Roshon van Eijma

Roshon van Eijma
Personal information
Full name Roshon Felix Romar Jordan van Eijma[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 RKC Waalwijk
Number 17
Youth career
–2016 Willem II
2016–2018 Roda JC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Roda JC 31 (0)
2020–2021 Preußen Münster 11 (0)
2021–2024 TOP Oss 92 (8)
2024– RKC Waalwijk 14 (0)
International career‡
2021– Curaçao 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Roshon Felix Romar Jordan van Eijma (born 6 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Roda JC Kerkrade

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Roda JC Kerkrade on 28 September 2018 in a game against SC Cambuur.[3]

Preußen Münster

In September 2020, he moved from Kerkrade to Preußen Münster.[4] He played his first game on 13 December against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, in which he was sent off with a red card in the 54th minute.[5] In his first season in Germany, Van Eijma played eleven games in the Regionalliga West and won the Westphalian Cup with the club.[6]

On 17 August 2021, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement. Upon his release, sporting director for Preußen Münster, Peter Niemeyer stated: "As nice as it is to have a national player in your own ranks, so great are the difficulties associated with it. For a Regionalliga team that does not plan for international breaks in its schedule, the many national team selections were unfortunately no longer feasible in the end. This was not a satisfactory situation for neither player nor club. We thank Roshon for his commitment and wish him all the best for the future."[7]

TOP Oss

Ten days after being released by Preußen Münster, Van Eijma signed with Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.[8] On 9 October, he made his debut as a second-half substitute for Nicolas Abdat in the 2–1 loss to FC Eindhoven away at Jan Louwers Stadion.[9]

RKC Waalwijk

On 2 July 2024, van Eijma signed a two-year contract with RKC Waalwijk.[10]

International career

Van Eijma debuted for the Curaçao national team in a 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 25 March 2021.[11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Curaçao 2021 1 0
2022 2 0
2023 6 0
Total 9 0

References

  1. ^ "R. van Eijma: Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Roshon van Eijma at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Game Report by Worldfootball". Worldfootball. 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Van Eijma: Preußen ist ein cooler Klub". kicker (in German). 7 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Tragischer Held Roshon van Eijma – Preußen verlieren 0:2 bei RW Oberhausen". Münster Zeitung (in German). 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Krombacher Westfalenpokal: Preußen Münster holt den Pott". FLVW (in German). 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ Weskamp, Marcel (17 August 2021). "Vertrag mit Roshon van Eijma aufgelöst". SC Preußen Münster (in German).
  8. ^ "Roshon van Eijma naar TOP Oss". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 26 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Eindhoven vs. TOP Oss – 9 October 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Verdediging van RKC Waalwijk krijgt meer vorm met komst Roshon van Eijma" [RKC Waalwijk's defense takes shape with the arrival of Roshon van Eijma] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Match Report of Curaçao vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 2021-03-25 – WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.