Prosper Padera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Prosper Padera (born 9 October 2006) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki.
Career
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
External links
[edit]- Prosper Padera at Soccerway
- Prosper Padera at Global Sports Archive
- Prosper Padera at BeSoccer
Categories:
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Veikkausliiga players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen