2020–21 RC Lens season

RC Lens
2020–21 season
President	Joseph Oughourlian
Head coach	Franck Haise
Stadium	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1	7th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gaël Kakuta (11); All: ; Gaël Kakuta (11)
Biggest win	Monaco 0–3 Lens; Lens 4–1 Lorient
Biggest defeat	Lille 4–0 Lens
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 115th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 January 2021.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	GUI	Issiaga Sylla (on loan from Toulouse)
4	DF	FRA	Loïc Badé
5	DF	FRA	Zakaria Diallo
7	FW	FRA	Florian Sotoca
8	MF	CIV	Seko Fofana
9	FW	CMR	Ignatius Ganago
10	MF	COD	Gaël Kakuta (on loan from Amiens)
11	DF	FRA	Jonathan Clauss
13	DF	FRA	Clément Michelin
14	DF	ARG	Facundo Medina
15	DF	CPV	Steven Fortès
16	GK	FRA	Jean-Louis Leca (vice-captain)
18	MF	FRA	Yannick Cahuzac (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	FRA	Ismael Boura
20	DF	MLI	Cheick Traoré
21	DF	MLI	Massadio Haïdara
22	MF	FRA	Tony Mauricio
23	FW	FRA	Simon Banza
24	DF	FRA	Jonathan Gradit
25	FW	FRA	Corentin Jean
28	MF	MLI	Cheick Doucouré
29	FW	FRA	Arnaud Kalimuendo (on loan from PSG)
30	GK	VEN	Wuilker Faríñez (on loan from Millonarios)
34	MF	POR	David Costa
35	DF	FRA	Adrien Louveau
—	MF	FRA	Adam Oudjani

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Valentin Belon (on loan at Laval)
—	GK	FRA	Thomas Vincensini (on loan at Bastia)
—	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Robail (on loan at Valenciennes FC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Charles Boli (on loan at Paris FC)
—	MF	FRA	Tom Ducrocq (on loan at Bastia)
—	FW	GUI	Jules Keita (on loan at CSKA Sofia)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

16 July 2020 Friendly	Lens	1–3	Le Havre	Billy-Montigny, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 24'	Report	Thiaré 37' Meraş 50' Abdelli 57'	Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

21 July 2020 Friendly	Lens	1–1	Gent	Billy-Montigny, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 18' (pen.)	Report	Botaka 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre

22 July 2020 Friendly	FC Chambly	Cancelled	Lens	Chambly, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade des Marais

1 August 2020 Friendly	Genk	1–1	Lens	Genk, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dessers 44' (pen.)	Report	Gradit 43' Michelin 47' Ganago 60'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0

1 August 2020 Friendly	Genk	2–3	Lens	Genk, Belgium
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nygren 8' Odey 83'	Report	Radovanović 10' Sotoca 22' Pereira Da Costa 24'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0

5 August 2020 Friendly	Lens	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jean 50' Oudjani 77'	Report	Hamzaoui 53' Nielsen 59' Undav 65'	Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny Attendance: 0

5 August 2020 Friendly	Lens	1–2	Paris FC	Billy-Montigny, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Clauss 18' Badé 22' Sotoca 45' Cahuzac 59' Gradit 78'	Report	Laura 22' (pen.) Mandouki 62'	Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre Attendance: 0

15 August 2020 Friendly	Lens	Cancelled	FC Chambly	Lens, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

15 August 2020 Friendly	Lens	Cancelled	Sparta Rotterdam	Lens, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

15 August 2020 Friendly	Lens	1–0	Dijon	Lens, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gradit 20' Sotoca 25' Banza 80'	Report	Muzinga 38' Manga 55' Diop 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

3 September 2020 Friendly	Lens	5–2	Charleroi	Lens, France
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Banza 4' Kakuta 31' (pen.) Robail 63' Sotoca 88' Clauss 90+5'	Report	Nicholson 54' Costa 61'	Stadium: La Gaillette Attendance: 0

3 September 2020 Friendly	Lens	Cancelled	Charleroi	Lens, France
13:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Gaillette

