| Wade Dekker | |
| Fullname: | Wade Dekker |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Height: | 1.82m[1] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Dandenong Thunder SC |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | Northcote City |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Melbourne City |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Clubs1: | Northcote City |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Clubs2: | Melbourne City NPL |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Melbourne City |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Clubs4: | Green Gully |
| Years5: | 2018–2023 |
| Caps5: | 127 |
| Goals5: | 46 |
| Clubs5: | Oakleigh Cannons |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Clubs6: | Dandenong Thunder |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Sri Lanka |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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 & Sri Lankan mother.
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.
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||