Nicolas Vallar

Nicolas Vallar
Vallar with Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Hiro Nicolas Vallar[1]
Date of birth (1983-10-22) 22 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Papeete, Tahiti
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1997–2001 Angers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Montpellier B 36 (2)
2003–2006 Sète 34 44 (1)
2006–2007 Penafiel 0 (0)
2008 AS Excelsior
2008–2009 Montceau 0 (0)
2009–2014 Dragon
2014–2015 Pirae
2015–2017 Tefana
2017–? Central Sport
International career
2001 Tahiti U20 3 (1)
2012–2016 Tahiti 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiro Nicolas Vallar (born 22 October 1983) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is a former member of the Tahiti national team.[2]

Club career

Vallar started his career with Angers before signing for Montpellier reserve team in 2001 to play at CFA, the fourth tier of football in France. In 2003, he left Montpellier and joined Sète, where he played for three years and managed to achieve promotion to Ligue 2 in 2005, only to be relegated back to Championnat National in the following season.

Having played seven matches in the Ligue 2 campaign, Vallar left for Penafiel in 2006. Without a single appearance with the Portuguese club, he was released in 2007, joining Réunionese club AS Excelsior in 2008, returning to France in the same year to play for CFA club FC Montceau.

In 2009, Vallar returned to his homeland to play for AS Dragon, winning the Tahiti First Division in 2011–12.[3]

International career

Vallar was part of Tahiti U-20 at 2001 OFC U-20 Championship scoring in 6–2 win against New Caledonia.

Vallar made his debut for the senior team during 2012 OFC Nations Cup, being the team's captain, scoring twice from the penalty spot and receiving the Golden Ball award as Tahiti won the competition for the first time.[4] Vallar was in the Tahitian team in the 2013 Confederations Cup. He scored an own goal in a 6–1 loss to Nigeria.

Career statistics

Tahiti national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 11 3
2013 1 0
Total 12 3
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  New Caledonia 2–0 4–3 2012 OFC Nations Cup
2 5 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara  Vanuatu 1–0 4–1 2012 OFC Nations Cup
3 28 September 2012 Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines  French Guiana 1–2 1–2 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

Honours

AS Dragon

Tahiti

References

  1. ^ "Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 7 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Nicolas VALLAR, capitaine des TOA AITO".
  3. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.