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	23 August 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	7th	38	15	12	11	55	54	+1	039.47
Coupe de France	10 February 2021	6 March 2021	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	050.00
Total					40	16	12	12	61	59	+2	040.00

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Marseille	38	16	12	10	54	47	+7	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Rennes	38	16	10	12	52	40	+12	58	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
7	Lens	38	15	12	11	55	54	+1	57
8	Montpellier	38	14	12	12	60	62	−2	54
9	Nice	38	15	7	16	50	53	−3	52

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	15	12	11	55	54	+1	57	7	7	5	28	26	+2	8	5	6	27	28	−1

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D
Position	17	12	6	4	6	3	5	8	10	11	8	9	8	9	7	8	7	8	9	10	9	7	7	6	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[3]

23 August 2020 1	Nice	2–1	Lens	Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dante 10' Gouiri 23', 75' Kamara 45+2'	Report	Kakuta 11' (pen.) Medina 41' Cahuzac 51' Boura 71'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

10 September 2020 2	Lens	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Doucouré 44' Ganago 57' Sotoca 70'	Report	Sarabia 38' Bernat 78'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 August 2020, but was postponed due to the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.^[4]

13 September 2020 3	Lorient	2–3	Lens	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boisgard 6' Grbić 14' Laporte 30' Diarra 45' Le Fée 65' Wissa 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Kakuta 31' (pen.) Medina 34' Cahuzac 49' Ganago 63' Badé 79' 90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Aurélien Petit

19 September 2020 4	Lens	2–1	Bordeaux	Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fortès 7' Doucouré 21' Medina 39' Ganago 47' Gradit 53' Kakuta 59' (pen.) Jean 85'	Report	Otávio 8' Baysse 18' 58' Benito 76' Kalu 90+5' Maja 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Benoît Millot

27 September 2020 5	Nîmes	1–1	Lens	Nîmes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferhat 87'	Report	Gradit 2' Ganago 34' Medina 50' Perez 90+5'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Frank Schneider

3 October 2020 6	Lens	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kakuta 15' (pen.), 68' Sotoca 82'	Report	Kolodziejczak 14' Maçon 64' Khazri 64'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bastien Dechepy

18 October 2020 7	Lille	4–0	Lens	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yılmaz 11' Bamba 47' Ikoné 69' Yazıcı 79'	Report	Cahuzac 18' Gradit 30' 57' Michelin 75'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: François Letexier

8 November 2020 10	Lens	4–4	Reims	Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Medina 14' Mauricio 18' Banza 21' Badé 76' Foket 77' (o.g.) Sotoca 90', 90+1'	Report	Faes 46' Cafaro 47' Dia 54', 81' Medina 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Léonard

22 November 2020 11	Dijon	0–1	Lens	Dijon
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chafik 54' Marié 56'	Report	Kalimuendo 23'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

25 November 2020 8	Lens	1–1	Nantes	Lens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kakuta 27', 64' Doucouré 37' Gradit 78' Badé 85'	Report	Girotto 7' Kolo 71' Touré 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 25 October 2020, but was postponed after eleven Lens players tested positive for COVID-19.^[5]

29 November 2020 12	Lens	1–3	Angers	Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Medina 25' Kalimuendo 34' Sotoca 83'	Report	Pereira Lage 22' Bahoken 49' Manceau 52' Traoré 65' Capelle 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Aurélien Petit

5 December 2020 13	Rennes	0–2	Lens	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nzonzi 87'	Report	Gradit 20' Kalimuendo 28' Badé 42' Cahuzac 42' Ganago 78'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel

12 December 2020 14	Lens	2–3	Montpellier	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Omlin 36' (o.g.) Kakuta 50' (pen.) Cahuzac 75'	Report	Mavididi 16' Mendes 26', 38' Laborde 69'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

16 December 2020 15	Monaco	0–3	Lens	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Disasi 23' Pellegri 76' Aguilar 89'	Report	Sylla 1' Gradit 9' Doucouré 11' Banza 30', 33' Kakuta 39' Mauricio 80'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider

