Nélson Agra
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nélson José Figueiredo Agra[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 January 1991||
Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2010 | Varzim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Varzim | 48 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Gil Vicente | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Leixões (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014–2021 | Varzim | 173 | (4) |
2021–2022 | Salgueiros | 20 | (1) |
International career | |||
2011 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:19, 31 July 2022 (UTC) |
Nélson José Figueiredo Agra (born 6 January 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Agra developed in the ranks of hometown club Varzim S.C. from 2004. He made his debut on 5 December 2010 in a 3–3 Liga de Honra away draw against F.C. Arouca, starting and being substituted for his cousin Salvador Agra with ten minutes left.[2] He played four more games, all as starter, as the season ended with relegation.
In June 2013, Agra signed a three-year deal with Gil Vicente F.C. of the Primeira Liga.[3] His playing time was limited to the Taça da Liga, and halfway through the campaign he dropped down a league to Leixões S.C. on a five-month loan.[4]
Agra returned to Varzim, still in the third tier, ahead of 2014–15.[5] They won promotion as runners-up, and he remained a regular in the second division; he left his hometown team in June 2021 and criticised manager António Barbosa for playing him at right-back in his last season.[6]
After his exit from Varzim, Agra signed for S.C. Salgueiros in division four.[7] He scored once in his only season at the side from the north of Porto, deciding a 1–0 win over C.F. União de Coimbra on 19 September 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Nélson Agra" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Arouca-Varzim, 3–3: Empate foi mal menor" [Arouca-Varzim, 3–3: Draw was the lesser evil]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Teixeira, Nuno R. (25 June 2013). "Gil Vicente contrata Danielson e Nélson Agra" [Gil Vicente sign Danielson and Nélson Agra] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Leixões garante Van Zeller, Xavier e Nelson [sic] Agra" [Leixões confirm Van Zeller, Xavier and Nélson Agra] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Nélson Agra de regresso ao Varzim" [Nélson Agra returning to Varzim] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Nelson Agra confessa que treinador "não contava com ele"" [Nélson Agra confesses that the manager "didn't rely on him"]. Mais Semanário (in Portuguese). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Craveiro, Mara (8 October 2021). "Nélson Agra renasceu no Salgueiros após saída do Varzim" [Nélson Agra reborn at Salgueiros after exit from Varzim] (in Portuguese). Rádio Onda Viva. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nélson Agra at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nélson Agra national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Nélson Agra at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Póvoa de Varzim
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Varzim S.C. players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Leixões S.C. players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen