Florian Valot

Florian Valot (born 13 February 1993) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

Florian Valot
Personal information
Full name Florian Valot [1]
Date of birth (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993
Place of birth Pau, France
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 22
Youth career
2010 Paris Saint-Germain
2011–2013 AS Monaco
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Rider Broncs 34 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 AS Monaco II 27 (1)
2016– New York Red Bulls II 48 (11)
2018– New York Red Bulls 39 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020

Career

Early career

During his youth years, Valot was a member of the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. youth system as well as the AS Monaco FC's reserve team for three years. In 2014, Valot moved to the United States to attend Rider University on scholarship as a member of their soccer team. During his two years at the school he appeared in 34 matches tallying 13 goals and 6 assists.

Valot was a member of the New York Red Bulls II preseason squad as a trialist in 2016 and appeared in three games for their U-23 team.[2]

Professional

On 25 June 2016, Valot signed with American third division side and New York Red Bulls affiliate club, New York Red Bulls II in the United Soccer League.[2] The following day, Valot made his first appearance with the club in a 4–0 victory against the Wilmington Hammerheads, where he recorded an assist on the second goal of the match.[3] On 19 July 2016 Valot scored his first goal as a professional scoring a late winner in a 2–1 victory over FC Cincinnati.[4] On 16 October 2016, Valot scored the equalizing goal for New York in a 1–1 draw with Louisville City FC, a match in which New York advanced to the 2016 USL Cup Final on PKs, 4–3.[5] The following week Valot helped the club to a 5–1 victory over Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 USL Cup Final.[6]

Valot started the 2017 season as the Captain of New York Red Bulls II, scoring in a 3–3 draw with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[7] He ended the season appearing in 32 matches and scoring ten goals and recording seven assists.

Valot moved to New York Red Bulls from the second-team on 20 December 2017.[8] On 6 March 2018 he made his official debut for the first team, recording an assist in a 2–0 victory in Mexico over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League.[9] On 13 March 2018, Valot made his first start for New York in 3–1 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.[10]

Valot was sent back on a temporary loan to affiliate side New York Red Bulls II during March 2018. On 17 March 2018 he captained the side in a 2–1 victory over Toronto FC II, assisting Andrew Tinari on the game-winning goal.[11] Valot was recalled to the first team and on 31 March 2018 scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls in a 4–3 loss to Orlando City SC.[12] On 28 April 2018, Valot scored his second goal of the season, helping New York to a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles Galaxy.[13] On 5 May 2018, Valot recorded a goal and an assist in a 4-0 derby victory over New York City FC.[14] On 8 July 2018 it was announced that Valot had suffered a torn ACL and would be out for the remainder of the season. Prior to the injury Valot had established himself as a starter in his first season with the first team.[15]

Valot made his return to the team at the start of the 2019 season, however, he suffered another ACL injury during the second game of the season causing him to miss the rest of the season.[16] On March 1, 2020 Valot made his return to the lineup, recording two assists to lead New York to a 3-2 victory over FC Cincinnati in the opening match of the 2020 campaign.[17]

Career statistics
As of 21 November 2020

[18]

Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2016 172410000213
2017 2993100003210
2018 1000000010
2019 1000000010
Total 48117200005513
New York Red Bulls 2018 143002040203
2019 2000001030
2020 232100000242
2021 0000000000
Total 395102050475
Career total 871682205010218

Honors

Club

New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls

References
  1. "Florian Valot Bio". GoBroncs.com.
  2. "New York Red Bulls II Sign Florian Valot". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  3. "MATCH RECAP: New York Red Bulls II 4, Wilmington Hammerheads 0". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  4. "Red Bulls II Stun Crowd of 16,127 with Dramatic Win". uslsoccer.com.
  5. "NYRBII Sustains Early 'Punch,' Answers the Bell". uslsoccer.com.
  6. "Allen's Hat Trick Leads Red Bulls II to USL Cup". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. "Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. New York Red Bulls II". uslsoccer.com. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. "Valot Earns Move to Red Bulls". uslsoccer.com. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  9. "BWP, Robles Lead New York Past Club Tijuana". NewYorkRedBulls.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. "Red Bulls Moving On to SCCL Semis, Defeat Tijuana, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. "USL Post-Match Notes: NYRB II Defeat TFC II, 2–1, in Home Opener at Red Bull Arena". newyorkredbulls.com. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  12. "Orlando City SC 4, New York Red Bulls 3 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  13. "Red Bulls Win A 3-2 Thriller Over Galaxy". newyorkredbulls.com. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  14. "Red Bulls Roll Past Rival NYCFC, 4-0". newyorkredbulls.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  15. "New York Red Bulls' Florian Valot suffers torn ACL, out for rest of season". mlssoccer.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  16. "Update on Florian Valot". newyorkredbulls.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  17. "Florian Valot leads New York Red Bulls to season-opening win over FC Cincinnati". prosoccerusa.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  18. Florian Valot at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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