"The move to New Zealand was something I have always wanted,'' he said. "I always wanted to travel and visit places you only see in movies.''
He started playing for Wellington United before Stu Jacobs added him to Team Wellington's ranks in the ASB Premiership.
Just over 18 months later, and after a part-time job washing dishes, Tade can hardly believe he is about to appear on the world stage alongside some of the greats of Argentine football.
"I would have never thought I was about to play at the Club World Cup and yet here I am. I feel like a sacred hand chose me so I could live this great experience.''
Although Auckland's game is only a week away, they still don't know who they will play at Toyota Stadium - the J-League champions have not been crowned.
If they can negotiate that tricky game, Auckland will take on CF Monterrey in a quarter-final on December 11. Tade has special reason to be excited - Neri Cardozo, an Argentine and former Boca Juniors star, is a mainstay for the Mexican club.
Tade is the second-top scorer in the ASB Premiership with four goals in four games and coach Ramon Tribulietx faces a difficult task narrowing his selection with competition for places heating up as Manel Exposito nears full fitness.
One player wrapped in cotton wool is midfielder Albert Riera Vidal, who has a slight knee injury but is still expected to be fit for December 8.
"There is a week to go for Albert, so there is plenty of time to see if the injury comes right," Tribulietx said.
Influential skipper and 73-cap All Whites defender, Ivan Vicelich, arrives in Japan tomorrow night, just in time to face Ryutsu Keizai University FC in a friendly match.
