Agdon Santos Menezes (born 26 January 1993), sometimes known as just Agdon, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Pyunik.

Career

Born in

Salvador, Bahia Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine ...

, Agdon Menezes is a youth product of

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

, playing for two seasons with their under-20 side and helping them win the

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in 2012. On 3 January 2014, he joined

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese f ...

, in the Portuguese

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, being immediately assigned to their B-team. Agdon Menezes made his professional debut on 9 March 2014 in home draw against

F.C. Penafiel Futebol Clube de Penafiel ( or ) is a Portuguese Association football, football club founded on 8 February 1951 and based in the city of Penafiel, Portugal, Penafiel. Brief history Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...

. After two years with Braga, he signed with

Merelinense F.C. Merelinense Futebol Clube also known as Merelinense FC is a Portuguese football club from São Pedro de Merelim in Braga and founded in 1938. Merelinense FC currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal. They curr ...

from the Campeonato de Portugal. On 30 May 2018, Agdon Menezes signed a two-year contract at

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club

U.D. Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...

. With 13 goals, he was the top scorer of the 2019–20 season, which was curtailed with 11 games remaining by the

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. Agdon Menezes switched to another team in the same division,

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

, on 1 August 2020. After eight scoreless games, he moved the following 27 January to last-placed club

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

on an undisclosed contract. On 4 July 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Agdon. On 16 January 2023, Agdon joined Alashkert on loan for the remainder of the season alongside teammate Wbeymar. On 7 July 2024,

club Pyunik announced the signing of Agdon.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Menezes, Agdon 1993 births Living people Footballers from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga B players Merelinense F.C. players U.D. Oliveirense players C.D. Feirense players Varzim S.C. players