{{Short description|Vanuatuan footballer}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jean Kaltak | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|8|19}} | birth_place = Vanuatu | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Ifira Black Bird | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = –2009 | youthclubs1 = Teouma Academy | years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Teouma Academy | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = Hekari United | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Erakor Golden Star | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = Hekari United | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Erakor Golden Star | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = Tafea | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Dragon | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2016–2018 | clubs8 = Erakor Golden Star | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2018– | clubs9 = Ifira Black Bird | caps9 = | goals9 = | nationalyears1 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam1 = Vanuatu U17 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalyears2 = 2011–2023 | nationalteam2 = Vanuatu U20 | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 9 | nationalyears3 = 2012–2015 | nationalteam3 = Vanuatu U23 | nationalcaps3 = 13 | nationalgoals3 = 21 | nationalyears4 = 2011– | nationalteam4 = Vanuatu | nationalcaps4 = 12 | nationalgoals4 = 11 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|VAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|OFC U-20 Championship}} {{Medal|3rd|2011 New Zealand|}} {{Medal|3rd|2013 Fiji|}} }}
'''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.
==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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/vanuatu09.html |title=Vanuatu 2009/10: PVFA Lik – Premia Divisen 2009/10 |author=Ian King |author2=Hans Schöggl |website=RSSSF |accessdate=29 May 2012 }}</ref> He played for them until 2011 before signing for Papua New Guinean side, Hekari United in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d6c87c01-6f4b-408c-90db-f6ba5e1c0614/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Striker Kaltak signs for Hekari |work=OceaniaFootball.com |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |date=14 September 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223090144/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d6c87c01-6f4b-408c-90db-f6ba5e1c0614/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=23 December 2015 }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oleole.com/compdetails/nav/81376/post/81378 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909022007/http://www.oleole.com/compdetails/nav/81376/post/81378 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2012 |title=Matches – OFC U-17 Championship New Zealand 2009 |publisher=Oleole |accessdate=29 May 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1427877/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505092713/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1427877/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2011 |title=Kiwis rule Oceania, reach Colombia |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=2 May 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/eb3f6f25-b256-49bb-bd50-ff98bcfc4593/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Kaltack set for Vanuatu debut |work=OceaniaFootball.com |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |date=27 July 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082726/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/eb3f6f25-b256-49bb-bd50-ff98bcfc4593/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=19 August 2014 }}</ref> He featured in both matches as a starter as they drew one and won one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/799d4fc3-5c41-40d9-9adb-e9d2fcf4319d/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Vanuatu 0–0 Solomon |work=Vanuafoot.vu |publisher=Vanuatu Football Federation |date=27 July 2012 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316092438/http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/799d4fc3-5c41-40d9-9adb-e9d2fcf4319d/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=16 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/02830017-6e96-46b3-b644-09cbac3f63c9/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=End of Match: Vanuatu 2–0 Solomon |work=Vanuafoot.vu |publisher=Vanuatu Football Federation |date=30 July 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084517/http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/02830017-6e96-46b3-b644-09cbac3f63c9/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=19 August 2014 }}</ref> He also scored 16 goals in 2015 Pacific Games against Federated States of Micronesia national under-23 football team.
==Personal life== Kaltak's brothers, Tony and Kalfter, and cousin Brian are also footballers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/e9c8fd08-fc1c-4786-b234-17cec51019fc/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Vanuatu out of Under 17 final race |work=Vanuafoot.vu |publisher=Vanuatu Football Federation |date=16 January 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121053428/http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/e9c8fd08-fc1c-4786-b234-17cec51019fc/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=21 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/c66e83ad-0fa7-4843-a7a6-9551497e2a9b/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Promise aplenty in Vanuatu ranks |work=OceaniaFootball.com |publisher=Ocean Football Confederation |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083144/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/c66e83ad-0fa7-4843-a7a6-9551497e2a9b/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=19 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His father, Ivoky, is a former Vanuatu international footballer who also played as a striker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/8b44cc42-c9da-4b7a-8d51-04a7c17073ce/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Jean Kaltack heads off to PNG |work=Vanuafoot.vu |publisher=Vanuatu Football Federation |date=22 September 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223082058/http://www.vanuafoot.vu/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1354/Article/8b44cc42-c9da-4b7a-8d51-04a7c17073ce/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=23 December 2015 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|44256|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Vanuatu |2011||7||9 |- |2012||1||0 |- |2024||4||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !12!!11 |}
:''Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kaltak goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jean Kaltak
!scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |rowspan="4"|{{dts|30 August 2011}} |rowspan="4"|Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |rowspan="4"|{{fb|Tuvalu}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|5–1 |rowspan="4"|2011 Pacific Games |rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Tuvalu|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10350/Vanuatu_Tuvalu.html|website=National Football Team|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |style="text-align:center"|5–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|1 September 2011}} |Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |{{fb|Solomon Islands}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |2011 Pacific Games |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10349/Vanuatu_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Team|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |{{dts|3 September 2011}} |Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |{{fb|Guam}} |style="text-align:center"|3–1 |style="text-align:center"|4–1 |2011 Pacific Games |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guam vs. Vanuatu|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10336/Guam_Vanuatu.html|website=National Football Team|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|5 September 2011}} |rowspan="3"|Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |rowspan="3"|{{fb|American Samoa}} |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8–0 |rowspan="3"|2011 Pacific Games |rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Samoa vs. Vanuatu|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10348/American_Samoa_Vanuatu.html|website=National Football Team|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |style="text-align:center"|6–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |style="text-align:center"|8–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |{{dts|15 December 2024}} |National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |{{fb|SOL|name=Solomon Islands "B"}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|3–1 |2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Solomon Islands (B)|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/40316/Vanuatu_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Team|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |{{dts|21 December 2024}} |Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |{{fb|Papua New Guinea}} |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vanuatu vs. Papua New Guinea|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/40379/Vanuatu_Papua_New_Guinea.html|website=National Football Team|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref> |}
==Honours== '''Vanuatu U20''' *OFC U-20 Championship: 3rd place, 2011 <ref>{{Cite web|title=OFC U20 2011-Championship Match Summary|url=http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/U20%203rd-4th%20Playoff%20VAN%20-%20FIJ%20Match%20Summary.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810172402/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/U20%203rd-4th%20Playoff%20VAN%20-%20FIJ%20Match%20Summary.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 10, 2011|access-date=April 24, 2026|language=en}}</ref>, 2013 <ref>{{Cite web|title=OFC U20 2013- Championship Match Summary|url=http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/U20%20MD1%20-%20FIJ%20vs.%20VAN%20Match%20Summary.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022604/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/U20%20MD1%20-%20FIJ%20vs.%20VAN%20Match%20Summary.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=April 24, 2026|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=44256}}
{{Vanuatu squad 2012 OFC Nations Cup}} {{Vanuatu squad 2016 OFC Nations Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaltack, Jean}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Vanuatuan men's footballers Category:Vanuatuan expatriate men's footballers Category:Vanuatu men's international footballers Category:PNG Hekari FC players Category:Tafea F.C. players Category:Erakor Golden Star F.C. players Category:2012 OFC Nations Cup players Category:2016 OFC Nations Cup players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Papua New Guinea Category:Vanuatuan expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Vanuatu men's youth international footballers Category:Vanuatu men's under-20 international footballers