Kristián Vallo (born 2 June 1998) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

MŠK Žilina

He made his Fortuna Liga debut for

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against Zemplín Michalovce on 4 March 2016. He debuted by replacing

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four minutes before stoppage time. Žilina lost 2–3.

MFK Karviná

On 18 September 2024, Vallo signed a contract with

club

International career

Vallo was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 16 March 2022 by

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as an alternate defender ahead of two international friendly fixtures against

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and

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. When

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took over from Tarkovič in the summer of 2022, Vallo was called-up for two September

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fixtures. He made his debut on 22 September 2022 at Štadión Antona Malatinského in a fixture against

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, which concluded in an upsetting 1–2 defeat following a stoppage time drama. Vallo completed the entirety of the match. In a subsequent match against

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, Vallo remained benched. He was also nominated for November friendlies against

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and

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, suffering an injury in the first match, as well as prospective player's training camp at

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in December.

Honours

Žilina *

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: 2016–17

References

External links

MŠK Žilina official club profile
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Futbalnet profile
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archive

Eurofotbal profile
1998 births Living people Footballers from Žilina Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders MŠK Žilina players Wisła Płock players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Slovak First Football League players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland MFK Karviná players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub