Enric Vallès Explained

Enric Vallès
Fullname:Enric Vallès Prat
Birth Date:1 March 1990[1]
Birth Place:Puig-reig, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1999–2008
Youthclubs1:Barcelona
Years1:2008–2010
Clubs1:NAC Breda
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2012
Clubs2:Birmingham City
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2012–2013
Clubs3:Olot
Caps3:23
Goals3:4
Years4:2013–2014
Clubs4:Cornellà
Caps4:17
Goals4:1
Years5:2014–2015
Clubs5:Manresa
Caps5:20
Goals5:5
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Harrisburg City Islanders
Caps6:23
Goals6:3
Years7:2016–2021
Clubs7:Sandefjord
Caps7:118
Goals7:8
Years8:2021–2022
Clubs8:Olot
Caps8:29
Goals8:4
Years9:2022–2023
Clubs9:Tona
Caps9:27
Goals9:2
Years10:2023–2024
Clubs10:San Cristóbal
Caps10:13
Goals10:0
Club-Update:1 August 2024

Enric Vallès Prat (born 1 March 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his career in the youth system of FC Barcelona before playing for NAC Breda, Birmingham City, UE Olot, UE Cornellà, CE Manresa and Harrisburg City Islanders.

Career

Born in Puig-reig, Barcelona, Catalonia, Vallès began his football career in the youth system of FC Barcelona.[2] [3] In 2008, he played alongside Gai Assulin and Iago Falque in the team that reached the final of the Spanish Youth Cup, in which they lost 2–0 to Sevilla's youngsters. Vallès left Barcelona in August 2008, as an 18-year-old, to turn professional with NAC Breda of the Dutch Eredivisie, signing a two-year contract.[4]

Recommended by an agent who likened him to Albert Riera, then of Liverpool, Vallès had a week's trial with English Premier League club Birmingham City.[5] The trial proved successful, and in May 2010, he signed a pre-contract agreement to join the club on 1 July upon the expiry of his contract with NAC Breda, for whom he had played four matches in the Eredivisie.[6] In his first interview after joining Birmingham, Vallès described himself as a "left midfielder who can also play on the wing" whose main strengths were his dribbling and his work ethic; he also revealed his desire to play in the same team as fellow Spaniard Míchel.[7] Manager Alex McLeish summed him up as a "big, tall, lad, left-sided and maybe not the explosion of some wingers, but a very good footballer".[5]

After a successful pre-season,[8] Vallès made his competitive debut for Birmingham in the second-round League Cup-tie against Rochdale on 26 August 2010.[9] His only other appearance came in the next round of the League Cup, and a proposed loan move to League One (third-tier) club Brighton & Hove Albion or possible return to Spain came to nothing when the player suffered a stress fracture to his foot.[10] [11] He made a return to the first-team squad as an unused substitute for the final match of the season, which confirmed Birmingham's relegation from the Premier League,[12] and the club took up their option to extend his contract for a further year.[11] Vallès was occasionally included in the matchday squad during that year but made no more first-team appearances, and he was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2011–12 season.[13]

On 15 November 2012, Vallès signed for UE Olot of the Spanish Tercera División.[2] [14] He scored four goals as Olot finished as champions of their group, thus qualifying for the promotion playoffs.[15] Although Vallès suffered a hamstring injury in the second round of the playoffs that was to keep him out for what remained of the season, his team went on to defeat Arandina CF in the final round to earn promotion to the Segunda División B for the first time in the club's history.[16]

Vallès was not kept on for the new season, and signed for another Tercera División club, UE Cornellà, in August 2013.[17] Again, he contributed to the club's first ever promotion to the Segunda B, and again, he was released at the end of the season.[18] Vallès then dropped down a level to the Primera Catalana to join CE Manresa for 2014–15.[19]

Vallés signed for United Soccer League club Harrisburg City Islanders ahead of the 2015 season.[20]

On 20 November 2015, Vallès signed a two-year contract with Norwegian First Division side Sandefjord.[21]

He then returned to Spain, playing with Olot, Tona and San Cristóbal.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NAC Breda2008–09[22] Eredivisie301040
2009–10Eredivisie100010
Total401050
Birmingham City2010–11Premier League00002020
2011–12Championship0000000000
Total0000200020
Olot2012–13[23] Tercera División234234
Cornellà2013–14[24] Tercera División171171
Manresa2014–15[25] Primera Catalana205205
Harrisburg City Islanders2015[26] United Soccer League23220252
Sandefjord2016Norwegian First Division17200172
2017Eliteserien26000260
2018[27] Eliteserien25200252
2019Norwegian First Division28400284
2020Eliteserien12000120
Total1088001088
Career total1952030200020020

