Valentine Nelson

{{short description|Papua New Guinean footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Valentine Nelson | fullname = Valentine Nelson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|12}} | birth_place = | height = | position = Defender | currentclub = Lae City FC | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = Tukoko University Lae | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2014– | clubs2 = Lae City FC | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 2011– | nationalteam1 = Papua New Guinea | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|PNG}}}} {{MedalComp|OFC Nations Cup}} {{Medal|RU|2016 Papua New Guinea|}} }}

'''Valentine Nelson''' is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a defender for Lae City FC in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League and for the national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/44751.html |title=Valentine Nelson |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Papua New Guinea''' *OFC Nations Cup: runner-up, 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/2016-ofc-nations-cup-final-400415/new-zealand-papua-new-guinea-4-2-331463/|title= 2016 OFC Nations Cup - Final|language=en|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Home advantage vital for PNG|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7c5eb21a-d60b-4fab-bfe4-f994e3f2c688/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611064250/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7c5eb21a-d60b-4fab-bfe4-f994e3f2c688/language/en-US/Default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2026|language=en}}</ref>

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