Meshach Wade (born 23 January 1973) is a retired
Bermudian football
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player.
Club career
Wade played two seasons for
Hereford United
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, alongside compatriot
Kentoine Jennings, in the English Football League before returning to
PHC Zebras
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They play their home games on PHC F ...
in Bermuda in 1993. He had a few seasons in US
Indoor soccer
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with
Harrisburg Heat alongside another Bermudian,
David Bascome, and then played for
Southampton Rangers
Southampton Rangers Sports Club is a Bermudian football club based in the parish of Southampton who participate in the Bermudian First Division.
They play their home games at the Southampton Oval.
History
Founded in the 1950s, the club has won ...
and became player/coach at
Hamilton Parish
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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 Bermuda
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in the sensational 1991 friendly win against the United States
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and has earned over 30 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification
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matches.
His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago
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.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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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
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