfield Rapid Vienna Transfer €8.00m
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
24/25 2025-02-04 Andrija Bulatovic Midfield - Central Midfield B. Podgorica Loan
24/25 2024-08-30 Ayanda Sishuba Midfield - Attacking Midfield Hellas Verona Transfer €2.50m
23/24 2024-02-01 Óscar Cortés Attack - Left Winger Rangers Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Óscar Cortés Attack - Left Winger Rangers Transfer €5.25m
09/10 2009-08-01 Aruna Dindane Attack - Second Striker Portsmouth Loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Aruna Dindane Attack - Second Striker Lekhwiya SC Transfer €3.00m
17/18 2017-07-08 Adama Guira Midfield - Central Midfield Aarhus GF Transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Brice Dja Djedje Midfield - Defensive Midfield Watford Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-02 Mattia Fortin Goalkeeper Padova Loan
25/26 2025-08-04 Tom Pouilly Defender - Right-Back Pau FC Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Rémy Labeau Lascary Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Lavallois Loan
25/26 2025-08-31 Rémy Labeau Lascary Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Brestois Loan
22/23 2022-09-01 Mamadou Camara Midfield - Central Midfield SC Bastia Loan
23/24 2023-08-29 Mamadou Camara Midfield - Central Midfield AS Nancy Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Mamadou Camara Midfield - Central Midfield RC Lens B Transfer
25/26 2025-07-20 Neil El Aynaoui Midfield - Central Midfield AS Roma Transfer €23.50m
10/11 2010-07-01 William Rémy Defender - Centre-Back US Créteil-L Loan
12/13 2012-08-15 William Rémy Defender - Centre-Back Dijon Transfer
09/10 2010-01-11 Steven Joseph-Monrose Attack - Centre-Forward LB Châteauroux Loan
11/12 2011-07-02 Steven Joseph-Monrose Attack - Centre-Forward KV Kortrijk Transfer
13/14 2013-07-09 Samba Sow Midfield - Defensive Midfield Karabükspor Transfer
13/14 2013-07-13 Alexandre Coeff Defender - Centre-Back Udinese Transfer €1.00m
98/99 1999-01-01 Aboubacar Sankharé Defender - Left-Back Toulouse Loan
99/00 1999-07-01 Aboubacar Sankharé Defender - Left-Back US Créteil Loan
00/01 2000-07-01 Aboubacar Sankharé Defender - Left-Back US Créteil Transfer
08/09 2008-08-20 Timothée Kolodziejczak Defender - Centre-Back Olympique Lyon Loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Timothée Kolodziejczak Defender - Centre-Back Olympique Lyon Transfer €2.50m
01/02 2002-01-01 Lamine Sakho Attack - Left Winger Marseille Transfer €1.50m
09/10 2009-07-01 Kévin Goeman Goalkeeper Zulte Waregem Loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Kévin Goeman Goalkeeper RC Lens B Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Nolan Roux Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Brestois Transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Grégory Sertic Midfield - Defensive Midfield G. Bordeaux Return from loan
21/22 2022-01-24 Jonathan Varane Midfield - Central Midfield Rodez AF Loan
22/23 2022-08-24 Jonathan Varane Midfield - Central Midfield Sporting B Transfer
22/23 2022-08-11 Ibrahima Baldé Attack - Centre-Forward FC Annecy Loan
24/25 2024-07-02 Ibrahima Baldé Attack - Centre-Forward Rodez AF Transfer
24/25 2024-07-29 Yannick Pandor Goalkeeper US Boulogne Loan
25/26 2025-07-07 Yannick Pandor Goalkeeper Francs Borains Loan
23/24 2023-07-13 Adrien Louveau Midfield - Defensive Midfield LKS Lodz Transfer
21/22 2021-07-02 Boubakar Camara Attack - Right Winger Le Mans FC Loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
France 8 28.6%
France Guinea 2 7.1%
Senegal 1 3.6%
France French Guiana 1 3.6%
Austria 1 3.6%
Mali 1 3.6%
France Croatia 1 3.6%
France Senegal 1 3.6%
Guinea France 1 3.6%
Ecuador 1 3.6%
France Guadeloupe 1 3.6%
France Spain 1 3.6%
Colombia 1 3.6%
Saudi Arabia 1 3.6%
France Comoros 1 3.6%
Nigeria 1 3.6%
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 3.6%
Montenegro 1 3.6%
Burkina Faso France 1 3.6%
France Cote d'Ivoire 1 3.6%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Coupe de France
99/00Coupe de la Ligue
99/00Division 1
99/00UEFA Cup
98/99Champions League
98/99Coupe de France
98/99Coupe de la Ligue
98/99Division 1
98/99Trophée des Champions
97/98Coupe de France
97/98Coupe de la Ligue
97/98Division 1
96/97Coupe de France
96/97Coupe de la Ligue
96/97Division 1
96/97UEFA Cup
95/96Coupe de France
95/96Coupe de la Ligue
95/96Division 1
95/96UEFA Cup
94/95Coupe de France
94/95Coupe de la Ligue
94/95Division 1
93/94Coupe de France
93/94Division 1
92/93Coupe de France
92/93Division 1
91/92Coupe de France
91/92Division 1
90/91Coupe de France
90/91Division 2
90/91L1/L2 Playoffs
89/90Coupe de France
89/90Division 2
88/89Coupe de France
88/89Division 1
87/88Coupe de France
87/88Division 1
25/26Ligue 1
24/25Coupe de France
24/25Ligue 1
24/25UECL Qualifiers
23/24Champions League
23/24Coupe de France
23/24Europa League
23/24Ligue 1
22/23Coupe de France
22/23Ligue 1
21/22Coupe de France
21/22Ligue 1
38 matches this season · 332 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2023-06-03 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AJ Auxerre 1–3 RC Lens W
2023-05-27 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–0 AC Ajaccio W
2023-05-21 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lorient 1–3 RC Lens W
2023-05-12 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims W
2023-05-06 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 2–1 Olympique Marseille W
2023-05-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Toulouse FC 0–1 RC Lens W
2023-04-22 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–0 AS Monaco W
2023-04-15 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 RC Lens L
2023-04-07 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 2–1 RC Strasbourg W
2023-04-01 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade Rennais 0–1 RC Lens W
2023-03-18 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–0 Angers SCO W
2023-03-12 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Clermont Foot 63 0–4 RC Lens W
2023-03-04 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 1–1 Lille OSC D
2023-02-25 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Montpellier HSC 1–1 RC Lens D
2023-02-19 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–1 FC Nantes W
2023-02-12 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 RC Lens L
2023-02-05 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade Brestois 29 1–1 RC Lens D
2023-02-01 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 0–1 OGC Nice L
2023-01-28 FR1 REGULAR SEASON ESTAC Troyes 1–1 RC Lens D
2023-01-14 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 1–0 AJ Auxerre W
2023-01-11 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Strasbourg 2–2 RC Lens D
2023-01-01 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain W
2022-12-29 FR1 REGULAR SEASON OGC Nice 0–0 RC Lens D
2022-11-12 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W
2022-11-05 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Angers SCO 1–2 RC Lens W
2022-10-28 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–0 Toulouse FC W
2022-10-22 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Olympique Marseille 0–1 RC Lens W
2022-10-15 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC W
2022-10-09 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Lille OSC 1–0 RC Lens L
2022-10-02 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W
2022-09-18 FR1 REGULAR SEASON FC Nantes 0–0 RC Lens D
2022-09-09 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 1–0 ESTAC Troyes W
2022-09-04 FR1 REGULAR SEASON Stade de Reims 1–1 RC Lens D
2022-08-31 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 5–2 FC Lorient W
2022-08-27 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 2–1 Stade Rennais W
2022-08-20 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AS Monaco 1–4 RC Lens W
2022-08-14 FR1 REGULAR SEASON AC Ajaccio 0–0 RC Lens D
2022-08-07 FR1 REGULAR SEASON RC Lens 3–2 Stade Brestois 29 W

