Shaquille Agard

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Shaquille Agard

|fullname = Shaquille Agard

|image = Shaquille Agard photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg

|image_size =

|caption = Agard in 2022

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|7}}

|birth_place = Georgetown, Guyana

|height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Serbian White Eagles

|clubnumber = 20

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Wexford SC

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = North Scarborough SC

|collegeyears1 = 2013–2015

|college1 = Centennial Colts

|collegecaps1 = 14

|collegegoals1 = 5

|collegeyears2 = 2016–2018

|college2 = George Brown Huskies

|collegecaps2 = 26

|collegegoals2 = 13

|years1 = 2014

|clubs1 = Durham United

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 2015–2016

|clubs2 = Fruta Conquerors

|caps2 = 7

|goals2 = 5

|years3 = 2016

|clubs3 = Durham United

|caps3 = 12

|goals3 = 3

|years4 = 2018–2019

|clubs4 = Caribbean Stars AC (indoor)

|caps4 =

|goals4 =

|years5 = 2018–2019

|clubs5 = Mississauga MetroStars (indoor)

|caps5 = 11

|goals5 = 6

|years6 = 2019–2022

|clubs6 = Master's FA

|caps6 = 29

|goals6 = 9

|years7 = 2022–

|clubs7 = Serbian White Eagles

|caps7 =

|goals7 =

|nationalyears1 = 2014–2017

|nationalteam1 = Guyana

|nationalcaps1 = 5

|nationalgoals1 = 1

|club-update = August 21, 2022

|nationalteam-update = December 31, 2021

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Shaquille Agard (born December 7, 1993) is a Guyanese soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC.

College career

He began playing for the Centennial Colts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gocolts.ca/media/news/MENS_SOCCER_CONTINUE_AS_CHAMP_3X|title=Men's Soccer Crowned Champs for the 3rd Time|date=March 16, 2015|work=Centennial College}}

In 2016, Agard began playing for the George Brown Huskies. In his first year, he scored nine goals to help them to a provincial bronze medal and also helped the Huskies win the OCAA indoor championship, being named indoor MVP as well as the George Brown Male Athlete of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocaa.com/sports/indoor/2016-17/releases/04122017agard|title=George Brown Star Hits Field for Guyana's Men's National Soccer Team|date=April 12, 2017|work=Ontario Colleges Athletic Association}} He was a three time Ontario Colleges Athletic Association all-star from 2016 to 2018.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.georgebrown.ca/sports/msoc/2018-19/releases/20181218nl1bvh|title=Huskie Filipe Vilela Names OCAA Player of the Year to Highlight Awards Banquet|date=October 27, 2018|work=George Brown College}}

Club career

In 2014, Agard played in League1 Ontario with Durham United FC.

In 2015, he began playing for the Guyanese club Fruta Conquerors FC in the GFF Elite League,{{Cite web|url=https://thehomeofcaribbeanfootball.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/guyanas-inaugural-elite-league-a-season-review/|title=Guyana's Inaugural Elite League: A Season Review|date=July 1, 2016|first=Santokie|last=Nagulendran|work=The Home of Caribbean Football}} where he scored five goals in seven games, before having to leave the club due to issues with his transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/10/13/sports/agard-ready-for-second-coming-as-a-golden-jaguar/|title=Agard ready for second coming as a Golden Jaguar|date=October 13, 2020|first=Duncan|last=Saul|work=Stabroek News}}{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.gy/2016/04/15/gff-seeking-fifas-advice-case-involving-shaquille-agard/|title=GFF seeking FIFA's advice on case involving Shaquille Agard|date=April 15, 2016|work=News Room Guyana}}

In 2016, he returned to play for Durham, scoring three scores in 12 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/13066652|title=Shaq Agard 2016 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}}

In the 2018–19 season, he played indoor with the Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/p-agardsha001|title=Shaquille Agard Stats|work=Stats Crew}} Initially, he played indoor soccer in the Mississauga-based Arena Premier League with the Caribbean Stars AC.{{Cite web |title=2018–2019 Caribbean Stars AC Roster |url=https://apl.teamsnapsites.com/caribbean-stars-ac/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322052635/https://apl.teamsnapsites.com/caribbean-stars-ac/ |archive-date=22 March 2019 |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=apl.teamsnapsites.com}}

In 2019, he played for Master's FA in League1 Ontario, scoring five goals in 11 games{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/32838945|title=Shaquille Agard 2019 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}} and was named a league Third Team All-Star.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1052839|title=Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars|date=September 30, 2019|work=League1 Ontario}} In 2021, he scored three goals in 9 league games,{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/47919285|title=Shaquille Agard 2021 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}} was named an East Division All-Star,{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1199791|title=2021 L1O Men's Premier Division Awards: Guelph sweeps West; Phillip & Kotsopoulos take MVP|first=Marty|last=Thompson|date=December 22, 2021|work=League1 Ontario}} and also appeared in a Canadian Championship match against professional side York United FC.{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=3163|title=2021 Canadian Championship – York United vs Master's Futbol Acadmey|date=August 21, 2021|work=Canadian Soccer Association}}

In March 2022, it was announced that he was joining the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League,{{cite web |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2022/11/re-cap-of-2022-signings/ |last=Vujcic |first=Djuradj |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |title=Re-Cap of 2022 Signings |access-date=2024-02-15 |date=2022-11-16 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204235923/https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2022/11/re-cap-of-2022-signings/ |archive-date=4 February 2024 |url-status=dead}} however, he ultimately remained with Master's FA.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/stats/team_instance/7424865?subseason=809614&tab=team_instance_player_stats&tool=4898984|title=Master's FA 2022 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}} He debuted for the Serbian White Eagles on June 18, 2022, in a 7–3 win over BGHC 1.{{Cite web |last=Vujcic |first=Djuradj |date=20 August 2022 |title=Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2022/08/continentals-come-out-on-top-in-semi-final/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |language=en-US}} He resumed playing with Serbia and helped the club win the regular season title.{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=18 September 2022 |title=The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/the-two-sides-to-serbian-white-eagles/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}} Agard played in the second round of the playoffs, where FC Continentals eliminated the Serbs from the tournament.{{Cite web |last=Vujcic |first=Djuradj |date=20 August 2022 |title=Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-final |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2022/08/continentals-come-out-on-top-in-semi-final/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca}}

International career

In 2014, he made his debut for the Guyana national team at the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2014/09/15/sports/agard-always-wanted-golden-jaguar/|title=Agard always wanted to be a Golden Jaguar|first=Duncan|last=Saul|date=September 15, 2014|work=Stabroek News}} He made five appearances between 2014 and 2017. He scored a goal on November 25, 2017, in a friendly against Indonesia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beritasatu.com/olahraga/465403/spasojevic-antarkan-timnas-indonesia-kalahkan-guyana|title=Spasojevic Antarkan Timnas Indonesia Kalahkan Guyana|trans-title=Spasojevic Leads Indonesian National Team to Beat Guyana|date=November 25, 2017|first=Iman Rahman|last=Cahyadi|language=Indonesian|work=BeritaSatu}}

Honors

Serbian White Eagles

Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2022

References

External links

[https://athletics.georgebrown.ca/sports/msoc/2018-19/bios/agard_shaquille_wm02?view=career&pos=kickers George Brown College profile]
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Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Master's FA players

Category:League1 Ontario players

Category:Mississauga MetroStars players

Category:Fruta Conquerors FC players

Category:GFF Elite League players

Category:Guyanese men's footballers

Category:Guyana men's international footballers

Category:George Brown College alumni

Category:Centennial College alumni