Rose Kadzere
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rose Smith Kadzere[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 16, 2006[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Ascent Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Montpellier | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Montpellier B | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Malawi U17 | 4 | (8) |
| 2021– | Malawi | 11 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 | |||
Rose Smith Kadzere (born June 16, 2006) is a Malawian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Montpellier and the Malawi national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Montpellier (2024–present)
[edit]On October 3, 2024, at 18 years old, Kadzere became the first Malawian, male or female, to transfer directly to one of Europe's top five leagues, joining Montpellier in the French Première Ligue from Ascent Academy in Malawi.[3][4]
International career
[edit]Kadzere is a Malawian youth and senior international. In November 2022, she was selected for Malawi's first-ever under-17 team to compete on the international stage at the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship, held on home soil.[5] With 8 goals throughout the tournament, she was named the championship's top scorer. In April 2024, She was nominated for the COSAFA Women's Most Promising Player Award.[6]
In September 2023, she received her first call-up to the senior team for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship.[7] On September 25, 2023, she scored her debut international goal in a historic 17–0 victory against Seychelles.[8] She and the team went on to secure the championship, marking Malawi's first women's trophy.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played October 15, 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kadzere goal.
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 2023 | Blantyre, Malawi |  Seychelles
|
2–0 | 17–0 | International Friendly | [8] |
| 2 | October 7, 2023 | Johannesburg, South Africa |  Eswatini
|
4–0 | 8–0 | 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship | [10] |
Honors
[edit]Malawi
Individual
- COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship Top Scorer: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rose Kadzere / Fiche du joueuse". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ascent Soccer's International Rose Kadzere Signs for French Top Women's League Side Montpellier HSC". nyasatimes.com. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Rose Kadzere rejoint le MHSC". mhscfoot.com (in French). October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "18-year-old Ascent Soccer standout moves to French Premiere Ligue side Montpellier HSC". ascentsoccer.org. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Malawi to debut at COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship". cosafa.com. COSAFA. November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Trio up for COSAFA Women's Most Promising Player Award had a stellar year". cosafa.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Malawi Coach names squad for Cosafa Cup". malawi24.com. September 16, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
Fazili has included five players from the Under 17 squad that took part in the 2022 Cosafa U17 Girls' Championship which Malawi hosted in December last year namely Rose Kabzere (Ascent Academy)
- ^ a b "Unfriendly Scorchers baptise Seychelles". times.mw. September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
Rose Kadzere ...scored a goal each
- ^ "Malawi's Cosafa-winning midfielder Rose Kadzere is joining France's Montpellier". bolanews.co. September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "EN, FR, PR: Malawi into semifinals after Chawinga magic in Gauteng". cosafa.com. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
Rose Kadzere also registered her name on the score sheet.
External links
[edit]- Rose Kadzere at Soccerway
- Rose Kadzere at Global Sports Archive
- Rose Kadzere at Sofascore