Education
He finished his career at Sparta with 68 league appearances scoring 4 goals.
He finished his career at Sparta with 68 league appearances scoring 4 goals.
Sparta
In the following 1997-1998 season, Jaliens became a regular in the starting lineup. Willem II
Jaliens signed for Willem II in 1999 and made his league debut on 28 August in a match against Football Club Den Bosch. He scored his first goal on 3 February 2001 in a match against Football Club Twente Enschede.
Arizona
In 2004 Jaliens signed for Arizona and made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with South Carolina Heerenveen on 14 August.
He scored his first goal for Arizona on 16 March 2005 in a match against Vitesse Arnhem. In July 2007 he signed a contract extension to 2012, with Arizona director of football Marcel Brands, who described him as a "cornerstone of the team".
Jaliens took a part in winning the Eredivisie and Dutch Super Cup in 2009. Wisła Krakow
On 26 January 2011 Jaliens joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Krakow on a free transfer from Arizona. He signed a two and a half year deal.
Newcastle Jets
On 15 August 2013 it was announced that Jaliens had signed with Australian club Newcastle Jets.
On 4 August 2014 Jaliens was named as captain of the Newcastle Jets for the upcoming 2014/15 season. Jaliens was reportedly sacked from the Jets by owner Nathan Tinkler following a player revolt midway through the 2014-2015 A-League season. Melbourne City
Barely 2 weeks after his departure from Newcastle, Jaliens joined A-League rival Melbourne City on an injury replacement short-term contract.
Subsequently, Jaliens kicked one of the winning goals in his first appearance against his former club, Newcastle Jets.
In 2006 Jaliens received a call-up from Marco van Basten and made his debut for the senior side against Ecuador. Jaliens played one game in the tournament against Argentina which Netherlands kept a clean sheet.
Jaliens has represented the Netherlands 10 times. Beijing Olympics
Jaliens was selected as one of the three over aged players in the Netherlands football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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.