Racing Club de Lens (commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens ) is a French football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or (blood and gold ), comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their traditional rivals are their northern neighbours Lille , with whom they contest the Derby du Nord .
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
As of 26 March 2024
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
23
MF
Neil El Aynaoui
24
DF
Jonathan Gradit
25
DF
Abdukodir Khusanov
26
MF
Nampalys Mendy
27
FW
Morgan Guilavogui
28
MF
Adrien Thomasson
29
DF
Przemyslaw Frankowski
30
GK
Brice Samba
32
MF
Ayanda Sishuba
34
FW
Adam Abeddou
36
FW
Ibrahima Baldé
37
MF
Nolan Bonte
38
DF
Keny Mbala
40
GK
Yannick Pandor
External links [ ]
RC Lens squad - 2024–25
1 Faríñez ·
2 Aguilar ·
3 Machado ·
4 Danso ·
6 Abdul Samed ·
7 Sotoca ·
9 Wahi ·
10 Costa ·
11 Fulgini ·
14 Medina ·
15 Cortès ·
16 Leca ·
18 Diouf ·
19 Cabot ·
20 Maouassa ·
21 Haïdara ·
22 Saïd ·
23 El Aynaoui ·
24 Gradit ·
25 Khusanov ·
26 Mendy ·
27 Guilavogui ·
28 Thomasson ·
29 Frankowski ·
30 Samba ·
32 Sishuba ·
36 Baldé ·
40 Pandor ·
Manager: Franck Haise
UEFA Intertoto Cup winners
1995 : Bordeaux , Strasbourg • 1996 : Karlsruhe , Silkeborg , Guingamp • 1997 : Auxerre , Bastia , Lyon • 1998 : Bologna , Valencia , Werder • 1999 : Juventus , West Ham United , Montpellier • 2000 : Celta , Stuttgart , Udinese • 2001 : Paris Saint-Germain , Troyes , Aston Villa • 2002 : Málaga , Stuttgart , Fulham • 2003 : Villarreal , Perugia , Schalke 04 • 2004 : Villarreal , Lille , Schalke 04 • 2005 : Hamburg , Marseille , Lens • 2006 : Newcastle United • 2007 : Hamburg • 2008 : Braga