19 December 2020 16	Metz	2–0	Lens	Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nguette 30' Boulaya 49', 90+5'	Report	Sotoca 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue

23 December 2020 17	Lens	2–1	Brest	Lens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kalimuendo 11' Sotoca 34' (pen.)	Report	Pierre-Gabriel 13' Duverne 32' Charbonnier 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

6 January 2021 18	Lyon	3–2	Lens	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Depay 39', 52' (pen.) Aouar 40' Fortés 46' (o.g.)	Report	Leca 51' Sotoca 56' Badé 85' Doucouré 89'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

9 January 2021 19	Lens	0–1	Strasbourg	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cahuzac 50'	Report	Diallo 21' Bellegarde 50'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

17 January 2021 20	Nantes	1–1	Lens	Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Louza 36' (pen.) Kolo 50' Corchia 67' Touré 87'	Report	Kakuta 33', 81' Gradit 35' Haïdara 69' Fortès 77'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider

20 January 2021 9	Marseille	0–1	Lens	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye 55' Balerdi 62' Perrin 69' Khaoui 81' Cuisance 90+1'	Report	Haïdara 19' Banza 25', 59' Medina 55'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 October 2020, but was postponed after more than ten Lens players tested positive for COVID-19.^[6]

23 January 2021 21	Lens	0–1	Nice	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cahuzac 61' Fortès 68'	Report	Atal 49' Boudaoui 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

30 January 2021 22	Montpellier	1–2	Lens	Montpellier
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mavididi 15' Mendes 16' Laborde 18' Hilton 48' Wahi 78'	Report	Doucouré 7' Sotoca 51' Banza 55' Kakuta 67' Mauricio 83' Haïdara 90'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue

3 February 2021 23	Lens	2–2	Marseille	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana 43' Sotoca 46' Doucouré 48' Medina 61', 63' Jean 90+2'	Report	Thauvin 37' Milik 45+2' Lirola 60' Álvaro 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

6 February 2021 24	Lens	0–0	Rennes	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Doucouré 46' Cahuzac 90+2'	Report	Traoré 21' Camavinga 90+1' Martin 90+3' Maouassa 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

13 February 2021 25	Reims	1–1	Lens	Reims
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zeneli 13' Konan 43' Faes 48'	Report	Kakuta 45' Sotoca 61'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

21 February 2021 26	Lens	2–1	Dijon	Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana 30' Banza 64' Badé 79' Doucouré 86' Haïdara 88'	Report	Muzinga 61' Kamara 74'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien

28 February 2021 27	Angers	2–2	Lens	Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diony 5' Mangani 10' (pen.)	Report	Clauss 22' Kalimuendo 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

3 March 2021 28	Saint-Étienne	2–3	Lens	Saint-Étienne
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moukoudi 19', 40' Debuchy 26' Gourna-Douath 66' Bouanga 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Sotoca 20' (pen.), 84' Kalimuendo 24' Banza 77' Costa 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue

14 March 2021 29	Lens	2–2	Metz	Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gradit 8' Clauss 13' Haïdara 19' Cahuzac 36' Medina 37' Fofana 86'	Report	Vagner 27' (pen.), 37' Boye 50' Delaine 57' Sarr 82'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta

21 March 2021 30	Strasbourg	1–2	Lens	Strasbourg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bellegarde 20' Thomasson 42' Sissoko 44'	Report	Haïdara 5' Badé 19' Fofana 40' Medina 44' Doucouré 86' Jean 90' Leca 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

3 April 2021 31	Lens	1–1	Lyon	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fortès 6' Clauss 65' Sotoca 70' Michelin 87'	Report	Bruno Guimarães 7' Depay 48' De Sciglio 79' Paquetá 81' Slimani 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

11 April 2021 32	Lens	4–1	Lorient	Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kakuta 16' (pen.) Jean 39' Kalimuendo 55' Banza 88' (pen.)	Report	Moffi 29'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

