Rose Smith Kadzere (born 16 June 2006) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Montpellier and the Malawi national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rose Smith Kadzere[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 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 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Montpellier B | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Malawi U17 | 4 | (8) |
| 2022 | Malawi U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Malawi | 11 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 | |||
Club career
editMontpellier (2024–present)
editOn 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] On October 16, 2024, she made her debut for the reserve team in the Division 3 Féminine, scoring her first goal in the 60th minute to level the score in a 2–2 draw against Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne.[5] On November 2, 2024, she made her Première Ligue debut for the first team in a 7–0 victory over EA Guingamp, coming on as a substitute for Ifeoma Onumonu in the 70th minute and scoring her first goal eleven minutes later.[6]
International career
editKadzere 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.[7] 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.[8]
In September 2023, she was called up to the senior team for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship.[9] On September 25, 2023, she scored her second goal for the team in a historic 17–0 victory against Seychelles.[10] She and the team went on to secure the championship, marking Malawi's first women's trophy.[11]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played October 15, 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
- 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 5, 2022 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Comoros
|
2–0 | 6–0 | 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship | [12] |
| 2 | September 25, 2023 | Blantyre, Malawi |  Seychelles
|
2–0 | 17–0 | International Friendly | [10] |
| 3 | October 7, 2023 | Johannesburg, South Africa |  Eswatini
|
4–0 | 8–0 | 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship | [13] |
Honors
editMalawi
Individual
- COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship Top Scorer: 2022
References
edit- ^ a b "Rose Kadzere / Fiche du joueuse". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Ascent Soccer's International Rose Kadzere Signs for French Top Women's League Side Montpellier HSC". nyasatimes.com. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Rose Kadzere rejoint le MHSC". mhscfoot.com (in French). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "18-year-old Ascent Soccer standout moves to French Premiere Ligue side Montpellier HSC". ascentsoccer.org. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "La réserve des pailladines accrochées par Le Puy Foot 43, Rose Kadzere buteuse". onefootball.com (in French). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Premier but chez les professionnelles pour Rose Kadzere". onefootball.com (in French). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Malawi to debut at COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Trio up for COSAFA Women's Most Promising Player Award had a stellar year". cosafa.com. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Malawi Coach names squad for Cosafa Cup". malawi24.com. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 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. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
Rose Kadzere ...scored a goal each
- ^ "Malawi's Cosafa-winning midfielder Rose Kadzere is joining France's Montpellier". bolanews.co. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "EN, FR, PR: Chawinga hattrick steers Malawi to big win". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Rose Kadzere fired home from the edge of the six-yard box.
- ^ "EN, FR, PR: Malawi into semifinals after Chawinga magic in Gauteng". cosafa.com. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 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