Emiliano Tade

Emiliano Tade
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Tade[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Auckland City
Number 20
Youth career
Club Atlético Mitre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2009 Club Atlético Mitre 0 (0)
2010 Wellington United
2010–2011 Team Wellington 16 (6)
2011–2018 Auckland City 97 (73)
2012–2017 Central United (62)
2015 → Club Atlético Mitre (loan) 14 (3)
2018–2019 AmaZulu 17 (5)
2019 Mamelodi Sundowns 8 (1)
2020–2023 Auckland City 49 (27)
2024– Western Springs 16 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024

Emiliano Tade (born March 3, 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Auckland City in the New Zealand Football Championship.[4]

Tade holds the record for number of consecutive participations in the FIFA Club World Cup, appearing for Auckland City at seven consecutive FIFA Club World Cup tournaments from 2011 to 2017.[5] He is currently the all-time leading goal scorer for Auckland City, as well as the all-time leading goal scorer in New Zealand Football Championship history; his exploits earned him a professional move to South Africa, eventually signing for league champions Mamelodi Sundowns in 2019.[6]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Emiliano Tade". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Auckland City Football Club: Playing Squad". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Emiliano TADE". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Auckland City survive tough away trip to stay unbeaten in national football league". Stuff. Retrieved 30 April 2020.