Ricardo Adé Kat (born 21 May 1990) is a

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

an professional

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who plays as a defender for Ecuadorian club

LDU Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...

and the Haiti national team.

Career

Adé intended to play in

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but he was victim of a fraud when the agent abandoned him while in Thailand. Since he couldn't play in Thailand, Adé moved to the

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and started playing for Miami United. In 2017, Adé arrived to

Santiago Morning Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Primera División de Chile foundi ...

. On his first season, he played 23 matches and scored 1 goal. An agent sent the videos of Adé playing for Miami United to the president of

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club

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and the club hired Adé. After 4 years in Chile, Adé had the opportunity to play at First Division level in Ecuador, when he signed with Mushuc Runa S.C. in 2021. A year later, Adé was crowned as champions of 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A with

S.D. Aucas Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst ...

. In 2023, Adé became a top player in Ecuador playing for

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...

. Adé made his international debut for

in 2016. He became captain in 2021.

Honours

;Don Bosco FC *

Ligue Haïtienne Ligue Haïtienne (; ''Haitian League''), is a Haitian professional league, governed by the Haitian Football Federation, for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Haitia ...

: 2015 ;Aucas *

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;Liga de Quito *

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* 1990 births Living people People from Saint-Marc Haitian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Baltimore SC players Don Bosco FC players Santiago Morning footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Copa Sudamericana-winning players Ligue Haïtienne players Primera B de Chile players Haiti men's international footballers Haitian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub