# Orhan Džepar

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. He played youth football for SP Eefde and FC Zutphen, before joining the Go Ahead Eagles 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 Sander Duits 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 FC Volendam. On 13 September he scored his first goal for the club in Helmond's 5–1 away loss to Cambuur.

### MVV

On 14 July 2021, he joined MVV 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 Jong Utrecht.
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.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics

    As of match played 30 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Other | Other | Total | 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 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Total | 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 |
| Helmond Sport | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 |
| Helmond Sport | Total | Total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 1 |
| MVV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| MVV | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| MVV | Total | Total | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 8 |
| Roda JC | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Roda JC | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Roda JC | Total | Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 213 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 17 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs