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{{Short description|Australian soccer player and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ufuk Talay
| image = Ufuk Talay - 01-2011.png
| image_size = 180
| caption = Talay with [[North Queensland Fury]] in 2011
| fullname = Ufuk Talay
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters |url=http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls |archive-date=19 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| years1 = 1992–1995
| clubs1 = [[Marconi Stallions]]
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1995–2002
| clubs2 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1996–1997
| clubs3 = → [[Antalyaspor]] (loan)
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1997–1998
| clubs4 = → [[Karabükspor]] (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1999–2000
| clubs5 = → [[Bursaspor]] (loan)
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2001
| clubs6 = → [[Bursaspor]] (loan)
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2001–2002
| clubs7 = → [[Nîmes Olympique]] (loan)
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2002–2004
| clubs8 = [[Gaziantepspor]]
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2004–2005
| clubs9 = [[Mersin İdmanyurdu]]
| caps9 = 23
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2005–2008
| clubs10 = [[Sydney FC]]
| caps10 = 59
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2008
| clubs11 = [[Avispa Fukuoka]]
| caps11 = 37
| goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2009–2011
| clubs12 = [[North Queensland Fury]]
| caps12 = 33
| goals12 = 3
| years13 = 2011
| clubs13 = [[Sydney United FC|Sydney United]]
| caps13 = 
| goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1995
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| totalcaps = 305
| totalgoals = 26
| manageryears1 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs1 = [[Australia national under-20 association football team|Australia U20]]
| manageryears2 = 2019–2023
| managerclubs2 = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
| manageryears3 = 2023–
| managerclubs3 = [[Sydney FC]]
| pcupdate = 13 February 2011
| ntupdate = 15 November 2010
}}

'''Ufuk Talay''' (born 26 March 1976) is an Australian [[Association football|football]] coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of [[Sydney FC]]. He was the manager of [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] from 2019<ref name="wellingtonphoenix.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-announce-new-head-coach|title=Wellington Phoenix Announce New Head Coach|website=Wellington Phoenix|date=3 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref> to 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/487958/talay-to-depart-phoenix-at-end-of-a-league-season|title=Talay to depart Phoenix at end of A-League season|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=14 April 2023}}</ref>

==Club career==
Talay first entered a national competition for [[Marconi Stallions F.C.|Marconi-Fairfield]] in the now defunct [[National Soccer League|NSL]], as first an understudy to [[Steve Corica]] and later as a midfield partner.  He made his debut late in the 92/93 season, playing the last six regular season games and scoring in the final round. Marconi went on to win the grand final with seventeen-year-old Talay watching as an unused substitute.  Talay remained with Marconi for a further two years, becoming a regular starter in the first team.

===Turkey===
Seeking a more promising career to build on his NSL and national team experience, Talay joined [[Turkey|Turkish]] giants [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in the [[Süper Lig|Turkish Super League]]. He spent time on loan out to other sides in the Turkish top flight and lower divisions with [[Antalyaspor]], [[Karabükspor]] and [[Bursaspor]], followed by a brief six-month stint in the [[Ligue 2|French second division]] with [[Nîmes Olympique]], before Galatasaray transferred him to [[Gaziantepspor]] in 2002.  He shortly moved again to [[Türk Telekom League A|second division]] side [[Mersin Idman Yurdu]], before being enticed to return to Australia with Sydney FC in the new A-League competition.

===Sydney FC===
As the sixteenth player signed to the inaugural Sydney FC squad, Talay sought to reignite his football career and at Sydney was reunited with former Marconi teammates Corica and [[Matthew Bingley]], as well as [[Clint Bolton]] and [[Robbie Middleby]] whom shared the experience of the Youth World Cup.  He has been described by Socceroo [[Josip Skoko]] as "the best player to never represent [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]", and Talay has expressed his desire for a full international cap.  A motivation for his return to Australia is "the chance to get back in the spotlight and get that Aussie shirt".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Football/Bigger-and-better-Talays-new-mission-is-to-be-noticed/2005/02/04/1107476805905.html |title=Bigger and better, Talay's new mission is to be noticed |date=5 February 2005 |first=Michael |last=Cockerill |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=25 June 2007}}</ref>

His first season was cut short by a knee injury, missing the last seven games (including the grand final) after solid performances in the A-League and [[FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]].  As the [[A-League 2006-07|2006/07]] season started, Talay found himself on the outer as new coach [[Terry Butcher]] favoured a central pairing of [[Terry McFlynn]] and [[Mark Milligan]].  His early appearances of the season were as a late substitute, before other injuries opened the opportunity to win back a first team place, which he held for the remainder of the year.  He also took over penalty-duties for the side, making the most of the opportunity twice in the year.  Two yellow cards in the final league match saw Talay suspended for Sydney's first leg final against [[Newcastle United Jets|Newcastle]] but on return for the second leg he could not prevent the club's elimination.

Following the close of the A-League season, Sydney proceeded on to the [[AFC Champions League 2007]] competition.  Talay played all six group-stage games, scoring goals against [[Shanghai Shenhua]] and [[Urawa Reds|Urawa]].  In the return match against Shanghai Shenhua, he sensationally hit the crossbar from the penalty spot, Sydney eventually drawing the match 0–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_news_item&id=17747 |title=Sydney FC 0 Shanghai Shenhua 0 |date=9 May 2007 |access-date=25 June 2007 }}</ref>'

Talay remains with Sydney for the [[A-League 2007-08|2007/08]] season, continuing into the final season of his original three-year contract, playing every game of the season except one (due to suspension after receiving a fourth yellow card for the year the previous match).  In December 2007, it was announced that he would follow former Sydney FC teammate [[Marko Rudan|Mark Rudan]] to Japan, signing with second division side [[Avispa Fukuoka]], the move completed in February at the close of Sydney's season.<ref>{{cite news| title=Talay joins Japanese exodus |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/69927,talay-joins-japanese-exodus.aspx |publisher=FourFourTwo Australia |date=12 February 2008 |access-date=13 February 2008}}</ref>

===Avispa Fukuoka===
Talay Joined fellow Australians [[Marko Rudan|Mark Rudan]] and [[Newcastle Jets|Newcastle]]'s [[Joel Griffiths]] becoming the third Australian in their squad. He was an immediate success, scoring twice in three games, and netting a third in his fifth game.

===North Queensland Fury FC===
Talay returned to Australia in 2009 after signing a two-year deal with newly established [[A-League]] franchise [[North Queensland Fury FC]], after expressing interest in returning home to his family. He played in their inaugural year, the [[A-League 2009-10]] season and the following season. Talay was recommended as captain by former teammate Robbie Middleby.

===Sydney United===
Despite announcing his retirement once North Queensland Fury folded, it was announced on 12 March 2011 that Talay had signed for [[NSW Premier League]] club [[Sydney United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=554&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4779&tx_ttnews[backPid]=537&cHash=e1d72a1ba4|title=Talay signs for United|date=12 March 2011|publisher=NSW Premier League|access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref>

==International career==
His first national level selection was for the [[Australia national under-20 football team|Young Socceroos]] in 1994.  He joined the squad in a number of Youth World Cup qualifiers and retained his place for the [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995 Youth World Cup]] in Qatar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia Squad |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/qatar1995/teams/team=1888243/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924185154/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/qatar1995/teams/team=1888243/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>

