Nicolas Vallar

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

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.

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. 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 Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 3 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 2–0 4–3 2012 OFC Nations Cup 2 5 June 2012 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 1–0 4–1 2012 OFC Nations Cup 3 28 September 2012 Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines 1–2 1–2 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

Honours AS Dragon Tahiti First Division: 2012

Tahiti OFC Nations Cup: 2012