Nicolas Vallar

Nicolas Vallar
	Vallar with Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Hiro Nicolas Vallar
Date of birth	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
2001–2003	Montpellier B
2003–2006	Sète 34
2006–2007	Penafiel
2008	AS Excelsior
2008–2009	Montceau
2009–2014	Dragon
2014–2015	Pirae
2015–2017	Tefana
2017–?	Central Sport
International career‡
2001	Tahiti U20
2012–2016	Tahiti
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 May 2017

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]

Career[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

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.

International goals[edit]

#	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[edit]

AS Dragon

Tahiti First Division: 2012

Tahiti

OFC Nations Cup: 2012

International career statistics[edit]

Tahiti national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	11	3
2013	1	0
Total	12	3

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "Nicolas VALLAR, capitaine des TOA AITO".
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Nicolas Vallar at FootballDatabase.eu
Nicolas Vallar at National-Football-Teams.com

[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 June 12, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[2] "Nicolas VALLAR, capitaine des TOA AITO".

[3] "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

[4] "Oceania Football Confederation". Oceaniafootball.com. 2012-06-10. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

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