18 April 2021 33	Brest	1–1	Lens	Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cahuzac 36' (o.g.) Jean Lucas 87' 89'	Report	Badé 35' Haïdara 38' Fortès 54' 81' Banza 59' 89' Clauss 63' Kakuta 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 0 Referee: Karim Abed

25 April 2021 34	Lens	2–1	Nîmes	Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ganago 17' Sylla 24' Badé 34' Haïdara 76'	Report	Ferhat 52' (pen.) Koné 81' Miguel 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Aurélien Petit

1 May 2021 35	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lens	Paris
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Neymar 33' Marquinhos 59', 90+1' Herrera 78' Kehrer 89' Verratti 90+4'	Report	Ganago 61' Medina 66' Sotoca 76'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

7 May 2021 36	Lens	0–3	Lille	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Michelin 29' 35' Fortès 67'	Report	Yılmaz 4' (pen.), 40' Luiz Araújo 39' David 60' Fonte 65'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

16 May 2021 37	Bordeaux	3–0	Lens	Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hwang 32' (pen.) Poundjé 82' Sabaly 89' Zerkane 90+1', 90+1'	Report	Badé 56' Kakuta 58'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

23 May 2021 38	Lens	0–0	Monaco	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina 74' Clauss 82' Cahuzac 82'	Report	Volland 82' Maripán 85'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64	Nantes	2–4	Lens	Nantes
14:45 CET (UTC+1)	Basila 3' Bamba 24', 63'	Report	Jean 27', 39' Doucouré 36' Kalimuendo 58'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel

6 March 2021 Round of 32	Red Star	3–2	Lens	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Ba 21' Michel 83' Dzabana 90'	Report	Medina 29', 72' Doucouré 49'	Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 0 Referee: Karim Abed

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
16	GK	FRA	Jean-Louis Leca	25	0	25	0	0	0
30	GK	VEN	Wuilker Faríñez	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
Defenders
3	DF	GUI	Issiaga Sylla	18	1	11+6	1	1	0
4	DF	FRA	Loïc Badé	21	0	18+2	0	1	0
5	DF	FRA	Zakaria Diallo	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF	FRA	Jonathan Clauss	21	0	17+3	0	1	0
13	DF	FRA	Clément Michelin	18	0	10+7	0	0+1	0
14	DF	ARG	Facundo Medina	18	2	16+1	2	0+1	0
15	DF	CPV	Steven Fortès	13	0	10+2	0	1	0
20	DF	MLI	Cheick Traoré	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	MLI	Massadio Haïdara	15	0	14+1	0	0	0
24	DF	FRA	Jonathan Gradit	22	0	21	0	1	0
35	DF	FRA	Ismaël Boura	14	0	7+7	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	CIV	Seko Fofana	20	0	14+5	0	0+1	0
10	MF	COD	Gaël Kakuta	25	9	22+2	9	0+1	0
18	MF	FRA	Yannick Cahuzac	20	0	16+3	0	1	0
22	MF	FRA	Tony Mauricio	19	0	1+17	0	1	0
28	MF	MLI	Cheick Doucouré	23	3	19+3	2	1	1
34	MF	POR	David Costa	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	FRA	Florian Sotoca	25	7	22+2	7	0+1	0
9	FW	CMR	Ignatius Ganago	18	5	11+7	5	0	0
23	FW	FRA	Simon Banza	23	3	9+14	3	0	0
25	FW	FRA	Corentin Jean	16	2	3+12	0	1	2
29	FW	FRA	Arnaud Kalimuendo	18	5	7+10	4	0+1	1
Players transferred out during the season
1	GK	FRA	Didier Desprez	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Radovanović	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF	FRA	Manuel Perez	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
19	MF	SCO	Charles Boli	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Robail	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	BFA	Cyrille Bayala	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 13 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 18 October 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Ligue 1	Total
1	10	MF	Gaël Kakuta	4	4
1	27	FW	Ignatius Ganago	4	4
2	14	DF	Facundo Medina	1	1
2	7	FW	Florian Sotoca	1	1
Totals				10	10

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^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
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