Sekou Agard

Photo by: Connor Garrison

Photo by: Jen Jones

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defender
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.
High School:
South Gwinnett HS

2024 All-SoCon First Team
2024 Top Drawer Soccer Midseason 38th Ranked Player
2023 All-SoCon First Team
2023 SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2023 SoCon All-Tournament Team
2023 United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team
2022 All-SoCon Second Team

AS A SENIOR (2024)

Started all 18 games
Scored a career-high five goals, tying him for the team lead
Put six of his 14 shots on target
Led the team with 1,618 minutes played and played all but two minutes on the season
Anchored a Mercer back line that held nine opponents scoreless
Selected as SoCon Offensive Player of the Week twice (Sep. 10, Sep. 3)
Named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (CSC)
Preseason All-SoCon selection

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

Played in and started all 21 games
Scored five points on two goals and one assist
Took 13 shots with seven on goal
Helped the Bears record seven shutouts, including in the SoCon Tournament title game
Led the team with 1888 minutes played
Selected to College Soccer News National Team of the Week for his performance in SoCon tournament
Named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (CSC)
Tabbed to United Soccer Coaches Men's Scholar All-South Region Team

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

Played and started in all 19 games
Scored five points on two goals and an assist
Took nine shots with six shots on goal
Led the team with 1705 minutes played
Named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week on September 26

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

Appeared in 17 games, including 12 starts
Took five shots with one on goal
Played every minute of eight contests
Recorded first career shot on goal against Furman
Part of a back line which held seven opponents scoreless

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

Guided South Gwinnett HS to the Elite 8 as regional runner-up in 2018 before capturing the regional title in 2019
Led the Comets to the #1 ranking in GHSA 7A and #11 nationally after an 11-0 start in 2020
Voted team MVP in 2018 and 2019
Named a Super 6 Player in his junior season as one of the six-best players in the county
Garnered First Team All-Region in 2019
Two-time scholar athlete in 2018 and '19, as well as Gwinnett Goal Club Scholar Athlete in 2019
Scored six goals and tallied five assists as a junior for South Gwinnett
Directed GSA 02 Boys ECNL to second place in the conference and advanced to the ECNL national finals in 2019
Earned a spot on the Regional ODP squad in 2018

PERSONAL

Son of Raoul and Joy Agard
Twin brother Kadeem is a standout forward on the Mercer soccer team
Has three other siblings, older brother Roger Moe and younger sisters Cynné and Anelé
Majoring in Computer Engineering
Posted a 3.98 GPA at South Gwinnett HS and was a member of Beta Club
Enjoys socializing, watching anime, reading manga and playing video games
Favorite snack is fruit snacks
Hero is his dad
Favorite movie is Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Favorite food is curry