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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kieran Ricardo Agard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward /Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Arsenal | ||
| 2005–2008 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Peterborough United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Kilmarnock (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Yeovil Town | 29 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Rotherham United | 78 | (27) |
| 2014–2016 | Bristol City | 64 | (15) |
| 2016–2021 | Milton Keynes Dons | 145 | (40) |
| 2021–2022 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | (3) |
| 2024 | Litherland Athletic JFC | 6 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 | |||
Kieran Ricardo Agard (born 10 October 1989) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aforward.
Agard was born inNewham in London. He attended Lister Community School.
Agard started in theArsenal academy before moving toEverton's academy in the2005–06 season.[2] He played for the club's under-18 team, before moving into thereserve team, becoming the reserve team player of the year in2008–09.[2]
Hisfirst team debut came in a 4–0 away win atHull City in aLeague Cup match in September 2009.[3] He made hisPremier League debut againstChelsea, coming on as asubstitute forLouis Saha in stoppage time.[4] At the end of the 2010–11 season, he was released by Everton along with goalkeeperIain Turner andHope Akpan after their contracts with the club expired.[5]
On 6 January 2011, he joinedPeterborough United onloan until the end of the2010–11 season,[6] but after playing just once, in theFA Cup,[7] a change of management left Agard surplus to requirements and the loan was cut short. On 31 January 2011 Agard joinedScottish Premier League clubKilmarnock, also on loan.[8] and made his debut in the Scottish Premier League as Kilmarnock lose toHibernian 2–1 on 12 February 2011[9] before scoring his first goal in Scotland againstHearts in a 2–2 draw on 30 April 2011.[10]
Agard, following his release from Everton, signed a one-year deal withYeovil Town on 22 June 2011.[11] The club's management was first alerted to Agard's availability after asking fans to suggest signings on Twitter, to which Agard became known as football's first "twansfer".[12]
He scored his first two goals for the Glovers in a 3–2 defeat toSheffield Wednesday on 17 September 2011.[13] He then went on to score against Bury and Leyton Orient, also winning two penalties for his team. He also scored a winner against Wycombe Wanderers, but was sent off against Colchester United a week later.[14] His next goal was in the 3 – 2 win over Chesterfield at Huish Park.[15] He finished the season with 29 appearances in the league, and 6 goals. On 8 May 2012, Agard was released from Yeovil Town after just one year at the club.[16]
On 27 July 2012 Agard joined thenLeague Two clubRotherham United.[17] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 October 2012 in a 1–0 win againstPlymouth Argyle.[18] In December, he scored in successive games againstAFC Wimbledon andPort Vale.[19][20] In April 2013, Agard scored in three successive wins againstFleetwood Town,Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle,[21][22][23] contributing greatly to the clubs' automatic promotion toLeague One later that month.[24]
He scored his first goal of the2013–14 season on 17 August 2013, in a 2–1 win againstCrawley Town,[25] before scoring in successive wins againstNotts County andSheffield United.[26][27] Agard's first ever cup goal came on 8 October, in a 3–0 victory away toYork City in theFootball League Trophy.[28] On 18 April, he scored a hat-trick againstWolverhampton Wanderers in a 6–4 defeat.[29] During May 2014, Agard won theLeague 1 player of the month award for April, after a run of scoring 5 goals in 6 games.[30]
During the 2013–14 season, Agard scored 26 goals in all competitions, with Agard finishing the 3rd top scorer in League 1 behindSam Baldock andBritt Assombalonga with 21 of his 26 goals coming in League 1, his goals helped Rotherham reach the League 1 playoff final. Agard played in the final, and after a 2–2 draw,Rotherham earned promotion after beatingLeyton Orient 4–3 on penalties (with Agard scoring Rotherham's first penalty) to earn a second successive promotion.[31]
At the end of the 2013–14 season, Agard was out of contract, however on 9 July 2014,Rotherham exercised an option in Agard's contract to extend it for another year. Agard turned downRotherham's offer to extend his contract beyond the year option that was exercised by the club.[32]
On 9 August 2014, Agard started forRotherham in their opening fixture ofThe Championship season in a 1–0 defeat againstDerby County.[33] On 15 August,Leeds United had a bid accepted for Agard, however, after holding talks with Leeds and unable to agree personal terms, the move fell through.[34]
On 21 August 2014, Agard signed for League One sideBristol City for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £750,000.[35]With Bristol City Agard won the2015League One andFootball League Trophy titles.[36]
On 11 August 2016, Agard joinedLeague One sideMilton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed, club-record transfer fee.[37] On 13 August 2016, Agard made his debut for the club, scoring twice in a 2–2 home draw withMillwall.[38] On 30 December 2016, Agard score twice in a 3–2 home league win againstSwindon Town.[39]
Following relegation from League One with the club at the end of the2017–18 season, Agard played a key role in the club's following successful2018–19 season in League Two, finishing top scorer with 22 goals in all competitions as the team secured a third-place finish and promotion back to League One.[40]
He signed a new contract with the club in June 2019.[41] During the first few months of the2020–21 season, through a combination of injury and a lack of first team opportunities, Agard found himself out of favour with new managerRussell Martin.[42] He eventually made his first appearance of the campaign on 8 December 2020 in a 6–0EFL Trophy Round of 32 home win overNorwich City U21, scoring two goals in the match.[43]
On 6 May 2021, the club announced Agard was one of four players to be released at the end of the2020–21 season,[44] bringing to an end his almost five-year association with the club in which he scored 50 times in 166 appearances, making him MK Dons' third highest all-time goalscorer upon his departure.[45]
On 10 September 2021, Agard joined League One clubPlymouth Argyle on a short-term deal until January 2022.[46] Agard left the club in January after the expiration of his contract.[47]
On 12 January 2022, Agard joinedLeague One clubDoncaster Rovers on a free transfer, signing an 18-month deal.[48]
Born in England, Agard is also eligible to play forJamaica,St. Vincent & Grenadines andDominica due to his heritage.[49][50]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2008–09[51] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10[52] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[53] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2010–11[53] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2010–11[53] | SPL | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Yeovil Town | 2011–12[54] | League One | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Rotherham United | 2012–13[55] | League Two | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 2013–14[56] | League One | 46 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 3 | 55 | 26 | |
| 2014–15[57] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 78 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 91 | 32 | ||
| Bristol City | 2014–15[57] | League One | 39 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
| 2015–16[58] | Championship | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 17 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2016–17[59] | League One | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 48 | 14 |
| 2017–18[60] | League One | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
| 2018–19[61] | League Two | 43 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 45 | 22 | |
| 2019–20[62] | League One | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2020–21[63] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 145 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 166 | 50 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2021–22[64] | League One | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 2 | 16 | 3 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2021–22[64] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022–23[65] | League Two | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 369 | 93 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 431 | 112 | ||
Rotherham United
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