Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wade Kristopher Small | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, London, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2003 | Wimbledon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Wimbledon | 27 | (2) |
2004–2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | 72 | (11) |
2006–2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | 68 | (7) |
2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Chesterfield | 27 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Aldershot Town | 25 | (5) |
2011 | Lewes | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
2012–2013 | Kingstonian | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 11 September 2012 (UTC). |
Wade Kristopher Small (born 23 February 1984, in Croydon, South London) is an English professional footballer. His last known club was Kingstonian. Mainly a right winger, Small can also play on the left side and as a forward.
Small began his career at the Wimbledon academy and made his debut on 15 October 2003, as a 58th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat away at Coventry City. He scored his first goal on 26 December, in a 3–0 away win at Reading and went on to make a total of thirty appearances that season, scoring two goals, as Wimbledon finished bottom of the First Division and were relegated.
In 2004, Wimbledon were renamed Milton Keynes Dons after the club moved to Milton Keynes in September 2003. The following season he made a total of 49 appearances, scoring eleven goals including two in a 3–0 victory over Wrexham on 11 December. At the end of the season he won the club's Player of the year award. In August 2005, he signed a new two-year contract.
Small played most of his games for the Dons as a midfielder, on either wing, and also at times as a striker.
On 15 May 2006, Small signed for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed "substantial" transfer fee, signing a three-year contract. On signing Small, then Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock said, "I've seen Wade several times over the last couple of years and he's our type of signing. He is very quick, can play in a variety of positions offensively and has high potential. I hope he does very well for Sheffield Wednesday."