Kew Jaliens

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
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.

Kew Raffique Jaliens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkju jɐ.ˈlins]) (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch footballer who is last played 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

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 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

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 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-offs^1		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

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.
3. Kew Jaliens jaar langer bij AZ(Dutch)
4. "Kew Jaliens nowym zawodnikiem Wisły". wisla.krakow.pl. 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.
10. "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)