Grégory Tadé

Grégory Tadé
Personal information
Full name Grégory Victor Tadé
Date of birth (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Steaua București
Number –
Youth career
2003–2006 Orvault Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Forfar Athletic 23 (3)
2007–2009 Stranraer 46 (17)
2009 Clyde 13 (0)
2009–2011 Raith Rovers 68 (13)
2011–2012 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 (9)
2012–2013 St Johnstone 36 (3)
2013–2015 CFR Cluj 50 (21)
2015– Steaua București 19 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Grégory Tadé (born 2 September 1986) is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Romanian club Steaua București as a striker.

Career

Tadé began his career with Orvault Sports Football in his native France, but moved to Scotland in 2006 to join Forfar Athletic.[1] He was not given a new contract at Forfar, and joined Stranraer in July 2007.[2] In a match with East Fife in January 2008, Tadé was the victim of racial abuse, with opposing player Kevin Fotheringham alleged to have made racist remarks in his direction.[3]

Tadé made the step up to the Scottish Football League First Division on 24 January 2009, signing for Clyde, after making 61 appearances in total for Stranraer, scoring 23 goals.[4] He made his debut on the same day, playing 75 minutes in Clyde's 2–0 victory over Ross County.[5] Tadé was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with the rest of the out of contract players, due to the club's financial position.[6] He went on to sign for newly promoted Raith Rovers.[7] He became a fan favourite and helped the club to the Scottish Cup semi-final and the next season to second place in the Scottish First Division.

Tade refused contract offers by Raith Rovers at the end of the 2010–11 season and signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[8][9] He made his Inverness debut against Motherwell at Fir Park on 23 July.[10]

Tade signed for St Johnstone under freedom of contract in June 2012.[11] He scored his first goal for St Johnstone in their Europa League qualifier against Eskişehirspor on 26 July 2012.

In June 2013, Tadé has signed a three-year deal with former Romanian champions CFR Cluj, bringing his spell at St Johnstone to an end.[12]

Personal life

Tadé is the cousin of fellow footballer Armand Oné.[1] Tade has a stepson named sonney.

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Forfar Athletic 2006–07 23300---233
Total 23 3 0 0 - - - - - - 23 3
Stranraer 2007–08 ????---233
2008–09 ??1010--??
Total 46 17 1 0 1 0 - - - - 48 17
Clyde (loan) 2008–09 13000---130
Total 13 0 0 0 - - - - - - 13 0
Raith Rovers 2009–10 3258231--438
2010–11 3681043--4111
Total 68 13 9 2 7 4 - - - - 84 19
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2011–12 3693010--409
Total 36 9 3 0 1 0 - - - - 40 9
St Johnstone 2012–13 363212011-415
Total 36 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 - - 41 5
CFR Cluj 2013–14 22200---222
2014–15 2718420030-3420
2015–16 11----11
Total 50 21 4 2 0 0 3 0 - - 57 23
Steaua București 2015–16 193310061-285
Total 19 3 3 1 0 0 6 1 - - 28 5
Career Total 291 69 22 6 11 4 10 2 - - 334 81

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 December 2015

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Frenchman agrees deal at Forfar". BBC Sport. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "New signing Tade makes impression". BBC Sport. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Fotheringham appeals racism ban". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Tadé Transfer Completed". Clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Clyde 2–0 Ross County". BBC Sport. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "Players Released". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  7. ↑ "New Rovers Revealed". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Gregory Tade joins Inverness Caledonian Thistle". STV Sport. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Inverness Caley Thistle snap up striker Gregory Tade". BBC Sport. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Motherwell v Inverness". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "St Johnstone sign Gregory Tade from SPL rivals Inverness". BBC Sport (BBC). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Gregory Tade leaves St Johnstone for CFR Cluj". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

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