In January 2008, he was named by coach [[Pim Verbeek]] in a 22-man Socceroos training camp squad, made up entirely of A-League players,<ref>{{cite news|last=Cowley|first=Michael|title=Verbeek opens door for Talay to fulfil a dream|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/verbeek-opens-door-for-talay-to-fulfil-a-dream/2008/01/02/1198949899545.html|access-date=29 January 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 January 2008}}</ref> in preparation for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC third round|2010 FIFA World Cup third round qualifiers]] in Sydney.<ref name=betalayte>{{cite news|last=Field|first=Katherine|title=Be-Talay-te than never|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/betalayte-than-never/2008/01/02/1198949886108.html|access-date=29 January 2011|newspaper=Brisbane Times|date=2 January 2008}}</ref> However, he did not make the final 39-man squad for the qualifiers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Michael|first=Cockerill|title=Socceroos snub won't throw Talay, Corica off their game: Kosmina|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/socceroos-snub-wont-throw-talay-corica-off-their-game-kosmina/2008/01/23/1201024992655.html|access-date=29 January 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 January 2008}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Talay was assistant coach at the [[FFA Centre of Excellence]] and the [[Australia national under-17 soccer team|Australia under-17 team]], before replacing [[Paul Okon]] as head coach of the [[Australia national under-20 soccer team|under-20 team]] in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Ufuk Talay appointed as Young Socceroos Coach | publisher = Football Federation Australia | date = 1 September 2016 | access-date = 18 June 2018 | url = https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/ufuk-talay-appointed-young-socceroos-coach-0}}</ref> In June 2018, he left his role with the national set-up to join Sydney FC as assistant to [[Steve Corica]], a teammate during his previous spell at the club.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Ufuk Talay replaces Phil Moss at Sydney FC | work = Yahoo! | date = 17 June 2018 | access-date = 18 June 2018 | url = https://au.sports.yahoo.com/ufuk-talay-replaces-phil-moss-sydney-fc-215414254--spt.html | archive-date = 18 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230120/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/ufuk-talay-replaces-phil-moss-sydney-fc-215414254--spt.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Wellington Phoenix===

====2019–20====
On 4 May 2019, Talay was announced as head coach for the [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] for the upcoming [[2019–20 A-League]] season.<ref name="wellingtonphoenix.com"/> In his first press conference, Talay expressed his idea of building a young team with a strong Kiwi core. Talay had a positive start to his managerial tenure with the Wellington Phoenix when he led them to a 7–0 victory over Wairarapa United in a pre-season friendly in his first match in charge.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-enjoy-winning-start-pre-season| title = Wellington Phoenix Enjoy Winning Start To Pre-Season – Wellington Phoenix| date = 24 July 2019}} </ref>

His tenure started with four consecutive defeats, the worst start in club history. However, Talay helped the Phoenix achieve a top three finish for the first time in the Phoenix's 13-year history, capping off of a historic season which included a club record-equalling four match winning streak and a nine-match unbeaten run from 10 Nov 2019 to 11 Jan 2020. Talay introduced a fast-paced, free-flowing style of Phoenix football that had many pundits branding the Phoenix as the A-League's most exciting team to watch.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/open-letter-wellington-phoenix-general-manager-david-dome| title = Open Letter from Wellington Phoenix General Manager, David Dome – Wellington Phoenix| date = 2 September 2020}} </ref> Talay reiterated his commitment to the Phoenix, knocking back offers from [[A-league]] clubs [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] and [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]].

In mid-2020, Talay's first year at the helm of Wellington was honoured when he was voted as coach of the [[A-League Team of the Season]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/08/football-wellington-phoenix-s-ufuk-talay-named-as-coach-of-a-league-team-of-the-season.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200918222825/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/08/football-wellington-phoenix-s-ufuk-talay-named-as-coach-of-a-league-team-of-the-season.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 18 September 2020| title = Football: Wellington Phoenix's Ufuk Talay named as coach of A-League Team of the Season| newspaper =[[Newshub]] }} </ref>

====2020–21====
With the Phoenix forced to re-locate to Wollongong, Australia for the entirety of the 2020/21 A-League season, Talay’s side finished in seventh place – just one point away from a top six finish. The Phoenix played particularly well in the second half of the campaign, setting a new club record by going 11 matches undefeated to finish out the season. Following the end of the season, Talay said he considered it a privilege to coach the Phoenix.
On 21 May 2021, Talay signed a two-year extension to his contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ufuk Talay Signs On For Two More Years As Wellington Phoenix Head Coach |url=https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/ufuk-talay-signs-two-more-years-wellington-phoenix-head-coach |website=Wellington Phoenix |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>

