Christian Nadé

Christian Nadé (born September 18, 1984 in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France) is a France professional Football (soccer) player who currently plays for Heart of Midlothian F.C. in the Scottish Premier League.

Club Career

Nade was born in Montmorency. He came through the ranks at Troyes AC and made his debut for ES Troyes on January 19 2000 against RC Strasbourg in the Ligue 1.
While with ES Troyes, he spent a six-month loan spell at Le Havre AC.

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 F.C. 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 Football League Cup 2nd round tie against Bury F.C. at Bramall Lane on September 19, 2006. His first Premier League goal came on December 30, 2006 against Arsenal F.C. in a famous 1-0 win; it was also the last goal of 2006 in English football.

At the end of the 2006/07 season, Hull City F.C. had a reported £550,000 bid for Nadé accepted by Sheffield United. However, the deal broke down when Nadé rejected an incentive-based contract, differing from the original terms offered, which Hull claimed was due to fitness concerns.

On the 31st August 2007, Christian signed for Scottish Premier League outfit Heart of Midlothian in a 3-year deal.

International Career

Has represented France at Under-21 level.