Aggregated from 38 completed matches across all competitions in season 2022.

Record 25W-9D-4L 2.21 pts/game
Goals scored 68 1.79 per match
Goals conceded 29 0.76 per match
Goal difference +39
Clean sheets 15 39% of matches
Failed to score 5 13% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 17W-1D-1L 41-13 goals
Away record 8W-8D-3L 27-16 goals

Highlights

11 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Guillaume Warmuz Goalkeeper France 46 4,170 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Alex Nyarko Midfield - Central Midfield Ghana Switzerland 32 2,308 3 0 3 0 8 0 0.12 0.00 0.12
Philippe Brunel Midfield - Left Midfield France 45 1,662 4 5 9 0 5 0 0.22 0.27 0.49
Olivier Dacourt Midfield - Defensive Midfield France Guadeloupe 37 1,379 4 2 6 0 6 0 0.26 0.13 0.39
Franck Queudrue Defender - Left-Back France 24 1,156 1 1 2 0 5 0 0.08 0.08 0.16
Joseph-Désiré Job Attack - Centre-Forward Cameroon France 32 529 8 2 10 0 1 0 1.36 0.34 1.70
Lamine Sakho Attack - Left Winger Senegal France 34 430 10 1 11 0 2 0 2.09 0.21 2.30
Olivier Bogaczyk Attack - Centre-Forward France Poland 12 394 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.23 0.00 0.23
Ludovic Delporte Attack - Left Winger France 6 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.09 0.00 4.09
Youl Mawéné Defender - Centre-Back France 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cédric Berthelin Goalkeeper France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about RC Lens

What is RC Lens?

RC Lens is a professional football club based in France, competing in Ligue 1.

How many players are in RC Lens's squad?

RC Lens currently has 28 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has RC Lens won?

RC Lens has won 5 recorded league/cup titles across 1 competitions in our database — including 5 Ligue 1 titles.

What league does RC Lens play in?

RC Lens plays in Ligue 1.