Juriën Gaari

Juriën Gaari
Personal information
Full name Juriën Godfried Juan Gaari[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993
Place of birth Kerkrade, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Abha
Number 3
Youth career
De Musschen
Overmaas
2007–2012 Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Smitshoek
2014–2018 Kozakken Boys 114 (4)
2018–2024 RKC 157 (3)
2024–2025 Al-Hazem 32 (1)
2025– Abha 31 (0)
International career‡
2017– Curaçao 62 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

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

Club career

Gaari grew up in Rotterdam and played in youth departments of amateur clubs De Musschen and Overmaas Rotterdam[3] before joining the amateur section of Excelsior. He left the club in 2012 to play for VV Smitshoek.[4] Between 2012 and 2014, he was a regular starter for the club and made a KNVB Cup appearance against NAC Breda, among other things.[5] 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.[6] He made his debut for the first team on 17 August 2018, in a 1–0 home win over Telstar.

After his contract with Waalwijk expired, Gaari joined Saudi Second Division club Al-Hazem.[7]

On 6 August 2025, Gaari joined Saudi First Division League side Abha.[8]

International career

He played for Curaçao at the 2017 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9] 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.[10]

On 18 May 2026, he was named by head coach Dick Advocaat in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country's first-ever appearance at the tournament.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kozakken Boys 2015–16 — — 2 0 — 2 0
2016–17 Tweede Divisie 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
2017–18 Tweede Divisie 33 2 1 0 — 34 2
Total 63 2 3 0 — 66 2
Waalwijk 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 37 0 2 0 6[a] 1 45 1
2019–20 Eredivisie 18 0 0 0 — 18 0
2020–21 Eredivisie 9 0 1 1 — 10 1
2021–22 Eredivisie 30 2 3 0 — 33 2
2022–23 Eredivisie 33 0 0 0 — 33 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 29 1 1 0 — 30 1
Total 156 3 7 1 6 1 169 5
Al-Hazem 2024–25 Saudi First Division League 2 1 1 0 — 3 1
Abha 2025–26 Saudi First Division League 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
Career total 227 6 12 1 6 1 245 8

International

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[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 June 2019Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States Jamaica1–11–12019 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. ↑ "Rotterdammer en RKC-verdediger Juriën Gaari werd pas als 24-jarige prof: 'Ik ben blij dat ik niet heb opgegeven'". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Feenstra, Richard (25 February 2014). "Julien Gaari (Smitshoek) naar Kozakken Boys" (in Dutch). Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Elst, Maarten; van Wanrooij, Jurre (23 August 2024). "Na 169 wedstrijden in het shirt van RKC vindt rechtsachter Gaari nieuwe club". bd.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Welcome Juriën Gaari".
  9. ↑ "Curaçao – J. Gaari – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ Quillen, Ian (25 June 2019). "Jamaica 1, Curacao 1 - 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Match Recap". Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Curaçao squad announcement". FIFA. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Juriën Gaari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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