Florian Valot

Florian Valot (born 12 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Miami FC.

Florian Valot
Valot playing for the New York Red Bulls II in 2019
Personal information
Full name Florian Valot
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
Team information
Current team
 Miami FC
Number 10
Youth career
2010 Paris Saint-Germain
2011–2013 Monaco
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Rider Broncs 34 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Monaco II 27 (1)
2016–2021 New York Red Bulls II 56 (13)
2018–2021 New York Red Bulls 43 (5)
2021 FC Cincinnati 9 (0)
2022– Miami FC 58 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:08, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

During his youth years, Valot was a member of the Paris Saint-Germain youth system as well as the Monaco'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 six 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.[1]

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.[1] 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.[2] On 19 July 2016, Valot scored his first goal as a professional scoring a late winner in a 2–1 victory over FC Cincinnati.[3] 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.[4] The following week Valot helped the club to a 5–1 victory over Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 USL Cup Final.[5]

Valot started the 2017 season as the Captain of New York Red Bulls II, scoring in a 3–3 draw with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[6] 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.[7] On 6 March 2018 he made his official debut for the first team, recording an assist in a 2–0 victory in Mexico over Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League.[8] On 13 March 2018, Valot made his first start for New York in 3–1 victory over Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] On 28 April 2018, Valot scored his second goal of the season, helping New York to a 3–2 victory over Los Angeles Galaxy.[12] On 5 May 2018, Valot recorded a goal and an assist in a 4–0 derby victory over New York City FC.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15] On 1 March 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.[16]

On 5 August 2021, Valot was traded to FC Cincinnati in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, with another $50,000 dependent on performance-based metrics.[17]

On 13 January 2022, Valot signed a two-year contract with Miami FC of the USL Championship.[18]

Career statistics
As of 21 November 2020

[19]

Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2016 172410000213
2017 2993100003210
2018 1000000010
2019 1000000010
2021 1000000010
Total 49117200005613
New York Red Bulls 2018 143002040203
2019 2000001030
2020 232100000242
2021 3000000030
Total 425102050505
Career total 911682205010618

Honors

Club

New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls

References
  1. "New York Red Bulls II Sign Florian Valot". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  2. "MATCH RECAP: New York Red Bulls II 4, Wilmington Hammerheads 0". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  3. "Red Bulls II Stun Crowd of 16,127 with Dramatic Win". uslsoccer.com. 20 July 2016.
  4. "NYRBII Sustains Early 'Punch,' Answers the Bell". uslsoccer.com.
  5. "Allen's Hat Trick Leads Red Bulls II to USL Cup". uslsoccer.com. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. "Valot Earns Move to Red Bulls". uslsoccer.com. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. "BWP, Robles Lead New York Past Club Tijuana". NewYorkRedBulls.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. "Red Bulls Moving On to SCCL Semis, Defeat Tijuana, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. "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.
  11. "Orlando City SC 4, New York Red Bulls 3 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. "Red Bulls Win A 3-2 Thriller Over Galaxy". newyorkredbulls.com. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  13. "Red Bulls Roll Past Rival NYCFC, 4-0". newyorkredbulls.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  14. "New York Red Bulls' Florian Valot suffers torn ACL, out for rest of season". mlssoccer.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  15. "Update on Florian Valot". newyorkredbulls.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  16. "Florian Valot leads New York Red Bulls to season-opening win over FC Cincinnati". prosoccerusa.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  17. "FC Cincinnati acquire Midfielder Florian Valot from New York Red Bulls | FC Cincinnati".
  18. "Midfielder Florian Valot Pens Two-Year Deal with The Miami FC". Miami FC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  19. Florian Valot at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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