Kew Raffique Jaliens (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch former
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Sparta
Kew Jaliens started his career at
Sparta
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and made his league debut aged 18 in a 2–1 away win over
FC Groningen
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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
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They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...
. He scored his first goal on 3 February 2001 in a match against
FC Twente Enschede
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.
AZ
![Kew-Jaliens](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Kew-Jaliens.jpg)
In 2004 Jaliens signed for
AZ and made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with
SC Heerenveen
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History
Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...
on 14 August. He scored his first goal for AZ on 16 March 2005 in a match against
Vitesse Arnhem
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. 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".
[Jaliens signs contract extension with AZ]
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Jaliens took a part in winning the
Eredivisie
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and
Dutch Super Cup
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in 2009.
Wisła Kraków
On 26 January 2011, Jaliens joined Polish
Ekstraklasa side
Wisła Kraków
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on a free transfer from AZ. He signed a two and a half year deal. 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.
On 4 August 2014, Jaliens was named as captain of the Newcastle Jets for the upcoming 2014–15 season.
Jaliens was reportedly sacked from the Jets by owner
Nathan Tinkler
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following a player revolt midway through the
2014–15 A-League
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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. Subsequently, Jaliens netted one of the winning goals in his first appearance against his former club, Newcastle Jets.
International career
![Jaliens Oranje](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Jaliens_Oranje.jpg)
In 2006 Jaliens received a call-up from
Marco van Basten
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and made his debut for the senior side against
Ecuador
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.
He was selected for the 23-man
Netherlands squad for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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finals that were held in
Germany
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. Jaliens played one game in the tournament against
Argentina
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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
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in
Beijing
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. Jaliens played in all three group stage games in the tournament against
United States
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,
Japan
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and
Nigeria
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, but missed the quarterfinal loss against
Argentina
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due to yellow cards ban.
Personal life
He was born on 15 September 1978 to Imro and Carmen Jaliens. He is the nephew of
Kenneth Jaliens, the technical director of the
Surinamese national team.
Career statistics
1 – includes A-League
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final series statistics
Honours
AZ
*
Eredivisie
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:
2008–09
*
Dutch Super Cup
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:
2009
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Wisła Kraków
*
Ekstraklasa:
2010–11
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References
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1978 births
Living people
Dutch footballers
Netherlands international footballers
Netherlands under-21 international footballers
Dutch expatriate footballers
Eredivisie players
Ekstraklasa players
A-League Men players
Sparta Rotterdam players
AZ Alkmaar players
Willem II (football club) players
Wisła Kraków players
Newcastle Jets FC players
Melbourne City FC players
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Expatriate soccer players in Australia
2006 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers from Rotterdam
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Olympic footballers of the Netherlands
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Association football defenders