Florian Valot (born 12 February 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Early career

During his youth years, Valot was a member of the

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youth system as well as the

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's reserve team for three years. In 2014, Valot moved to the United States to attend

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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 six assists. Valot was a member of the

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preseason squad as a trialist in 2016 and appeared in three games for their U-23 team.

Professional

On 25 June 2016, Valot signed with American third division side and

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affiliate club,

in the

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. The following day, Valot made his first appearance with the club in a 4–0 victory against the

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, where he recorded an assist on the second goal of the match. On 19 July 2016, Valot scored his first goal as a professional scoring a late winner in a 2–1 victory over

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. On 16 October 2016, Valot scored the equalizing goal for New York in a 1–1 draw with

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, a match in which New York advanced to the 2016 USL Cup Final on PKs, 4–3. The following week Valot helped the club to a 5–1 victory over

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in the 2016 USL Cup Final. Valot started the 2017 season as the Captain of New York Red Bulls II, scoring in a 3–3 draw with the

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. He ended the season appearing in 32 matches and scoring ten goals and recording seven assists. Valot moved to

from the second-team on 20 December 2017. On 6 March 2018 he made his official debut for the first team, recording an assist in a 2–0 victory in Mexico over

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in the

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. On 13 March 2018, Valot made his first start for New York in 3–1 victory over

in the

, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time. Valot

Valot was sent back on a temporary loan to affiliate side

during March 2018. On 17 March 2018, he captained the side in a 2–1 victory over

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, assisting Andrew Tinari on the game-winning goal. Valot was recalled to the first team and on 31 March 2018 scored his first goal for

in a 4–3 loss to Orlando City. On 28 April 2018, Valot scored his second goal of the season, helping New York to a 3–2 victory over

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. On 5 May 2018, Valot recorded a goal and an assist in a 4–0 derby victory over

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. 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. 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. On 1 March 2020, Valot made his return to the lineup, recording two assists to lead New York to a 3–2 victory over

in the opening match of the 2020 campaign. On 5 August 2021, Valot was traded to

in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, with another $50,000 dependent on performance-based metrics. On 13 January 2022, Valot signed a two-year contract with

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of the

Career statistics

Honors

Club

New York Red Bulls *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valot, Florian 1993 births Living people Men's association football midfielders FC Cincinnati players French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Miami FC players New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players Footballers from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rider Broncs men's soccer players USL Championship players Paris Saint-Germain FC players AS Monaco FC players French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Loudoun United FC players 21st-century French sportsmen