Orhan Džepar

Orhan Džepar
Personal information
Date of birth	13 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Eefde, Netherlands
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Roda JC
Youth career
	SP Eefde
0000–2014	FC Zutphen
2014–2015	Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	Go Ahead Eagles
2016–2017	→ Telstar (loan)
2019–2021	Helmond Sport
2021–2023	MVV
2023–	Roda JC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Orhan Džepar (born 13 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.

Club career

Go Ahead Eagles

Džepar was born in Eefde, Gelderland, to parents Sule and Amela who fled from the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.^[2] He played youth football for SP Eefde and FC Zutphen, before joining the Go Ahead Eagles academy in 2014.^[3] He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for that club on 16 August 2015 in a game against Telstar,^[4] replacing Sander Duits in the 64th minute and heading in his first goal twelve minutes later in a 5–0 home win.^[5]

He was sent on loan to Telstar for the 2016–17 season in August 2016.^[6] At the end of the season he suffered a muscle strain.^[7]

Helmond Sport

On 26 June 2019, Džepar signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.^[8] He made his debut for the club as a starter on the opening matchday of the 2019–20 season in a 1–1 home draw against FC Volendam.^[9] On 13 September he scored his first goal for the club in Helmond's 5–1 away loss to Cambuur.^[10]

MVV

On 14 July 2021, he joined MVV on a two-year contract.^[11] He scored on his competitive debut for the club which proved to be the winning goal in a 1–0 victory away at Jong Utrecht.^[12]

Džepar left MVV as his contract ran out in June 2023, making him a free agent.^[13] He finished his stint with MVV with eight goals in 65 appearances.^[14]

Roda JC

On 30 August 2023, Džepar signed a two-year contract with Roda JC.^[15] On 9 September, he made his competitive debut for De Koempels, replacing Walid Ould-Chikh in the 65th minute of a 3–1 away victory against NAC Breda.^[16]

Personal life

Džepar studied engineering before being scouted by Go Ahead Eagles at age 18.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Go Ahead Eagles	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	13	2	1	0	0	0	14	2
	2016–17	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	25	2	1	0	0	0	26	2
	Total		48	4	2	0	0	0	50	4
Telstar (loan)	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	28	2	2	0	—		30	2
Helmond Sport	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	27	1	1	0	—		31	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	24	0	1	0	—		20	5
	Total		51	1	2	0	—		53	1
MVV	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	31	7	2	0	—		33	7
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	30	1	0	0	2^[a]	0	32	1
	Total		61	8	2	0	2	0	65	8
Roda JC	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	16	0	1	0	2^[a]	0	19	0
Career total			204	15	9	0	4	0	217	15

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

^ "O. Džepar – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Ottens, Chris (29 July 2019). "Helmond Sport-aanwinst Orhan Dzepar is creatief binnen én buiten de lijnen". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Linkspoot met Balkanbloed zweert bij zwart schoeisel". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 16 August 2015.
^ "Go Ahead wint eerste thuisduel overtuigend". NOS (in Dutch). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Go Ahead Eagles-speler Orhan Dzepar verhuurd aan Telstar". De Stentor (in Dutch). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Blessure-update La'Vere Corbin-Ong en Orhan Džepar". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ Ottens, Chris (26 June 2019). "Creatieve middenvelder Orhan Džepar volgende aanwinst Helmond Sport". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Helmond Sport vs. Volendam – 9 August 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Helmond Sport komt er niet aan te pas bij Cambuur". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "Orhan Džepar tekent bij MVV" (in Dutch). MVV. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Kalezic debuteert bij Jong FC Utrecht met nederlaag tegen oude werkgever". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 9 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ Thimister, Bjorn (3 June 2023). "Kroatische club Gonzalo García wil MVV'er Dzepar inlijven". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Orhan Džepar at Soccerway
^ "Roda JC legt transfervrije Orhan Džepar vast". Roda JC Kerkrade (Press release) (in Dutch). 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Roda JC weer koploper dankzij overwinning bij NAC Breda". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

External links

Orhan Džepar at Soccerway.com
Orhan Džepar at WorldFootball.net
Orhan Džepar at FBref.com

[PO-17] Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

[VI-1] "O. Džepar – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[ed1-2] Ottens, Chris (29 July 2019). "Helmond Sport-aanwinst Orhan Dzepar is creatief binnen én buiten de lijnen". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[ga1-3] "Linkspoot met Balkanbloed zweert bij zwart schoeisel". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[4] "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 16 August 2015.

[5] "Go Ahead wint eerste thuisduel overtuigend". NOS (in Dutch). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[6] "Go Ahead Eagles-speler Orhan Dzepar verhuurd aan Telstar". De Stentor (in Dutch). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[7] "Blessure-update La'Vere Corbin-Ong en Orhan Džepar". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[8] Ottens, Chris (26 June 2019). "Creatieve middenvelder Orhan Džepar volgende aanwinst Helmond Sport". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[9] "Helmond Sport vs. Volendam – 9 August 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[10] "Helmond Sport komt er niet aan te pas bij Cambuur". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[11] "Orhan Džepar tekent bij MVV" (in Dutch). MVV. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[12] "Kalezic debuteert bij Jong FC Utrecht met nederlaag tegen oude werkgever". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 9 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[13] Thimister, Bjorn (3 June 2023). "Kroatische club Gonzalo García wil MVV'er Dzepar inlijven". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[SW-14] Orhan Džepar at Soccerway

[15] "Roda JC legt transfervrije Orhan Džepar vast". Roda JC Kerkrade (Press release) (in Dutch). 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[16] "Roda JC weer koploper dankzij overwinning bij NAC Breda". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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Orhan Džepar

Club career

Go Ahead Eagles

Helmond Sport

MVV

Roda JC

Personal life

Career statistics

References

External links

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