Kew Jaliens

Kew Raffique Jaliens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkju jɐ.ˈlins]) (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for National Premier Leagues Northern NSW club Weston Bears.

Kew Jaliens
Jaliens in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kew Raffique Jaliens[1]
Date of birth (1978-09-15) 15 September 1978
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing 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)
Total 474 (18)
National team
1998–1999 Netherlands U-21 11 (0)
2008 Netherlands Olympic 3 (0)
2006–2007 Netherlands 15 (1)
Teams managed
2016– Weston Workers Bears (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2015

Club career

Sparta

Kew Jaliens started his career at Sparta and made his league debut at age of 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

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
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

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

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

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
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

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

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
As of 2 November 2014[11]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Play-offs1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Rotterdam 1996–97 Eredivisie 20–––20
1997–98 32310––333
1998–99 32041–40401
1999–2000 2120––41
Sparta Rotterdam total68471–40795
Willem II 1999–2000 Eredivisie 2201050–280
2000–01 31220––332
2001–02 29030––320
2002–03 3212151–393
2003–04 3314020–391
Willem II total1474121121–1716
AZ 2004–05 Eredivisie 2210091–312
2005–06 300207121412
2006–07 2813011040461
2007–08 3021061–373
2008–09 24130––271
2009–10 2402050–310
2010–11 803071–181
AZ total16651404546123110
Wisła Kraków 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 12020––140
2011–12 19140110–341
2012–13 15040––190
Wisła Kraków total461100110–671
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 232–––232
2014–15 4010––50
Newcastle Jets total272100000282
Career total4541644268510157624

1 – includes A-League final series statistics

Honours

Club
AZ
Wisła Kraków
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References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 19. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  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. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. Laws, Gerard (4 August 2014). "Jaliens named Jets captain". Football Federation Australia.
  7. "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Melbourne City FC. 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.com. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  11. "Kew Jaliens » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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