Orhan Džepar (born 13 June 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a midfielder for club Roda JC.

Club career

Go Ahead Eagles

Džepar was born in

Eefde Eefde is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Lochem, about 3 km northeast of the city of Zutphen.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Overview It was f ...

, Gelderland, to parents Sule and Amela who fled from the

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in the early 1990s. He played youth football for SP Eefde and FC Zutphen, before joining the

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academy in 2014. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for that club on 16 August 2015 in a game against Telstar, replacing

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in the 64th minute and heading in his first goal twelve minutes later in a 5–0 home win. He was sent on loan to Telstar for the 2016–17 season in August 2016. At the end of the season he suffered a muscle strain.

Helmond Sport

On 26 June 2019, Džepar signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport. 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

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. On 13 September he scored his first goal for the club in Helmond's 5–1 away loss to

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MVV

On 14 July 2021, he joined

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...

on a two-year contract. He scored on his competitive debut for the club which proved to be the winning goal in a 1–0 victory away at

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

Roda JC

On 30 August 2023, Džepar signed a two-year contract with Roda JC. 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 NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

Personal life

Džepar studied engineering before being scouted by

at age 18.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dzepar, Orhan 1996 births Living people People from Lochem Dutch people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Go Ahead Eagles players SC Telstar players Helmond Sport players MVV Maastricht players Roda JC Kerkrade players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Gelderland