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120229012333/http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10412~44711%2C00.html . Player Profiles: Enric Valles . Birmingham City F.C. . 29 February 2012 . dead .
  2. News: Benvingut Mr. Vallès . ca . Welcome Mr. Vallès . L'Esportiu . Sebastián . Joel . 23 November 2012 . 16 . 7 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Els metges em van dir que no tornaria a jugar . ca . The doctors told me I'd never play again . Boix . Oriol . GolCat.com . 24 January 2013 . 7 April 2015 . 19 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419004355/http://www.golcat.com/noticies.php?idNoticia=319 . dead .
  4. Web site: Enric Vallés, juvenil del FC Barcelona ya es jugador del NAC Breda . Enric Vallès, Barcelona youth-teamer, is now an NAC Breda player . es . Joinfutbol.com . 17 August 2008 . 18 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918092205/http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/enric_valles_juvenil_del_fc_barcelona_ya_es_jugador_del_nac_breda_14362.php . 18 September 2008.
  5. News: New boy Enric Valles give challenge by Alex McLeish . Colin . Tattum . Birmingham Mail . 27 May 2010 . 15 November 2012.
  6. News: Birmingham sign Spanish midfielder Enric Valles . BBC Sport . 18 May 2010 . 18 May 2010.
  7. News: Valles Exclusive . https://archive.today/20121203110802/http://origin-www.bcfc.com/articles/20100518/valles-exclusive_2266396_2054981/0,,10412~2054981~1,00.html . dead . 3 December 2012 . subscription . Birmingham City F.C. . 18 May 2010 . 18 May 2010.
  8. News: Enric Valles is pleased with China form . Colin . Tattum . Birmingham Mail . 22 July 2010 . 15 November 2012.
  9. News: Birmingham City 3, Rochdale 2 . Colin . Tattum . Birmingham Mail . 27 August 2010 . 15 November 2012.
  10. News: Birmingham City: Enric Valles suffers injury setback as he seeks to make mark at Birmingham City . Colin . Tattum . Birmingham Mail . 24 December 2010 . 24 August 2020.
  11. News: James McFadden holds contract talks as Phillips, Bowyer and Parnaby leave . Colin . Tattum . Birmingham Mail . 27 May 2011 . 15 November 2012.
  12. News: Tottenham 2–1 Birmingham . Phil . Dawkes . BBC Sport . 22 May 2011 . 23 May 2011.
  13. News: Defender David Murphy signs new deal with Birmingham City . 16 May 2012 . BBC Sport . 8 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Enric Vallès, un reforç de qualitat per la UEO . ca . Enric Vallès, a quality addition for UE Olot . Unió Esportiva Olot . 15 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231527/http://www.ueolot.com/wp/?p=6349 . 14 July 2014.
  15. Web site: Golejadors . ca . Goalscorers . U.E. Olot . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804162423/http://www.ueolot.com/wp/?p=6842 . 4 August 2013.
    Web site: Campions 30 anys després! Rapitenca 2–2 Olot . ca . Champions after 30 years! Rapitenca 2–2 Olot . U.E. Olot . 30 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717015408/http://www.ueolot.com/wp/primer-equip/campions-30-anys-despres-rapitenca-2-2-olot . 17 July 2014.
  16. News: Vallès es perd el que resta de la temporada . ca . Vallès out for the rest of the season . Joel . Sebastián . El Punt Avui . Barcelona . 10 June 2013 . 8 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011342/http://www.elpuntavui.cat/ma/article/-/52-futbol-catala/653389-una-alenada-necessaria.html . 24 September 2015.
    News: Olot, una fiesta tras el histórico ascenso a Segunda B . es . Olot, a party after their historic promotion to the Segunda B . Ponce, J.Ll. . Sport . Barcelona . 30 June 2013 . 8 July 2013.
  17. Web site: Enric Vallés, nuevo fichaje . es . Enric Vallés, new signing . UE Cornellà . 29 August 2013 . 7 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412184526/http://www.uecornella.cat/index.php/noticias/noticias/item/434-enric-vall%C3%A9s-nuevo-fichaje . 12 April 2015 . dead .
  18. News: Joaquín García apuntalarà el centre del camp de la UE Cornellà . ca . Joaquín García will shore up UE Cornellà's midfield . J.S. . El Periódico de Catalunya . 7 August 2014 . 7 April 2015.
  19. News: Enric Vallès, un reforç de luxe per al CE Manresa a Primera Catalana . ca . Enric Vallès, a classy addition for CE Manresa in the Primera Catalana . Regió 7 . 31 July 2014 . 7 April 2015.
  20. News: Harrisburg City Islanders announce 2015 roster . Jacqueline . Kantor . Penn Live . 24 March 2015 . 5 January 2017.
  21. Web site: Ny spiller klar for SF! . no . New player in for SF! . Sandefjord Fotball . 20 November 2015 . 20 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126090332/http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/news/article/1pdkgd8a3rlmd14nkajgfb1b9z/title/ny-spiller-klar-for-sf . 26 January 2016.
  22. Web site: Enric Vallès Prat . Voetbal International . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091316/http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?viewid=51&dbid=58671&typeofpage=84137 . 20 October 2012.
  23. Web site: Estadística de jugador: Valles Prat, Enric: Temporada 2012–2013 . ca . Player statistics: Valles Prat, Enric: 2012–13 season . Catalan Football Federation . 8 April 2015 . https://archive.today/20150408140118/http://www.fcf.cat/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_EstadisticasJugador?cod_primaria=3000306&jugador=157&codacta=453733 . 8 April 2015.
  24. Web site: Estadística de jugador: Valles Prat, Enric: Temporada 2013–2014 . ca . Player statistics: Valles Prat, Enric: 2013–14 season . Catalan Football Federation . 8 April 2015 . https://archive.today/20150408140111/http://www.fcf.cat/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_EstadisticasJugador?cod_primaria=3000306&jugador=157&codacta=670447 . 8 April 2015.
  25. Web site: Estadística de jugador: Valles Prat, Enric: Temporada 2014–2015 . ca . Player statistics: Valles Prat, Enric: 2014–15 season . Catalan Football Federation . 8 April 2015 . https://archive.today/20150408140106/http://www.fcf.cat/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_EstadisticasJugador?cod_primaria=3000306&jugador=157&codacta=880163 . 8 April 2015.
  26. For own goal attributed by Soccerway to Vallès: Web site: Last-gasp City Islanders defeat Red Bulls II . United Soccer League . 9 May 2015 . 18 July 2018.
    For US Open Cup second round: Web site: Game #7: Reading United A.C. (PDL) 0, Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) 3 . U.S. Soccer . 20 May 2015 . 18 July 2018.
  27. Web site: Enric Vallés . Soccerway . Perform Group . 18 July 2018.