Roshon van Eijma (born 6 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for TOP Oss. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | TOP Oss | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Willem II | ||
| 2016–2018 | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Preußen Münster | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | TOP Oss | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Curaçao | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 12 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:25, 26 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Roda JC Kerkrade on 28 September 2018 in a game against SC Cambuur.[1]
In September 2020, he moved from Kerkrade to Preußen Münster.[2] 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.[3] In his first season in Germany, Van Eijma played eleven games in the Regionalliga West and won the Westphalian Cup with the club.[4]
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."[5]
Ten days after being released by Preußen Münster, Van Eijma signed with Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
TOP Oss – current squad | |
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