Nelson Agho


Nelson Agho is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward. He made his competitive first-team debut for Port [Vale F.C.|Port Vale] on 13 November 2018 at the age of 15 years and 262 days, making him the Port Vale F.C. [records">Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale F.C. [records and statistics|youngest player] in the club's history. However, due to unfortunate injuries throughout his youth development years he left the club four years later without making another appearance.

Career

Agho moved from Valencia to England at the age of 11 and went on to join the Port Vale Academy. 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 List of [Port Vale F.C. records and statistics|youngest player] in the club's history until Jack Shorrock broke this record four years later. 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. He was not offered a professional contract when his youth team contract expired in June 2022. He had a trial at Matlock Town that was ended when he broke his ankle in a friendly game.

Style of play

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

Career statistics