Nelson Agho Explained

Nelson Agho
Birth Date:24 February 2003[1]
Height:1.83m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Port Vale
Years1:2018–2022
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Club-Update:00:00, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Nelson Agho (born 24 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. He made his competitive first-team debut for Port Vale on 13 November 2018 at the age of 15 years and 262 days, making him the youngest player in the club's history. However, he left the club four years later without turning professional or making another appearance.

Career

Agho moved from Valencia to England at the age of 11 and went on to join the Port Vale Academy.[2] He made his first-team debut for the "Valiants" on 13 November 2018, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Idris Kanu in a 2–1 win over Walsall at the Bescot Stadium in an EFL Trophy group stage game; aged just 15 years and 262 days, this made him the youngest player in the club's history until Jack Shorrock broke this record four years later.[3] [4] In the final season of his youth team contract, 2020–21, he picked up a cruciate knee injury and missed three months after undergoing an operation, so the club secured EFL permission for an extension to his youth contract so that he had an extra year to try and win a professional deal.[5] He was not offered a professional contract when his youth team contract expired in June 2022.[6] He had a trial at Matlock Town that was ended when he broke his ankle in a friendly game.[7]

Style of play

Speaking in November 2018, Port Vale youth team manager Mick Ede said that "[Agho] is strong, he is quick and he has an eye for goal".[8]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale2018–19League Two0000001010
2019–20League Two0000000000
2020–21League Two0000000000
2021–22League Two0000000000
Total0000001010
Career total0000001010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English Football League Two 2018/2019 . footballsquads.co.uk . 25 March 2022.
  2. News: Baggaley . Michael . Who is Nelson Agho? All about the 15-year-old in Port Vale's first-team squad . 13 November 2018 . Stoke Sentinel . 13 November 2018.
  3. News: Baggaley . Michael . Walsall 1, Port Vale 2 Checkatrade RECAP: 15-year-old Nelson Agho makes history . 13 November 2018 . Stoke Sentinel . 13 November 2018.
  4. News: Jack Shorrock becomes the youngest first team player in Port Vale history . 21 September 2022 . Port Vale F.C. . 21 September 2022 . en-gb.
  5. News: Baggaley . Michael . Port Vale ask Michael Lennon and Ammar Dyer to pre-season training . 28 May 2021 . StokeonTrentLive . 2021-05-27 . en.
  6. News: Baggaley . Michael . Port Vale release youth players as they invest in academy . 27 June 2022 . StokeonTrentLive . 24 June 2022 . en.
  7. News: Weekly News - 3/8/22 . 20 September 2022 . www.matlocktownfc.co.uk . 3 August 2022 . en.
  8. News: Baggaley . Michael . First-team debutant Nelson Agho and a great night for Port Vale's academy . 15 November 2018 . Stoke Sentinel . 14 November 2018.