Enric Vallès
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Enric Vallès
|image = Enricvallesforwiki.png
|image_size = 220
|caption = During 2011 pre-season with Birmingham City
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|1|df=y}}{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229012333/http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10412~44711%2C00.html |title=Player Profiles: Enric Valles |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |archive-date=29 February 2012 |url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~44711,00.html |url-status=dead }}
|birth_place = Puig-reig, Spain
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|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
}}
{{family name hatnote|Vallès|Prat|lang=Catalan}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat/nel9/article/8-esports/52-futbol-catala/595862-benvingut-mr-valles.html |title=Benvingut Mr. Vallès |language=ca |trans-title=Welcome Mr. Vallès |newspaper=L'Esportiu |last=Sebastián |first=Joel |date=23 November 2012 |page=16 |access-date=7 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.golcat.com/noticies.php?idNoticia=319 |title=Els metges em van dir que no tornaria a jugar |language=ca |trans-title=The doctors told me I'd never play again |last=Boix |first=Oriol |website=GolCat.com |date=24 January 2013 |access-date=7 April 2015 |archive-date=19 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419004355/http://www.golcat.com/noticies.php?idNoticia=319 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/enric_valles_juvenil_del_fc_barcelona_ya_es_jugador_del_nac_breda_14362.php |title=Enric Vallés, juvenil del FC Barcelona ya es jugador del NAC Breda |trans-title=Enric Vallès, Barcelona youth-teamer, is now an NAC Breda player |language=es |website=Joinfutbol.com |date=17 August 2008 |access-date=18 May 2010 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=18 September 2008}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birminghm-city-new-boy-enric-125552 |title=New boy Enric Valles give challenge by Alex McLeish |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=27 May 2010 |access-date=15 November 2012}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8689847.stm |title=Birmingham sign Spanish midfielder Enric Valles |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2010 |access-date=18 May 2010}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://origin-www.bcfc.com/articles/20100518/valles-exclusive_2266396_2054981/0,,10412~2054981~1,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203110802/http://origin-www.bcfc.com/articles/20100518/valles-exclusive_2266396_2054981/0,,10412~2054981~1,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2012 |url-access=subscription |title=Valles Exclusive |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=18 May 2010 |access-date=18 May 2010}} 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".
After a successful pre-season,{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-enric-valles-is-pleased-128692 |title=Enric Valles is pleased with China form |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=15 November 2012}} Vallès made his competitive debut for Birmingham in the second-round League Cup-tie against Rochdale on 26 August 2010.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-3-rochdale-2-130831 |title=Birmingham City 3, Rochdale 2 |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=27 August 2010 |access-date=15 November 2012}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-enric-valles-suffers-137886 |title=Birmingham City: Enric Valles suffers injury setback as he seeks to make mark at Birmingham City |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=24 December 2010 |access-date=24 August 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-latest-james-mcfadden-155181 |title=James McFadden holds contract talks as Phillips, Bowyer and Parnaby leave |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=27 May 2011 |access-date=15 November 2012}} 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,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13444710.stm |title=Tottenham 2–1 Birmingham |first=Phil |last=Dawkes |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2011 |access-date=23 May 2011}} and the club took up their option to extend his contract for a further year. 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18089210 |title=Defender David Murphy signs new deal with Birmingham City |date=16 May 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=8 July 2013}}
On 15 November 2012, Vallès signed for UE Olot of the Spanish Tercera División.{{cite web |url=http://www.ueolot.com/wp/?p=6349 |title=Enric Vallès, un reforç de qualitat per la UEO |language=ca |trans-title=Enric Vallès, a quality addition for UE Olot |publisher=Unió Esportiva Olot |date=15 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231527/http://www.ueolot.com/wp/?p=6349 |archive-date=14 July 2014}} He scored four goals as Olot finished as champions of their group, thus qualifying for the promotion playoffs.{{cite web |url=http://www.ueolot.com/wp/?p=6842 |title=Golejadors |language=ca |trans-title=Goalscorers |publisher=U.E. Olot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804162423/http://www.ueolot.com/wp/?p=6842 |archive-date=4 August 2013}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.ueolot.com/wp/primer-equip/campions-30-anys-despres-rapitenca-2-2-olot/ |title=Campions 30 anys després! Rapitenca 2–2 Olot |language=ca |trans-title=Champions after 30 years! Rapitenca 2–2 Olot |publisher=U.E. Olot |date=30 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717015408/http://www.ueolot.com/wp/primer-equip/campions-30-anys-despres-rapitenca-2-2-olot |archive-date=17 July 2014}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/ma/article/-/52-futbol-catala/653389-una-alenada-necessaria.html |title=Vallès es perd el que resta de la temporada |language=ca |trans-title=Vallès out for the rest of the season |first=Joel |last=Sebastián |newspaper=El Punt Avui |location=Barcelona |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=8 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011342/http://www.elpuntavui.cat/ma/article/-/52-futbol-catala/653389-una-alenada-necessaria.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}
{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-catala/olot-una-fiesta-tras-historico-ascenso-segunda-2450389 |title=Olot, una fiesta tras el histórico ascenso a Segunda B |language=es |trans-title=Olot, a party after their historic promotion to the Segunda B |author=Ponce, J.Ll. |newspaper=Sport |location=Barcelona |date=30 June 2013 |access-date=8 July 2013}}
Vallès was not kept on for the new season, and signed for another Tercera División club, UE Cornellà, in August 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.uecornella.cat/index.php/noticias/noticias/item/434-enric-vall%C3%A9s-nuevo-fichaje |title=Enric Vallés, nuevo fichaje |language=es |trans-title=Enric Vallés, new signing |publisher=UE Cornellà |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412184526/http://www.uecornella.cat/index.php/noticias/noticias/item/434-enric-vall%C3%A9s-nuevo-fichaje |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/noticias/cornella/joaquin-garcia-apuntalara-centre-del-camp-cornella-3435414 |title=Joaquín García apuntalarà el centre del camp de la UE Cornellà |language=ca |trans-title=Joaquín García will shore up UE Cornellà's midfield |author=J.S. |newspaper=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=7 August 2014 |access-date=7 April 2015}} Vallès then dropped down a level to the Primera Catalana to join CE Manresa for 2014–15.{{cite news |url=http://www.regio7.cat/esports/2014/07/31/enric-valles-reforc-luxe-al/277710.html |title=Enric Vallès, un reforç de luxe per al CE Manresa a Primera Catalana |language=ca |trans-title=Enric Vallès, a classy addition for CE Manresa in the Primera Catalana |website=Regió 7 |date=31 July 2014 |access-date=7 April 2015}}
Vallés signed for United Soccer League club Harrisburg City Islanders ahead of the 2015 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/harrisburg_city_islanders_anno.html |title=Harrisburg City Islanders announce 2015 roster |first=Jacqueline |last=Kantor |website=Penn Live |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=5 January 2017}}
On 20 November 2015, Vallès signed a two-year contract with Norwegian First Division side Sandefjord.{{cite web |title=Ny spiller klar for SF! |url=http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/news/article/1pdkgd8a3rlmd14nkajgfb1b9z/title/ny-spiller-klar-for-sf |language=no |trans-title=New player in for SF! |publisher=Sandefjord Fotball |date=20 November 2015 |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126090332/http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/news/article/1pdkgd8a3rlmd14nkajgfb1b9z/title/ny-spiller-klar-for-sf |archive-date=26 January 2016}}
He then returned to Spain, playing with Olot, Tona and San Cristóbal.
Career statistics
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References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
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Category:Norwegian First Division players
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