====2021–22====
In his third season in charge, Talay guided the Phoenix to a sixth placed finish securing a playoff spot in the finals series. They lost 1–0 to eventual winners [[Western United FC|Western United]] in the elimination final. Despite the early exit, the Phoenix exceeded expectations to finish sixth and qualify for the finals series given all the obstacles they had to overcome in 2021–22, such as spending the majority of the season away from home due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rollo |first1=Phillip |title=Wellington Phoenix eye return to normality after two seasons away from New Zealand |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/128649631/wellington-phoenix-eye-return-to-normality-after-two-seasons-away-from-new-zealand |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=15 May 2022 |publisher=Phillip Rollo |access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref>

====2022–23====
In April 2023, Talay announced that he will leave Wellington Phoenix at the end of his contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/131772003/ufuk-talay-to-finish-up-at-wellington-phoenix-new-coach-announced-next-week|title=Ufuk Talay to finish up at Wellington Phoenix; new coach announced next week|first=Phillip|last=Rollo|newspaper=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|date=14 April 2023}}</ref> The club announced the following week that his assistant, [[Giancarlo Italiano]] will replace him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/wellington-phoenix-announce-giancarlo-italiano-to-replace-ufuk-talay-as-mens-head-coach/VEUMF5HY6VAVJPQ2NXW3GWUNLM/|title=Wellington Phoenix appoint Giancarlo Italiano to replace Ufuk Talay as men's head coach|first=Jason|last=Pine|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=18 April 2023}}</ref>

