Prosper Padera

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Prosper Padera
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Mutare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SJK
Youth career
Prime Time Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brooke House College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– SJK 12 (0)
2025– SJK II 2 (0)
International career‡
2025– Zimbabwe 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 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

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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.

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 9 September 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2025 4 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ NEW: Zim teen prodigy has EPL suitor, heraldonline.co.zw, 29 November 2023
  2. ^ Zim prospect at Brentford, heraldonline.co.zw, 7 December 2023
  3. ^ Prosper Padera SJK:n keskikentälle, sjk.fi, 19 December 2024
  4. ^ Prosper Padera seals 4-year deal with Finland side, heraldonline.co.zw, 1 December 2024
  5. ^ Prosper Padera at National-Football-Teams.com
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