Kristián Vallo

Kristián Vallo
Personal information
Full name Kristián Vallo
Date of birth (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998
Place of birth Žilina, Slovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Karviná
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2017 Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Žilina B 75 (13)
2016–2021 Žilina 74 (4)
2021Wisła Płock (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2024 Wisła Płock 56 (3)
2024– Karviná 22 (2)
International career
2015–2016 Slovakia U18 6 (0)
2016–2017 Slovakia U19 9 (2)
2018 Slovakia U20 1 (0)
2019–2020 Slovakia U21 8 (1)
2022– Slovakia 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:50, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Kristián Vallo (born 2 June 1998) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Czech First League club Karviná. After starting his club career in Slovakia, he spent four years in Poland before moving to Karviná in 2024.

Club career

MŠK Žilina

He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against Zemplín Michalovce on 4 March 2016. He made his debut by replacing Jakub Michlík four minutes before stoppage time. Žilina lost 2–3.[1]

MFK Karviná

Vallo spent four seasons in Poland before joining Czech First League club Karviná on 18 September 2024.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–1 away loss against Baník Ostrava in November 2004, with a left-footed strike which opened the scoring.[3]

International career

Vallo was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 16 March 2022 by Štefan Tarkovič as an alternate defender ahead of two international friendly fixtures against Norway and Finland.[4] When Francesco Calzona took over from Tarkovič in the summer of 2022, Vallo was called up for two September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C fixtures.[5] He made his debut on 22 September 2022 at Štadión Antona Malatinského in a fixture against Azerbaijan, which concluded in an upsetting 1–2 defeat following a stoppage time drama. Vallo completed the entirety of the match.[6] In a subsequent match against Belarus, Vallo remained benched.[7] He was also nominated for November friendlies against Montenegro and Chile, suffering an injury in the first match,[8][9] as well as prospective player's training camp at NTC Senec in December.[10]

Honours

Žilina

References

  1. ^ Futbalnet / Únia ligových klubov / Fortuna liga / MŠK Žilina - MFK Zemplín Michalovce 04.03.2016, futbalnet.sk
  2. ^ Hekele, David (18 September 2024). "Posila ve Slezsku na poslední chvíli. Do Karviné přichází z Polska Slovák Vallo". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Baník - Karviná 2:1, obří tlak přetavil ve výhru Ewerton. Hosté dohrávali v deseti". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. ^ "MUŽI A - V nominácii premiérovo Herc a Regáli, po čase Sekulič a Zreľák". SFZ (in Slovak). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ Šurin, Peter (12 September 2022). "MUŽI A – V Calzonovej prvej nominácii štyria nováčikovia". SFZ (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Liga národov: Katastrofálny záver a premiéra. Slováci dostali poriadnu facku od Azerbajdžanu". Šport.sk (in Slovak). SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media s.r.o. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Slovensko - Bielorusko | Liga národov, 2022 / 2023 Skupinová fáza". SFZ (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Tréner Francesco Calzona oznámil ďalšiu nomináciu Slovenska, je v nej viacero nových mien". Šport.sk (in Slovak). SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media s.r.o. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ Šurin, Peter (17 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Ani do tretice nebolo víťazstvo pod Calzonom, trénera to mrzí". SFZ (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  10. ^ "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". SFZ (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Kristián Vallo". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.