Jean Kaltak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vanuatu | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Vanuatu U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2011– | Vanuatu U20 | 9 | (9) |
| 2012– | Vanuatu U23 | 13 | (21) |
| 2011– | Vanuatu | 8 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 1 May 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:33, 7 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
Jean Kaltack (born 19 August 1994) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as striker for Tahitian club Dragon and the Vanuatu national team.
Club career
Kaltack, 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
Kaltack, 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
Kaltack's brother, Tony and cousin, Brian are also footballers.[8][9] His father, Ivoky, is a former Vanuatu international footballer who also played as a striker.[10]
References
- ^ Ian King; Hans Schöggl. "Vanuatu 2009/10: PVFA Lik – Premia Divisen 2009/10". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Striker Kaltak signs for Hekari". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Matches – OFC U-17 Championship New Zealand 2009". Oleole. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Kiwis rule Oceania, reach Colombia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Kaltack set for Vanuatu debut". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Vanuatu 0–0 Solomon". Vanuafoot.vu. Vanuatu Football Federation. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "End of Match: Vanuatu 2–0 Solomon". Vanuafoot.vu. Vanuatu Football Federation. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Vanuatu out of Under 17 final race". Vanuafoot.vu. Vanuatu Football Federation. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Promise aplenty in Vanuatu ranks". OceaniaFootball.com. Ocean Football Confederation. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Jean Kaltack heads off to PNG". Vanuafoot.vu. Vanuatu Football Federation. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
External links
- Jean Kaltak at National-Football-Teams.com
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