Joshua Nadeau
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joshua Nadeau
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|09|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France{{Worldfootball.net|joshua-nadeau}}
| position = Centre-back, right-back
| currentclub = SC Bettembourg
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs1 = Ajaccio
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Ajaccio
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = AEL Limassol
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = Gefle IF
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = Hansa Rostock
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = Virton
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = Boulogne-Billancourt
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2023
| clubs7 = Rodange 91
| caps7 = 76
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023–
| clubs8 = SC Bettembourg
| caps8 = 27
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 16 October 2024
}}
Joshua Nadeau (born 12 September 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for BGL Ligue club SC Bettembourg.
Career
Born in Paris, Nadeau made his professional debut for the Ajaccio first team on 18 August 2013 against reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.{{cite news |last1=Lefèvre |first1=Florian |title=Nadeau : " Je n'avais jamais vu autant de neige " |url=http://www.sofoot.com/nadeau-je-n-avais-jamais-vu-autant-de-neige-432979.html |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=So Foot |date=13 October 2016 |language=French}} He was given the first team opportunity as teammate Benjamin André was not eligible having received a red card in the previous match.{{cite news|title=PSG V Ajaccio|url=http://www.livematch.goal.com/home/locale/en-india/?matchId=1479062|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130818203414/http://www.livematch.goal.com/home/locale/en-india/?matchId=1479062|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2013|accessdate=18 August 2013|publisher=goal.com|date=18 August 2013}}
For the 2014–15 season Nadeau joined Cypriot First Division side AEL Limassol.
Having terminated his contract with AEL, he was six months without a club before trialling with Allsvenskan club Gefle IF. In February 2016, he signed a one-year contract including an option for two further years with Gefle.{{cite news |title=Därför skrev Gefle IF treårskontrakt med den provspelande fransmannen Nadeau |url=https://www.arbetarbladet.se/artikel/fotboll/allsvenskan/darfor-skrev-gefle-if-trearskontrakt-med-den-provspelande-fransmannen-nadeau |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=Arbetarbladet |date=11 February 2016 |language=Swedish}}
In January 2017, Nadeau trialled with 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock and played in three friendlies before signing a 2.5-year contract until summer 2019.{{cite news |title=Hat überzeugt: Joshua Nadeau erhält Vertrag beim FC Hansa |url=http://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/hat-uberzeugt-joshua-nadeau-erhalt-vertrag-beim-fc-hansa/ |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=Sportbuzzer |date=18 January 2017 |language=German}} In late August 2018, his contract with Hansa Rostock was terminated on his request.{{cite news |last1=Lüsch |first1=Christian |title=Abgang: Joshua Nadeau verlässt Hansa Rostock |url=http://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/joshua-nadeau-vor-abschied-bei-hansa-rostock/ |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=Sportbuzzer |date=26 August 2018 |language=German}} He made 42 appearances for the club.{{cite news |title=Verteidiger Nadeau verlässt den FC Hansa Rostock |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/sport/fussball---rostock-verteidiger-nadeau-verlaesst-den-fc-hansa-rostock-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-180827-99-704962 |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=27 August 2018 |language=German}}
On 27 August 2018, he signed a contract with Belgian side Virton.{{cite news |title=Virton: Joshua Nadeau a signé! |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id71996/article/2018-08-27/virton-joshua-nadeau-signe |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=Sudinfo |date=27 August 2018 |language=French}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 16 July 2019|{{cite web |title=J. Nadeau |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/joshua-nadeau/229571/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=19 January 2018}}}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|AC Ajaccio II
|2012–13 |rowspan="2"|CFA 2 |22 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Ajaccio
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Gefle
|2016 |21 | 1 | 2One appearance in the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen and one in the 2016–17 campaign | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Hansa Rostock
|rowspan="3"|3. Liga |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Virton
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!116 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 |
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Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:FC Hansa Rostock players
Category:AC Boulogne-Billancourt players
Category:FC Rodange 91 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Belgian Third Division players
Category:Luxembourg National Division players
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg