Portuguese footballer (born 1991)
Salvador José Milhazes Agra (born 11 November 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Boavista .
In a journeyman career, he made over 275 Primeira Liga appearances for Olhanense , Braga , Académica , Nacional , Aves , Tondela and Boavista , while also being on the books of Benfica . Abroad, he had brief spells in Italy, Spain and Poland.
Club career
Early years and Olhanense
Born in Vila do Conde , Agra began his career with Varzim SC , joining the club's youth ranks at the age of 13. He made his senior debut in 2010–11 , being a very important attacking unit – only one league game missed – as the Póvoa de Varzim team was finally relegated from the Segunda Liga . He scored his one goal on 21 May 2011 in the penultimate round of the season, opening a 1–2 home loss against C.F. Os Belenenses .[ 2]
Agra signed for S.C. Olhanense in the summer of 2011,[ 3] penning a three-year contract with the Algarve side on 8 July.[ 4] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 13 August, playing 15 minutes in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP .[ 5] His first goal was on 11 September as a substitute in a 1–2 home defeat to C.D. Feirense .[ 6]
Betis
In late January 2012, Agra joined Spanish club Real Betis who paid €300,000 for 60% of his rights,[ 7] [ 8] but stayed with Olhanense until the end of the campaign . He appeared in just 14 competitive matches during his spell in Andalusia – scoring his only goal in a 2–4 La Liga home loss against Atlético Madrid [ 9] – being successively loaned to A.C. Siena ,[ 10] S.C. Braga and Académica de Coimbra .[ 11]
While on loan to Braga, Agra was sent off for the only time in his career in a goalless draw to rivals Vitória S.C. on 7 December 2014 for an altercation with Hernâni Fortes , who was also dismissed.[ 12] He made four appearances from the bench in their run to the final of the Taça de Portugal ; in that match, on 31 May, he missed the decisive penalty in the shootout as they lost to Sporting.[ 13]
Later years
On 28 June 2015, Agra cut ties with Betis and signed a four-year contract with C.D. Nacional .[ 14] On 1 July 2017, after the latter's relegation , he agreed to a three-year deal with Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica ;[ 15] he spent his first year on loan, to C.D. Aves [ 16] and Granada CF (the latter in the Spanish Segunda División ).[ 17]
For 2018–19 , Agra joined Cádiz CF from Spain on a one-year loan.[ 18] In the following transfer window , however, he terminated his link with Benfica and moved to Legia Warsaw in the Polish Ekstraklasa on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[ 19] He quit the club a year early on 7 May 2020, having made only nine goalless appearances,[ 20] weeks before they secured the league title .[ 21]
Agra returned to Portugal on 14 August 2020, signing a two-year contract with C.D. Tondela .[ 22] He missed only five league games in his spell at the Estádio João Cardoso and scored nine times, including two on 16 January 2021 in a 3–1 home win over Boavista FC .[ 23] On 22 May 2022, days after the team's relegation , he captained the side in the 3–1 loss to FC Porto in the domestic cup final ;[ 24] he had featured six times up to the decisive match, and scored an added-time winner in a 2–1 victory against amateurs A.D. Camacha in the third round .[ 25]
On 11 June 2022, Agra agreed to a two-year deal at Boavista.[ 26]
International career
Agra earned 15 caps for Portugal at youth level , including eight for the under-21 team . His first arrived on 5 September 2011, when he played the last 12 minutes of a 1–0 friendly win over France .[ 27]
Agra was also one of three over-23 players for the Olympic team in 2016 .[ 28]
Personal life
Agra's cousin, Nélson , was a teammate at Varzim. Also born in 1991, he spent most of his professional career at the club.[ 29]
Career statistics
As of match played 9 November 2024 [ 30] [ 31]
Honours
Aves
Legia Warsaw
References
^ a b c d "Salvador Agra" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 September 2020 .
^ "Belenenses assegura permanência" [Belenenses secure survival]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ Wright, Christopher (27 August 2011). "Top level entertainment at Olhão" . The Portugal News. Retrieved 1 September 2011 .
