Emiliano Tade

Emiliano Tade
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Tade
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988
Place of birth Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Auckland United
Number 20
Youth career
Club Atlético Mitre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2009 Club Atlético Mitre 0 (0)
2010 Wellington United
2010–2011 Team Wellington 16 (6)
2011–2018 Auckland City 97 (73)
2012–2017 Central United (62)
2015Club Atlético Mitre (loan) 14 (3)
2018–2019 AmaZulu 17 (5)
2019 Mamelodi Sundowns 8 (1)
2020–2023 Auckland City 49 (27)
2024 Western Springs 22 (15)
2025– Auckland United 3 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2025

Emiliano Tade (born March 3, 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Auckland United in the Northern League.

Tade holds the record for number of consecutive participations in the FIFA Club World Cup, appearing for Auckland City at seven consecutive FIFA Club World Cup tournaments from 2011 to 2017. He is currently the all-time leading goal scorer for Auckland City, as well as the all-time leading goal scorer in New Zealand Football Championship history; his exploits earned him a professional move to South Africa, eventually signing for league champions Mamelodi Sundowns in 2019.