Paul Wade
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Wade | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Cheshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | Green Gully | 28 | (4) |
| 1985–1986 | Brunswick Juventus | 49 | (11) |
| 1987–1995 | South Melbourne | 212 | (27) |
| 1995 | Heidelberg United | 6 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Canberra Cosmos | 45 | (11) |
| Total | 340 | (53) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1996 | Australia | 84 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Wade (born 20 March 1962 in Cheshire, England) is an Australian retired football player, who is best known for his long-term role as captain of the Socceroos, Australia's national football team.
Born in Cheshire, England, Wade moved to Australia with his parents at age 11. By 1984, he had attained Australian citizenship and represented his adopted country for the first time, playing for Australia's "B" side against Tasmania. That same year, he made his debut in the National Soccer League with the Green Gully Cavaliers.
Wade played just one season with Green Gully before joining Brunswick Juventus the following season and helping them win the 1985 NSL Championship. He played two seasons with Brunswick before joining South Melbourne FC where he spent eight seasons, winning another NSL title in 1991, the NSL Cup in 1990 and a minor premiership (first overall at the end of the regular season) in 1993. Wade was also named NSL Player of the Year in 1988.
He joined the Canberra Cosmos in 1995 for what would be his final two seasons, but was unable to help the team from the bottom of the standings in either campaign. He announced his retirement from competitive football in 1997 at the end of the NSL season.
Wade's club career was spent entirely in Australia, a rarity for players from that country who often go to Europe on the lure of a better quality of football, more passionate fan support and higher salaries. Wade played a total of 345 games in the NSL.
Wade's 84 "A" international appearances for Australia make him the second most capped player in the country's history (only Alex Tobin, with 87, had more). In total, Wade played 118 games for Australia between 1986 and 1996. He represented the Socceroos at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and in two FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns (1990 and 1994).
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