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{{Short description|Bermudian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Meshach Wade
| fullname            = Meshach Wade
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1973|1|23}}
| birth_place         = [[Smith's Parish|Smith's]], [[Bermuda]]
| height              =
| position            = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub         = 
| clubnumber          =
| youthyears1         =
| youthclubs1         =
| years1 = 1989–1990 | years2 = 1990–1991 | years3 = 1991–1993 | years4 = 1993–1994 | years5 = 1994–1997 | years6 = 1997–1999 | years7 = 1999–2002 | years8 = 2002–2004 | years9 = 2004–2005 | years10 = 2005–2006 | years11 = 2006–2007 | years12 = 2007–2008 | years13 =2008–2009
| clubs1 = [[Devonshire Cougars]] | clubs2 = [[PHC Zebras]] | clubs3 = [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] | clubs4 = [[PHC Zebras]] | clubs5 = [[BAA Wanderers]] | clubs6 = [[Vasco Mariners|Vasco Volcanoes]] | clubs7 = [[Harrisburg Heat (NPSL/MISL)|Harrisburg Heat]] | clubs8 = [[Southampton Rangers]] | clubs9 = [[Boulevard Blazers]] | clubs10 = [[Southampton Rangers]] | clubs11 = [[Somerset Trojans]] | clubs12 = [[Hamilton Parish FC|Hamilton Parish]] | clubs13 =[[Dandy Town Hornets F.C.|Dandy Town Hornets]]
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 4 | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 8 | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 12 | caps7 = 72 | goals7 = 16 | caps8 = | goals8 = | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 2 | caps10 = | goals10 = | caps11 =  | goals11 = 0 | caps12 =  | goals12 = 1 | caps13 =  | goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1      = 1991–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]]
| nationalcaps1 = 31 
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2007–2008 |managerclubs1  = [[Hamilton Parish]]
| manageryears2 = 2008–2009 |managerclubs2  = [[Dandy Town Hornets F.C.|Dandy Town Hornets]]
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Meshach Wade''' (born 23 January 1973) is a retired [[Bermuda|Bermudian]] [[association football|football]] player.

==Club career==
Wade played two seasons for [[Hereford United]], alongside compatriot [[Kentoine Jennings]],<ref>[http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20141224/SPORT/141229902&template=mobileart Jennings cherishes Hereford memories] - Royal Gazette</ref> in the English Football League before returning to [[PHC Zebras]] in Bermuda in 1993. He had a few seasons in US [[Indoor soccer]] with [[Harrisburg Heat (NPSL/MISL)|Harrisburg Heat]]<ref>[http://soccerstats.us/teams/harrisburg-heat/stats/ Harrisburg Heat] - Soccerstats.us</ref> alongside another Bermudian, [[David Bascome]], and then played for [[Southampton Rangers]] and became player/coach at [[Hamilton Parish]]<ref>[http://www.bermudasun.org/Content/SPORTS/Sports/Article/First-Division-preview/8/203/35130 First Division preview] - Bermuda Sun</ref> and player/coach at [[Dandy Town Hornets F.C.]] in summer 2008.<ref>[http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d88b2f30030013&sectionId=70 Wade excited by Hornets challenge]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Royal Gazette</ref>

He was replaced as Hornets' coach after suffering career-threatening injuries in a bike accident in February 2009.<ref>[http://bermudasun.bm/Content/Mobile-Site-Home/Mobile/Article/Soccer-star-fighting-back-after-crash/-5/-5/40464 Soccer star fighting back after crash Will Meshach Wade ever play again for] - Bermuda Sun</ref>

==International career==
A national team stalwart for almost 20 years, Wade made his debut for [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]] in the sensational 1991 friendly win against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] and has earned over 30 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 18 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref name="FIFA">{{FIFA player|94609}}</ref>

His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Refs
|-
| align="center" | 1. || 5 May 1999 || [[Bermuda National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], [[Bermuda]] || {{fb|BAH}} || align="center" |  '''5'''–0 || align="center" | 6–0 || [[1999 Caribbean Cup|1999 Caribbean Cup qualification]] || <ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1999nca.html 1999 MATCHES NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN] - RSSSF</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 2. || 19 March 2000 || [[Bermuda National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], [[Bermuda]] || {{fb|BVI}} || align="center" |  '''3'''–0 || align="center" | 9–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || <ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2000nca.html 2000 MATCHES NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN] - RSSSF</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 3. ||  29 February 2004 || [[Bermuda National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], [[Bermuda]] || {{fb|MSR}} || align="center" |  '''11'''–0 || align="center" | 13–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || <ref name="FIFA"/>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=816}}

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Smith's Parish]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Bermudian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Bermuda men's international footballers]]
[[Category:PHC Zebras players]]
[[Category:Hereford United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Harrisburg Heat players]]
[[Category:Dandy Town Hornets F.C. players]]
[[Category:Bermudian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Bermudian football managers]]
[[Category:BAA Wanderers F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]


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