Prosper Padera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Mutare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Prime Time Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brooke House College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | SJK | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | SJK II | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Zimbabwe | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2025 | |||
Prosper Padera (born 9 October 2006) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki and the Zimbabwe national team.
Career
Padera played for Mutare-based Majesa Academy and Harare-based Prime Time Academy in his native Zimbabwe, before joining Brooke House College in the United Kingdom on a scholarship in 2023. He also trialed for Brentford.[1][2]
In December 2024, Padera moved to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on a four-year deal.[3][4] He made his debut in Veikkausliiga on 2 May against KuPS.
International career
On 11 December 2025, Padera was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 9 September 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ^ NEW: Zim teen prodigy has EPL suitor, heraldonline.co.zw, 29 November 2023
- ^ Zim prospect at Brentford, heraldonline.co.zw, 7 December 2023
- ^ Prosper Padera SJK:n keskikentälle, sjk.fi, 19 December 2024
- ^ Prosper Padera seals 4-year deal with Finland side, heraldonline.co.zw, 1 December 2024
- ^ @online_zifa (11 December 2025). "The wait is over. Here is the final Warriors AFCON 2025 squad to represent Zimbabwe in Morocco" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ Prosper Padera at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Prosper Padera at Soccerway
- Prosper Padera at Global Sports Archive
- Prosper Padera at BeSoccer