Nélson Agra

Nélson Agra
Personal information
Full name Nélson José Figueiredo Agra[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)[1]
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)
2014Leixões (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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nélson Agra" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Nélson Agra de regresso ao Varzim" [Nélson Agra returning to Varzim] (in Portuguese). Varzim S.C. 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
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