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Kew Jaliens
Jaliens in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kew Raffique Jaliens[1]
Date of birth (1978-09-15) 15 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sagu Boys
Capelle
DCV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Sparta 68 (4)
1999–2004 Willem II 147 (4)
2004–2011 AZ 166 (5)
2011–2013 Wisła Kraków 46 (1)
2013–2015 Newcastle Jets 36 (3)
2015 Melbourne City 11 (1)
2018 Weston Workers Bears 6 (0)
Total 480 (18)
International career
1998–1999 Netherlands U-21 11 (0)
2008 Netherlands Olympic (O.P.) 3 (0)
2006–2007 Netherlands 15 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2021 Weston Workers Bears (assistant)
2021–2022 Newcastle Jets FC Youth (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kew Raffique Jaliens (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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Sparta

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Kew Jaliens started his career at Sparta and made his league debut aged 18 in a 2–1 away win over FC Groningen on 25 May 1997. In the following 1997–98 season, Jaliens became a regular in the starting lineup. He finished his career at Sparta with 68 league appearances scoring 4 goals.

Willem II

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Jaliens signed for Willem II in 1999 and made his league debut on 28 August in a match against FC Den Bosch. He scored his first goal on 3 February 2001 in a match against FC Twente Enschede.

AZ

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Kew Jaliens in 2007.

In 2004 Jaliens signed for AZ and made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with SC Heerenveen on 14 August. He scored his first goal for AZ on 16 March 2005 in a match against Vitesse Arnhem. In July 2007 he signed a contract extension to 2012, with AZ director of football Marcel Brands, who described him as a "cornerstone of the team".[2][3] Jaliens took a part in winning the Eredivisie and Dutch Super Cup in 2009.

Wisła Kraków

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On 26 January 2011, Jaliens joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a free transfer from AZ. He signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.[4] Jaliens won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season.

Newcastle Jets

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On 15 August 2013, it was announced that Jaliens had signed with Australian club Newcastle Jets.[5]

On 4 August 2014, Jaliens was named as captain of the Newcastle Jets for the upcoming 2014–15 season.[6]

Jaliens was reportedly sacked from the Jets by owner Nathan Tinkler following a player revolt midway through the 2014–15 A-League season.

Melbourne City

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Barely two weeks after his departure from Newcastle, Jaliens joined A-League rival Melbourne City on an injury replacement short-term contract.[7] Subsequently, Jaliens netted one of the winning goals in his first appearance against his former club, Newcastle Jets.

International career

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Jaliens playing for the Netherlands

In 2006 Jaliens received a call-up from Marco van Basten and made his debut for the senior side against Ecuador.

He was selected for the 23-man Netherlands squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals that were held in Germany. Jaliens played one game in the tournament against Argentina which Netherlands kept a clean sheet.

Jaliens has represented the Netherlands 10 times.

Beijing Olympics

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Jaliens was selected as one of the three over aged players in the Netherlands football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Jaliens played in all three group stage games in the tournament against United States, Japan and Nigeria, but missed the quarterfinal loss against Argentina due to yellow cards ban.[8]

Personal life

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He was born on 15 September 1978 to Imro and Carmen Jaliens.[9] He is the nephew of Kenneth Jaliens, the technical director of the Surinamese national team.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 2 November 2014[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Rotterdam 1996–97 Eredivisie 2 0 2 0
1997–98 32 3 1 0 33 3
1998–99 32 0 4 1 4 0 40 1
1999–2000 2 1 2 0 4 1
Total 68 4 7 1 4 0 79 5
Willem II 1999–2000 Eredivisie 22 0 1 0 5 0 28 0
2000–01 31 2 2 0 33 2
2001–02 29 0 3 0 32 0
2002–03 32 1 2 1 5 1 39 3
2003–04 33 1 4 0 2 0 39 1
Total 147 4 12 1 12 1 171 6
AZ Alkmaar 2004–05 Eredivisie 22 1 0 0 9 1 31 2
2005–06 30 0 2 0 7 1 2[a] 1 41 2
2006–07 28 1 3 0 11 0 4[a] 0 46 1
2007–08 30 2 1 0 6 1 37 3
2008–09 24 1 3 0 27 1
2009–10 24 0 2 0 5 0 31 0
2010–11 8 0 3 0 7 1 18 1
Total 166 5 14 0 45 4 6 1 231 10
Wisła Kraków 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 12 0 2 0 14 0
2011–12 19 1 4 0 11 0 34 1
2012–13 15 0 4 0 19 0
Total 46 1 10 0 11 0 67 1
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 23 2 23 2
2014–15 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 27 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Career total 454 16 44 2 68 5 10 1 576 24
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie qualifying for the UEFA Champions League

Honours

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AZ

Wisła Kraków

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Jaliens signs contract extension with AZ Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Kew Jaliens jaar langer bij AZ Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine(in Dutch)
  4. ^ "Kew Jaliens nowym zawodnikiem Wisły". wisla.krakow.pl. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Kew Jaliens". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ^ Laws, Gerard (4 August 2014). "Jaliens named Jets captain". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Melbourne City FC. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Olympic QF predictions". noshortcorners.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Jaliens' Journey". FFA. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Suriname's little secret". FIFA. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  11. ^ "Kew Jaliens » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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