Brian Kaltak (born 30 September 1993) is a Vanuatuan international footballer who plays for Australian club Central Coast Mariners as a central defender.
![]() Kaltak in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Erakor, Vanuatu | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Teouma Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Waterside Karori | ||
2011–2012 | Hekari United | ||
2012–2013 | Solomon Warriors | ||
2014 | Hekari United | ||
2014–2015 | Amicale | ||
2015–2016 | Solomon Warriors | ||
2016–2017 | Erakor Golden Star | ||
2017–2018 | Tasman United | 10 | (1) |
2018 | → Lautoka (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Auckland City | 49 | (7) |
2022 | FK Beograd | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Vanuatu U17[2] | |||
2014 | Vanuatu U20 | 4 | (1) |
2015 | Vanuatu U23 | 2 | (6) |
2011– | Vanuatu | 20 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2021 |
Kaltak has played club football with Waterside Karori, Hekari United, Solomon Warriors, Amicale, Erakor Golden Star and Tasman United.[3][4]
Kaltak trained with A-League club Wellington Phoenix from July 2011 until late January 2012 after being invited by coach Ricki Herbert and receiving $15,000 in financial support from Oceania Football Confederation to cover costs.[4][5]
On 3 October 2018, Kaltak signed for Auckland City.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 January 2019, scoring from a free kick in a 3–2 win over Eastern Suburbs.[7] In 2020, Kaltak became the first ni-Vanuatu to win the New Zealand Football Championship as a player.[8]
In April 2022, Kaltak went on trial with A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.[9] He signed for Australian club FK Beograd in June 2022 along with fellow Vanuatu international Jeffrey Tasso,[10] before returning to Central Coast on trial in August 2022, prior to the start of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.[11]
Kaltak signed for the Central Coast Mariners on 27 September 2022.[12]
Kaltak made his international debut for Vanuatu in 2011.[3]
In March 2022, Kaltak went to Qatar for the World Cup qualifiers.[13] Vanuatu's first match was scheduled against Tahiti on 17 March 2022, but the team was forced to withdraw from the tournament without playing a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the travelling contingent.[14]
Kaltak was born in Erakor, and moved to Port Vila to obtain his secondary education.[15] Brian's cousins Tony and Jean also play for the national team.[16] The pair were both named in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup squad.[17]
In 2021, Kaltak told the New Zealand High Commission in Vanuatu that he believed athletes should avoid tobacco as part of World No Tobacco Day.[18]
Produced by Fulwell 73, FIFA released Captains in 2022, an eight-part sports docuseries following six national team captains in their respective 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns.[19] Kaltak, representing Vanuatu, starred alongside Thiago Silva (Brazil), Luka Modrić (Croatia), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Andre Blake (Jamaica) and Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon).[19] It was released by Netflix and also shown on FIFA's own streaming platform, FIFA+.[20]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 3 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | 8 | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup |
2 | 10 November 2015 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | 11 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
3 | 26 March 2016 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | 12 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
4 | 4 June 2016 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 15 | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2016 OFC Nations Cup |
5 | 18 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | 21 | ![]() | 10–0 | 11–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
Central Coast Mariners FC – current squad | |
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Vanuatu squad – 2012 OFC Nations Cup | ||
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Vanuatu squad – 2016 OFC Nations Cup | ||
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