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
footballer
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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
Thailand
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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
United States
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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
Primera B de Chile
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club
Magallanes
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* Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world
* Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile
Places
* Magallane ...
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 ]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 ...
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
* Ecuadorian Serie A
The Liga Pro Betcris, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, ...
: 2022
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;Liga de Quito
* Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
: 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
References
External links
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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
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