Shaquille Agard

Shaquille Agard
Agard in 2022
Personal information
Full name Shaquille Agard
Date of birth (1993-12-07) December 7, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Serbian White Eagles
Number 20
Youth career
Wexford SC
North Scarborough SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Centennial Colts 14 (5)
2016–2018 George Brown Huskies 26 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Durham United
2015–2016 Fruta Conquerors 7 (5)
2016 Durham United 12 (3)
2018–2019 Caribbean Stars AC (indoor)
2018–2019 Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) 11 (6)
2019–2022 Master's FA 29 (9)
2022– Serbian White Eagles
International career
2014–2017 Guyana 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 21, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 31, 2021

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.[1]

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.[2] He was a three time Ontario Colleges Athletic Association all-star from 2016 to 2018.[3]

Club career

In 2014, Agard played in League1 Ontario with Durham United FC.[4]

In 2015, he began playing for the Guyanese club Fruta Conquerors FC in the GFF Elite League,[5] where he scored five goals in seven games, before having to leave the club due to issues with his transfer.[6][7]

In 2016, he returned to play for Durham, scoring three scores in 12 appearances.[8]

In the 2018–19 season, he played indoor with the Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer League.[9] Initially, he played indoor soccer in the Mississauga-based Arena Premier League with the Caribbean Stars AC.[10]

In 2019, he played for Master's FA in League1 Ontario, scoring five goals in 11 games[11] and was named a league Third Team All-Star.[12] In 2021, he scored three goals in 9 league games,[13] was named an East Division All-Star,[14] and also appeared in a Canadian Championship match against professional side York United FC.[15]

In March 2022, it was announced that he was joining the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League,[16] however, he ultimately remained with Master's FA.[17] He debuted for the Serbian White Eagles on June 18, 2022, in a 7–3 win over BGHC 1.[18] He resumed playing with Serbia and helped the club win the regular season title.[19] Agard played in the second round of the playoffs, where FC Continentals eliminated the Serbs from the tournament.[20]

International career

In 2014, he made his debut for the Guyana national team at the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification.[4] He made five appearances between 2014 and 2017.[6] He scored a goal on November 25, 2017, in a friendly against Indonesia.[21]

Honors

Serbian White Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Men's Soccer Crowned Champs for the 3rd Time". Centennial College. March 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "George Brown Star Hits Field for Guyana's Men's National Soccer Team". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. April 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Huskie Filipe Vilela Names OCAA Player of the Year to Highlight Awards Banquet". George Brown College. October 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Saul, Duncan (September 15, 2014). "Agard always wanted to be a Golden Jaguar". Stabroek News.
  5. ^ Nagulendran, Santokie (July 1, 2016). "Guyana's Inaugural Elite League: A Season Review". The Home of Caribbean Football.
  6. ^ a b Saul, Duncan (October 13, 2020). "Agard ready for second coming as a Golden Jaguar". Stabroek News.
  7. ^ "GFF seeking FIFA's advice on case involving Shaquille Agard". News Room Guyana. April 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Shaq Agard 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ^ "Shaquille Agard Stats". Stats Crew.
  10. ^ "2018–2019 Caribbean Stars AC Roster". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Shaquille Agard 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. September 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Shaquille Agard 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. ^ Thompson, Marty (December 22, 2021). "2021 L1O Men's Premier Division Awards: Guelph sweeps West; Phillip & Kotsopoulos take MVP". League1 Ontario.
  15. ^ "2021 Canadian Championship – York United vs Master's Futbol Acadmey". Canadian Soccer Association. August 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (November 16, 2022). "Re-Cap of 2022 Signings". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "Master's FA 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  18. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (August 20, 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  19. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (September 18, 2022). "The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (August 20, 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  21. ^ Cahyadi, Iman Rahman (November 25, 2017). "Spasojevic Antarkan Timnas Indonesia Kalahkan Guyana" [Spasojevic Leads Indonesian National Team to Beat Guyana]. BeritaSatu (in Indonesian).