16 Facts About Kew Jaliens

Kew Raffique Jaliens was born on 15 September 1978 and is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Kew Jaliens finished his career at Sparta with 68 league appearances scoring 4 goals.

Kew Jaliens signed for Willem II in 1999 and made his league debut on 28 August in a match against FC Den Bosch.

Kew Jaliens scored his first goal on 3 February 2001 in a match against FC Twente Enschede.

Kew Jaliens scored his first goal for AZ on 16 March 2005 in a match against Vitesse Arnhem.

Kew Jaliens took a part in winning the Eredivisie and Dutch Super Cup in 2009.

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

Barely two weeks after his departure from Newcastle, Kew Jaliens joined A-League rival Melbourne City on an injury replacement short-term contract.

Subsequently, Kew Jaliens netted one of the winning goals in his first appearance against his former club, Newcastle Jets.

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

Kew Jaliens was selected for the 23-man Netherlands squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals that were held in Germany.

Kew Jaliens played one game in the tournament against Argentina which Netherlands kept a clean sheet.

Kew Jaliens was selected as one of the three over aged players in the Netherlands football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Kew 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.

Kew Jaliens was born on 15 September 1978 to Imro and Carmen Jaliens.

Kew Jaliens is the nephew of Kenneth Jaliens, the technical director of the Surinamese national team.