Jean Kaltak
Vanuatuan footballer
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Jean Kaltak (born 19 August 1994) is a Ni-Vanuatu international footballer who plays as forward for Vanuatu club Ifira Black Bird and the Vanuatu national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vanuatu | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ifira Black Bird | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Teouma Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Teouma Academy | ||
| 2011 | Hekari United | ||
| 2012–2013 | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hekari United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2015 | Tafea | ||
| 2015 | Dragon | ||
| 2016–2018 | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2018– | Ifira Black Bird | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Vanuatu U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2011–2023 | Vanuatu U20 | 9 | (9) |
| 2012–2015 | Vanuatu U23 | 13 | (21) |
| 2011– | Vanuatu | 12 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Kaltak, formerly a youth player with the Teouma Academy, also started his senior career with the team, as they were elected to play in the Vanuatu Premia Divisen starting in the 2009–10 season.[1] He played for them until 2011 before signing for Papua New Guinean side, Hekari United in September 2011.[2]
International career
Kaltak initially played with Vanuatu's U-17 squad at the 2009 OFC U-17 Championship where Vanuatu finished fourth out of four teams.[3] He continued with the team at the 2011 edition, scoring five goals as they again finished fourth. Three months later, he debuted with Vanuatu's U-20 squad at the 2011 OFC U-20 Championship where he received the Golden Boot with six goals as Vanuatu finished third.[4] His performances for the youth teams eventually got him a call-up into Vanuatu's senior team for a pair of friendly matches against the Solomon Islands towards the end of July 2011.[5] He featured in both matches as a starter as they drew one and won one.[6][7] He also scored 16 goals in 2015 Pacific Games against Federated States of Micronesia national under-23 football team.
Personal life
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaltak goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 August 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Tuvalu |
1–0 | 5–1 | 2011 Pacific Games | [12] |
| 2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 September 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Solomon Islands |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2011 Pacific Games | [13] |
| 6 | 3 September 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Guam |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2011 Pacific Games | [14] |
| 7 | 5 September 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  American Samoa |
4–0 | 8–0 | 2011 Pacific Games | [15] |
| 8 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 10 | 15 December 2024 | National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands "B" |
– | 3–1 | 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | [16] |
| 11 | 21 December 2024 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Papua New Guinea |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | [17] |