Kew Jaliens
 Jaliens in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kew Raffique Jaliens[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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 | 7 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Netherlands U-21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Netherlands Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kew Raffique Jaliens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkju jɐ.ˈlins]) (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch footballer who is currently playing as a defender for A-League club Melbourne City.
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
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 2 weeks after his departure from Newcastle, Jaliens joined A-League rival Melbourne City on an injury replacement short-term contract.[7] Subsequently, Jaliens kicked one of the winning goals in his first appearance against his former club, Newcastle Jets.
International career
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 the 15th of September, 1978 to Imro and Carmen Jaliens.[9] He is the nephew of Kenneth Jaliens, the technical director of the Surinamese national team.[10]
Statistics
- As of 2 November 2014
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Play-offs1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Sparta Rotterdam 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 | |||
| Willem II total | 147 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | 171 | 6 | |||
| AZ | 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | 31 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 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 | |||
| AZ 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 | ||||
| Wisła Kraków 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 | ||||
| Newcastle Jets total | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 454 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 576 | 24 | ||
1 – includes A-League final series statistics
Honours
AZ
- Eredivisie: 2008–09
- Dutch Super Cup: 2009
Wisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 2010–11
References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 19. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Jaliens signs contract extension with AZ.
- ↑ Kew Jaliens jaar langer bij AZ(Dutch)
- ↑ "Kew Jaliens nowym zawodnikiem Wisły". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Newcastle Jets sign Kew Jaliens". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ Laws, Gerard (4 August 2014). "Jaliens named Jets captain". Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Melbourne City FC. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic QF predictions". noshortcorners.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ "Jaliens' Journey". FFA. 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Suriname's little secret". FIFA.com. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
External links
- Kew Jaliens – FIFA competition record
- Kew Jaliens profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
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