Juriën Gaari

Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Juriën Gaari

Personal information
Full name	Juriën Godfried Juan Gaari
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

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. Between 2012 and 2014, he was a regular starter for the club and made a KNVB Cup appearance against NAC Breda, among other things. 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. He made his debut for the first team on 17 August 2018, in a 1–0 home win over Telstar.

He played for Curaçao at the 2017 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 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.

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

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

Curaçao

• Caribbean Cup: 2017
• King's Cup: 2019