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Nicolas Vallar
Tahitian footballer (born 1983)
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]
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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 40) | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 May 2017 | |||
Vallar started his career with SCO Angers before signing for Montpellier HSC 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 3 years and managed to achieve promotion to Ligue 2 in 2005, only to be relegated back to Championnat National in the following season.
Playing only 7 matches at 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]
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.
| # | 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 |
AS Dragon
- Tahiti First Division: 2012
Tahiti
| Tahiti national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 11 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 3 |
- "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 June 12, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 2012-06-10. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- Nicolas Vallar at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nicolas Vallar at National-Football-Teams.com