Juriën Godfried Juan Gaari (born 23 December 1993) is a professional

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

Club career

Gaari played in youth departments of amateur clubs De Musschen and Overmaas Rotterdam before joining the amateur section of

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. He left the club in 2012 to play for

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. Between 2012 and 2014, he was a regular starter for the club and made a

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appearance against

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, among other things. He later played for

Kozakken Boys Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in the , the fourth tier, and second highest amateur league of Dutch football. Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. K ...

, where he quickly became a permanent starter. After four seasons and a promotion, Gaari joined professional club

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. He made his debut for the first team on 17 August 2018, in a 1–0 home win over

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International career

He played for Curaçao at the

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and

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. He scored his first goal for Curaçao on June 25, 2019 in the latter tournament against

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, a late equalizer that gave the team a 1-1 draw.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gaari goal.''

Honors

Curaçao *

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* * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kerkrade Men's association football defenders Men's association football fullbacks Curaçao men's footballers Curaçao expatriate men's footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Saudi First Division League players Kozakken Boys players RKC Waalwijk players Al-Hazem F.C. players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Curaçao-footy-bio-stub