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] 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.
[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.
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.
[10] She and the team went on to secure the championship, marking Malawi's first women's trophy.