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Orhan Džepar

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Orhan Džepar
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Eefde, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiakos Nicosia
Youth career
SP Eefde
–2014 FC Zutphen
2014–2015 Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Go Ahead Eagles 48 (4)
2016–2017 → Telstar (loan) 28 (2)
2019–2021 Helmond Sport 51 (1)
2021–2023 MVV 61 (8)
2023–2025 Roda JC 47 (2)
2025- Olympiakos Nicosia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2025

Orhan Džepar (born 13 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia.

Club career

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Go Ahead Eagles

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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

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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

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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

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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]

In September 2024, Džepar attracted national attention after scoring the winning goal in a derby victory over his former club MVV.[17] Following the match, he received a number of death threats via social media, which he made public to raise awareness of abuse in football. He stated that the threats, some of which targeted his family, had crossed a line and expressed hope that his decision to speak out would act as a deterrent. The gesture was widely reported in the Dutch media and prompted a message of support and a floral gesture from MVV.[18][19]

In May 2025, Roda JC confirmed that Džepar would leave the club following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[20]

Olympiakos Nicosia

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On 18 July 2025 he signed a one plus one year contract with Olympiakos Nicosia.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 April 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
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
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 31 2 1 0 — 32 2
Total 47 2 2 0 2 0 51 2
Career total 235 17 10 0 4 0 249 17
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "O. Džepar – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  14. ^ a b 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.
  17. ^ "Roda verslaat MVV in Limburgse derby: uitgerekend Dzepar scoort in slotminuten" [Roda beat MVV in Limburg derby as Dzepar scores in the final minutes]. VoetbalPrimeur.nl (in Dutch). PXR. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Dzepar over openbaar maken doodsbedreigingen: "Ik wilde een signaal afgeven"" [Dzepar on going public with death threats: "I wanted to send a message"]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Roda-speler Džepar krijgt doodsbedreigingen: 'Over mijn familie, moorden...'" [Roda player Džepar receives death threats: "About my family, murders..."]. VoetbalPrimeur.nl (in Dutch). PXR. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Roda JC neemt afscheid van verschillende spelers en stafleden" [Roda JC part ways with multiple players and staff]. Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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