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.
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.
[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.