If the insolent success of RC Lens this 2025-2026 season is largely associated with winger Florian Thauvin, twice elected footballer of the month in Ligue 1 (in September and November), the 2018 world champion is at the level of his best years.
New year, new brand ambassador status
On the other hand, Robin Risser’s performances in goal were a revelation to most observers of the championship, because, at just 21 years old, he discovered the elite of French football. Arriving in Artois last summer from RC Strasbourg, the native of Colmar signed up for the long term in Lens by signing a five-year contract.
There is therefore no question for him of a transfer in this winter transfer window, on the other hand, he started the year 2025 with the signing of a major contract which saw him definitively enter the galaxy of the equipment manufacturer Puma, among all the official ambassadors of the German brand. His arrival was made official some time before that of Florian Thauvin, mentioned above, and who was formerly a headliner for Adidas, a cousin brand and nevertheless a direct competitor to the one with the feline logo.
