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| Full name | Jean Emmanuel Victor Maleb | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| –2004 | Shepherds United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Southern United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Yatel | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Vanuatu | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Jean Emmanuel Victor Maleb (born 7 July 1986) is a Vanuatuan former footballer who is last known to have played as a striker for Yatel. He was a Vanuatu international.
Maleb has been nicknamed "Victor" and played for Otago in the Milk Cup, and was already a well known sports figure in Vanuatu at the time, even before his Southampton trial, which propelled him to greater fame in Vanuatu. e was regarded as a Vanautuan prospect. Maleb trialed for the youth academy of Southampton in the English Premier League. However, Maleb's young age and Vanuatuan nationality made it harder for him to be signed by the club. In 2004, Maleb signed for New Zealand side Southern United, even though it was planned for Maleb to play for Waitakere, where he was unable to settle. After that, he signed for Yatel in Vanuatu. After that, he played in Australia, where he was known for his goalscoring prowess.
Maleb played for Vanuatu national team.
Maleb manly operated as a striker and was known for his ability to shoot with both his left and right foot, his dead ball ability, and goalscoring ability. He was also known for his strength and speed.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 2004 | 9 | 4 |
| 2005 | – | ||
| 2006 | – | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 May 2004 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  American Samoa |
7–1 | 9–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9–1 | |||||
| 3 | 15 May 2004 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Samoa |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 2 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  New Zealand |
3–1 | 4–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 3 September 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2007 South Pacific Games |
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