Christian Nadé

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Personal information
Christian Nadé
Date of birth	September 18, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth	Montmorency, France
Height	1.73 m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Number	27
Youth clubs
	ES Troyes AC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2006 2005 2006-present	ES Troyes AC → Le Havre AC (loan) Sheffield United	51 (7) 17 (1) 17 (3)
National team
	France U21
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 10 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Christian Nadé (born September 18, 1984 in Montmorency, France) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Sheffield United in the FA Premier League.

Nade was born in Montmorency. He came through the ranks at ES Troyes AC and made his debut for ES Troyes on January 19, 2000 against RC Strasbourg in the French Championnat.

While with ES Troyes, he spent a six-month loan spell at Le Havre.

He signed a three-year contract for Sheffield United on June 27, 2006 and scored on his debut for the club in a friendly against Rotherham United on July 28 after coming on as substitute for Rob Hulse in the 70th minute. He scored his first competitive goal for "the Blades" in a League Cup 2nd round tie against Bury at Bramall Lane on September 19, 2006. His first Premiership goal came on December 30, 2006 against Arsenal in a famous 1-0 win; it was also the last goal of 2006 in English football.