Virgil Roy Misidjan (born 24 July 1993), nicknamed Vura, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club

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in Nemzeti Bajnokság League. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Goirle Goirle () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Part of the suburban area of the city of Tilburg, it shares with it its phone area code and public transport syst ...

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parents, part of the suburban area of the city of

Tilburg Tilburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. With a population of 22 ...

, Misidjan began his football career at Willem II.

Willem II

In early 2012, Misidjan returned to Willem II and helped the team gain promotion to the

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, finishing the season with 6 goals in 14 matches. He made his first team debut in a 1–0 away loss against

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on 29 January 2012, coming on as a substitute.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 16 August 2013, Misidjan joined Bulgarian side

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for a reported fee of €700,000. He was given the number 93 jersey. He made his debut on the following day, in a 1–0 away win over

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, coming on as a second-half substitute. In the group phase of

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, Misidjan scored two goals in the matches against

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. He also scored twice in the

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play-offs against

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, helping Ludogorets to qualify for the group phase. On 6 December 2016, he scored his maiden goal in the groups of the tournament, giving his side a 1–0 lead in a 2–2 draw in the away match against

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. On 21 October 2017, he extended his contract with the team until 30 June 2020.

Nürnberg

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Misidjan joined 1. FC Nürnberg.

Zwolle

In January 2021, he returned to the Netherlands, signing a six-month contract with

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Twente

In June 2021, he signed for

Twente Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...

on a two-year deal.

Al-Tai

On 15 July 2023, Misidjan joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a free transfer.

Ferencváros

On 18 August 2024, Misidjan joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság club

International career

Misidjan received a call up for Netherlands U20 in 2013 and played in a friendly match against Serbia U21 on 22 March 2013, coming as a substitute at halftime in place of

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. In 2014 Misidjan declined to play for

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. In December 2017 the ex Ludogorets manager

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hinted that Vura could potentially play for

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after August 2018. In 2024 he got a new call-up to join the Surinamese National squad and this time he accepted.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Misidjan received a suspended 58-day prison sentence and was ordered to perform 240 hours of community service after he was convicted of assault for a January 2018

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parking lot altercation with a 68-year-old man. In an interview in 2017

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midfielder Justin Lonwijk mentioned that he is the cousin of Misidjan.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

RKC Waalwijk *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

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Ludogorets * Bulgarian A Group/ First League: 2013–14; 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2013–14 *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Individual *

Team of the Month: October 2022

References

External links

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Voetbal International
{{DEFAULTSORT:Misidjan, Virgil 1993 births Living people Footballers from Goirle Men's association football wingers Surinamese men's footballers Suriname men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Willem II Tilburg players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players 1. FC Nürnberg players PEC Zwolle players FC Twente players Al-Tai FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Saudi Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Surinamese expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Dutch sportsmen