Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wade Dekker | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dandenong Thunder | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Northcote City | |||
2013–2015 | Melbourne City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Northcote City | 23 | (7) |
2015 | Melbourne City NPL | 17 | (10) |
2015–2016 | Melbourne City | 5 | (1) |
2017 | Green Gully | 27 | (13) |
2018–2023 | Oakleigh Cannons | 127 | (46) |
2024– | Dandenong Thunder | 5 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Sri Lanka | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
Wade Dekker (born 21 April 1994) is a football player who plays as a striker for NPL Victoria club Dandenong Thunder. Born in Australia, he represents Sri Lanka internationally.
Dekker was born in Melbourne, Australia to a Dutch father and a Sri Lankan mother.[ citation needed ]
On 25 August 2015, Dekker scored his first professional goal in only his 2nd professional game in a 5–1 win over Wellington Phoenix in the FFA Cup. [2] [3] On 10 October 2015 Dekker scored in his first A-League game, away against Sydney FC. [4]
On 28 April 2016, Dekker was released by Melbourne City due to a long injury, then later made a comeback in football in March 2017. [5] [6]
Dekker joined the Sri Lanka national football team in April, 2024. [7] He made debut for Sri Lanka against Brunei in June, 2024.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northcote City FC | 2014 | NPL Victoria | 19 | 7 | - | - | 19 | 7 | ||
Melbourne City FC Youth | 2015 | NPL1 West Victoria | 17 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 10 |
Melbourne City FC | 2015–16 | A-League Men | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
Green Gully SC | 2017 | NPL Victoria | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 | ||||
Oakleigh Cannons FC | 2018 | - | - | |||||||
2019 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 7 | ||||||
2020 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
2021 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
2022 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 16 | ||||||
Career total | 145 | 59 | 146 | 60 |
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