Meshach Wade (born 23 January 1973) is a retired Bermudian

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player.

Club career

Wade played two seasons for

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, alongside compatriot Kentoine Jennings, in the English Football League before returning to

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in Bermuda in 1993. He had a few seasons in US

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with Harrisburg Heat alongside another Bermudian, David Bascome, and then played for

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and became player/coach at

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and player/coach at Dandy Town Hornets F.C. in summer 2008. He was replaced as Hornets' coach after suffering career-threatening injuries in a bike accident in February 2009.Soccer star fighting back after crash Will Meshach Wade ever play again for
- Bermuda Sun

International career

A national team stalwart for almost 20 years, Wade made his debut for

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in the sensational 1991 friendly win against the

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and has earned over 30 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 18

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matches. His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.''

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