Kieran Agard

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Kieran Agard
Personal information
Full nameKieran Ricardo Agard[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989
Place of birthNewham, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubRotherham United
Number22
Youth career
1999–2005Arsenal
2005–2008Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2011Everton1(0)
2011→ Peterborough United (loan)0(0)
2011→ Kilmarnock (loan)8(1)
2011–2012Yeovil Town29(6)
2012–Rotherham United59(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:08, 29 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kieran Ricardo Agard (born 10 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a striker, or a winger.

Career

Born in London, of Jamaican,[2] Vincentian and Dominican[3] descent, Agard started in the Arsenal Academy before moving to Everton in the 2005–06 season.[4] He played for the club's under-18 team, before moving into the reserve team, becoming the reserve team player of the year in 2008–09.[4]

Everton

His first team debut came in a 4–0 away win at Hull City in a League Cup match in September 2009.[5] He made his Premier League debut against Chelsea, coming on as a substitute for Louis Saha in stoppage time.[6] At the end of the 2010–11 season, he was released by Everton along with goalkeeper Iain Turner and Hope Akpan after their contracts with the club expired.[7]

Peterborough United

On 6 January 2011, he joined Peterborough United on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season,[8] but after playing just once, in the FA Cup,[9] a change of management left Agard surplus to requirements and the loan was cut short.

Kilmarnock

On 31 January 2011 Agard joined Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, also on loan.[10] and made his debut in the Scottish Premier League as Kilmarnock lose to Hibernian 2–1 on 12 February 2011[11] before scoring his first goal in Scotland against Hearts in a 2–2 draw on 30 April 2011.[12]

Yeovil Town

Agard, following his release from Everton, signed a one-year deal with Yeovil Town on 22 June 2011.[13] 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'.[14]

He scored his first two goals for the Glovers in a 3–2 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 17 September 2011.[15] 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.[16] His next goal was in the 3 – 2 win over Chesterfield at Huish Park.[17] 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.[18]

Rotherham United

After being released by Yeovil Town, Rotherham announced that they wanted to sign Kieran, however they later pulled out of the deal to the player having high wage demands. However, in July, the player reconsidered the offer. He was put on trial and was fielded in a pre-season match against Doncaster Rovers. He impressed the fans with his pace and dedication to win the ball, resulting in him scoring the winning goal with just 13 minutes remaining. On 27 July 2012, Agard was asked to make his decision on whether he would sign with the club or not, and without a doubt agreed a deal.[19] Agard scored his first goal for the club on 27 October, in a 1–0 win against Plymouth Argyle.[20] In December, he scored in successive games against AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale.[21][22] In April 2013, he scored in three successive wins against Fleetwood Town, Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle,[23][24][25] contributing greatly to the clubs' automatic promotion to League One later that month.[26] He scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season on 17 August, in a 2–1 win against Crawley Town,[27] before scoring in successive wins against Notts County and Sheffield United.[28][29] He then scored his first ever cup goal on 8 October, in a 3–0 victory away to York City in the Football League Trophy.[30]

Career statistics

As of 28 January 2014.[31]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2009–10 1010103060
Total 1010103060
Peterborough United (loan) 2010–11 0010000010
Total 0010000010
Kilmarnock (loan) 2010–11 8100000081
Total 8100000081
Yeovil Town 2011–12 296301010346
Total 296301010346
Rotherham United 2012–13 306101010336
2013–14 28112220323515
Total 58173230426821
Career total 962482508211728

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 70. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ "One to watch: Kieran Agard". Stoke City Mad. 
  3. ↑ "Everton FC young gun Kieran Agard wanted by Hearts". Liverpool Echo. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kieran Agard". Everton F.C. Retrieved 2 October 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Hull v Everton". Everton F.C. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009. 
  6. ↑ Chelsea 3–3 Everton
  7. ↑ "Everton release trio". Sky Sports. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Peterborough United sign Everton youngster Kieran Agard". BBC Sport. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Games played by Kieran Agard in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Kilmarnock sign midfielder Scott Evans and Kieran Agard". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Hibernian 2 – 1 Kilmarnock". Kilmarnockfc.co. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Hearts". Kilmarnockfc.co. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Kieran joins the Glovers". Yeovil Town FC. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Yeovil Town boss Terry Skiverton hails first 'twansfer'". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Yeovil 2 – 3 Sheffield Wednesday". Yeovil Town FC. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Yeovil 3 – 2 Colchester United". Yeovil Town FC. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Yeovil Town 3–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. 
  18. ↑ "KIERAN LEAVES HUISH PARK". Yeovil Town Website. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Young Agard Becomes A Miller". www.themillers.co.uk. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Rotherham 1–0 Plymouth" BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  22. ↑ "Rotherham 1–2 Port Vale" BBC Sport. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Rotherham 2–1 Fleetwood" BBC Sport. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Bradford 0–2 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  25. ↑ "Plymouth 0–1 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  26. ↑ "Rotherham 2–0 Aldershot" BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  27. ↑ "Crawley Town 1–2 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  28. ↑ "Notts County 0–1 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  29. ↑ "Rotherham 3–1 Sheffield Utd" BBC Sport. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "York City v Rotherham United" BBC Sport. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  31. ↑ Kieran Agard career stats at Soccerbase

External links

Rotherham United F.C. – current squad
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