Juriën Gaari

Curaçaoan footballer
Juriën Gaari
Personal information
Full name Juriën Godfried Juan Gaari[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kerkrade, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 RKC Waalwijk
Number 23
Youth career
De Musschen
Overmaas Rotterdam
2007–2012 Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Smitshoek
2014–2018 Kozakken Boys 114 (4)
2018– RKC Waalwijk 147 (2)
International career‡
2017– Curaçao 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2019

Juriën Godfried Juan Gaari (born 23 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for RKC Waalwijk. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.[2]

Club career

Gaari played in youth departments of amateur clubs De Musschen and Overmaas Rotterdam before joining the amateur section of Excelsior. He left the club in 2012 to play for VV Smitshoek.[3] Between 2012 and 2014, he was a regular starter for the club and made a KNVB Cup appearance against NAC Breda, among other things.[4] He later played for Kozakken Boys, where he quickly became a permanent starter. After four seasons and a promotion, Gaari joined professional club RKC Waalwijk.[5] He made his debut for the first team on 17 August 2018, in a 1–0 home win over Telstar.

International career

He played for Curaçao at the 2017 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6] He scored his first goal for Curaçao on June 25, 2019 in the latter tournament against Jamaica, a late equalizer that gave the team a 1-1 draw.[7]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gaari goal.
List of international goals scored by Juriën Gaari[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 June 2019 Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States  Jamaica 1–1 1–1 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honors

Curaçao

References

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Curaçao" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ Juriën Gaari at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Feenstra, Richard (25 February 2014). "Julien Gaari (Smitshoek) naar Kozakken Boys" (in Dutch). Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ Feenstra, Richard (26 September 2013). "Smitshoek verlaat met opgegeven hoofd de KNVB Beker". Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 23 September 2020. Smitshoek speelde met respect voor de tegenstander, maar zonder ontzag. Dit resulteerde in een aantrekkelijke wedstrijd, waarbij vooral de backs Thijs Oomsen en Jurien Gaari in positieve zin opvielen.
  5. ^ van Velthoven, Florian (12 October 2018). "Laatbloeier Juriën Gaari schittert nu in het profvoetbal bij RKC Waalwijk: 'Droom die uitkomt'" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Curaçao – J. Gaari – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ Quillen, Ian (June 25, 2019). "Jamaica 1, Curacao 1 - 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Match Recap". Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  8. ^ "Juriën Gaari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

External links

  • Juriën Gaari at Soccerway
  • Juriën Gaari at WorldFootball.net
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