^ Anjinho, Jorge (8 July 2011). "Olhanense: Salvador Agra assina por três épocas" [Olhanense: Salvador Agra signs for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 September 2011 .
^ " "Leões" começam campeonato com empate frente ao Olhanense" ["Lions" start league with draw against Olhanense] (in Portuguese). TSF . 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2018 .
^ Ramos, Abel (11 September 2011). "Primeira derrota da época para o Olhanense" [First defeat of the season for Olhanense]. Folha do Domingo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ Campos, Antonio (18 January 2012). "… y el Betis ficha a Salvador Agra para la próxima temporada" [… and Betis sign Salvador Agra for next season] (in Spanish). Sevilla Actualidad. Retrieved 24 March 2012 .
^ "Salvador Agra, el descaro al servicio del Betis" [Salvador Agra, pizzazz for Betis] (in Spanish). Betis Mobi. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012 .
^ "Fútbol/Liga BBVA.– Crónica del Betis – Atlético de Madrid, 2–4" [Football/BBVA League.– Betis – Atlético de Madrid match report, 2–4] (in Spanish). Europa Press . 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ "Agra, cedido por el Betis al Siena" [Agra, loaned by Betis to Siena]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ González, M. (8 June 2014). "El Betis sondeó la repesca de Agra, que seguirá en el Braga" [Betis thought about recalling Agra, who will continue in Braga]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ "Vitória de Guimarães empata a zero em Braga e perde segundo lugar da I Liga (vídeo)" [Vitória de Guimarães draw nil-nil in Braga and lose second place in I League (video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ Cole, Richard (31 May 2015). "Sporting win dramatic Taça de Portugal final on penalties" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ Sousa Martins, André (28 June 2015). "Salvador Agra quatro anos no Nacional" [Salvador Agra four years in Nacional] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ "Benfica. Agra assinou por três anos, André Moreira já veste a camisola" [Benfica. Agra signed for three years, André Moreira is already wearing the shirt]. Sol (in Portuguese). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017 .
^ "Salvador Agra continua na "Primeira". Benfica empresta-o ao D. Aves" [Salvador Agra continues in "Primeira". Benfica loan him to D. Aves] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença . 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018 .
^ "Salvador Agra, la incorporación inesperada del Granada" [Salvador Agra, Granada's unexpected addition]. Ideal (in Spanish). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018 .
^ "Salvador Agra refuerza el ataque cadista" [Salvador Agra bolsters the cadista attack] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018 .
^ "Salvador Agra – witamy w Legii" [Salvador Agra – welcome to Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019 .
^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (7 May 2020). "Polónia: Salvador Agra anuncia saída do Legia Varsóvia" [Poland: Salvador Agra announces exit from Legia Warsaw]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ a b "Legia de André Martins e Luís Rocha campeão na Polónia" [André Martins and Luís Rocha's Legia champions in Poland]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022 .
^ "Salvador Agra assina pelo Tondela" [Salvador Agra signs for Tondela] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020 .
^ "Tondela vence Boavista reduzido a nove desde os 30 minutos" [Tondela beat a Boavista down to nine men from the 30th minute]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022 .
^ "Salvador Agra depois do abraço de Sérgio Conceição: "Olhamos para ali e vemos esta gente..." " [Salvador Agra after hugging Sérgio Conceição: "We look over there and we see these people..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022 .
^ "Tondela treme na Madeira mas vence Camacha no último minuto" [Tondela tremble in Madeira but beat Camacha in the last minute]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022 .
^ "Salvador Agra reforça o Boavista por duas temporadas" [Salvador Agra bolsters Boavista for two seasons] (in Portuguese). SAPO . 11 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022 .
^ "Sub-21: Portugal-França, 1–0" [Under-21: Portugal-France, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ "Portugal name Olympic squad without Euro 2016 champions" . Sportskeeda. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ Salvador Agra at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ "Salvador Agra" . Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2017 .
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