Jean Kaltak (born 19 August 1994) is a Ni-Vanuatu international

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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

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starting in the 2009–10 season. He played for them until 2011 before signing for Papua New Guinean side,

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in September 2011.

International career

Kaltak initially played with Vanuatu's U-17 squad at the

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where Vanuatu finished fourth out of four teams. 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. His performances for the youth teams eventually got him a call-up into Vanuatu's senior team for a pair of

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against the

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towards the end of July 2011. He featured in both matches as a starter as they drew one and won one. He also scored 16 goals in

2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha ...

against

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Personal life

Kaltak's brothers, Tony and Kalfter, and cousin

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are also footballers. His father, Ivoky, is a former Vanuatu international footballer who also played as a striker.

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* 1994 births Living people Vanuatuan men's footballers Vanuatuan expatriate men's footballers Vanuatu men's international footballers Hekari United F.C. players Tafea F.C. players Erakor Golden Star F.C. players 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Papua New Guinea Vanuatuan expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea Men's association football forwards Vanuatu men's youth international footballers Vanuatu men's under-20 international footballers {{Vanuatu-footy-bio-stub