Nélson Agra

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is Agra.

Nélson Agra

Personal information
Full name	Nélson José Figueiredo Agra[1]
Date of birth	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 34)[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)
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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Nélson Agra at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Nélson Agra national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Nélson Agra at Soccerway