===Sydney FC===
Talay returned to Sydney FC as their head coach three rounds into the [[2023-24 A-League Men|2023-24 season]], replacing the recently departed [[Steve Corica]], a former teammate of Talay's at Sydney FC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2023|title=Sydney FC Appoint Ufuk Talay as head coach|url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-appoint-ufuk-talay-as-head-coach|website=[[Sydney FC]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Talay is of [[Turkish Australian|Turkish descent]],<ref name=betalayte /><ref>{{cite web|title=Ufuk Talay player profile|url=http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_playerprofile_item&pid=767|work=Sydney FC|access-date=29 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426164902/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_playerprofile_item&pid=767|archive-date=26 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is able to speak [[Turkish language|Turkish]] fluently.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beattie|first=Chris|title=Ufuk Talay: Harry Kewell, Bruce Djite can succeed in Turkey|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/ufuk-talay-harry-kewell-bruce-djite-can-succeed-turkey-211200|work=Tribal Football|publisher=Yahoo!7 Sport|access-date=29 January 2011|date=16 November 2008}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
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''(correct as of 17 December 2018)''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ |title=OzFootball Archives |access-date=28 June 2007 |archive-date=12 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912102729/http://www.ozfootball.net/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cimbom.org/ Galatasaray SK Unofficial]</ref><ref>[http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_fixtureresults A-League – Fixtures and Results]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League{{efn|[[National Soccer League]] and [[A-League]] statistics include final series matches}}
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes [[A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup]], OFC Club Championship Qualifying Tournament, and [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Gls
!Apps
!Gls
!Apps
!Gls
!Apps
!Gls
!Apps
!Gls
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Marconi Stallions F.C.|Marconi-Fairfield]]
|[[1992–93 National Soccer League|1992–93]]
|[[National Soccer League|NSL]]
|6||1||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||1
|-
|[[1993–94 National Soccer League|1993–94]]
|NSL
|21||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||1
|-
|[[1994–95 National Soccer League|1994–95]]
|NSL
|15||2||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!42!!4!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!42!!4
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|[[1995–96 Galatasaray S.K. season|1995–96]]
|[[Süper Lig|1.Lig]]
|12||1||7||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||19||1
|-
|[[1996–97 Galatasaray S.K. season|1996–97]]
|1.Lig
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Galatasaray S.K. season|1997–98]]
|1.Lig
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
|[[1998–99 Galatasaray S.K. season|1998–99]]
|1.Lig
|8||0||4||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||13||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 Galatasaray S.K. season|1999–2000]]
|1.Lig
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—|| 0||0
|-
|[[2000–01 Galatasaray S.K. season|2000–01]]
|1.Lig
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Galatasaray S.K. season|2001–02]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!21!!1!!11!!0!!1!!0!!colspan=2|—!!33!!1
|-
|[[Antalyaspor]] (loan)
|[[1996–97 1.Lig|1996–97]]
|1.Lig
|12||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||1
|-
|[[Karabükspor]] (loan)
|[[1997–98 1.Lig|1997–98]]
|1.Lig
|20||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||3
|-
|[[Bursaspor]] (loan)
|[[1999–2000 1.Lig|1999–2000]]
|1.Lig
|24||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24||1
|-
|Bursaspor (loan)
|[[2000–01 1.Lig|2000–01]]
|1.Lig
|0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
|[[Nîmes Olympique]] (loan)
|[[2001–02 French Division 2|2001–02]]
|[[Ligue 2|French Division 2]]
|12||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||2
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Gaziantepspor]]
|[[2002–03 Süper Lig|2002–03]]
|Süper Lig
|15||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Süper Lig|2003–04]]
|Süper Lig
|||||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||||
|-
|[[Mersin İdmanyurdu]]
|2004–05
|[[TFF First League|Lig A]]
|23||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||23||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Sydney FC]]
|[[2005–06 Sydney FC season|2005–06]]
|[[A-League]]
|16||1||colspan=2|—||4||1||7||1||27||3
|-
|[[2006–07 Sydney FC season|2006–07]]
|A-League
|21||2||colspan=2|—||6||2||4||0||31||4
|- 
|[[2007–08 Sydney FC season|2007–08]]
|A-League
|22||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||1||27||4
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!59!!6!!colspan=2|—!!10!!3!!11!!1!!85!!11
|-
|[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|[[2008 J.League Division 2|2008]]
|[[J2 League]]
|37||5||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||37||5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Northern Fury FC|North Queensland Fury]]
|[[2009–10 North Queensland Fury FC season|2009–10]]
|A-League
|11||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||11||0
|-
|[[2010–11 North Queensland Fury FC season|2010–11]]
|A-League
|22||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||3
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!33!!3!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!33!!3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!261!!27!!11!!0!!11!!3!!11!!1!!294!!31
|}
{{notelist}}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 19 February 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ufuk Talay |url=https://www.aleaguestats.com/A-League_41_66CoachingHistory.html |website=ALeagueStats |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure 
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Wellington Phoenix FC]] 
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}}
|align=left|4 May 2019
|align=left|5 May 2023
{{WDL|115|48|24|43}}
|-
|align=left|[[Sydney FC]] 
|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|align=left|8 November 2023
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|52|25|10|17}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Career Total

{{WDLtot|167|73|34|60}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Marconi Stallions'''
* [[List of NSL champions|NSL Championship]]: [[1992–93 National Soccer League|1992–93]]

'''Galatasaray'''
* [[Süper Lig]]: [[1998–99 1.Lig|1998–99]]
* [[Turkish Cup]]: [[1995–96 Turkish Cup|1995–96]]

'''Sydney FC'''
* [[List of A-League champions|A-League Championship]]: [[2005–06 A-League|2005–06]]
* [[OFC Men's Champions League|Oceania Club Championship]]: [[2005 Oceania Club Championship|2005]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{TFF player|26625}}
*{{J.League player}}
* [http://www.northqueenslandfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=767&tid=290 North Queensland Fury profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/T/TA.html#TalayUfuk OzFootball profile]

{{A-League head coaches}}
{{Sydney FC squad}}
{{Wellington Phoenix FC head coaches}}
{{Sydney FC head coaches}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talay, Ufuk}}
[[Category:1976 births]]
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[[Category:Australian people of Turkish descent]]
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[[Category:Antalyaspor footballers]]
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[[Category:Marconi Stallions FC players]]
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[[Category:Nîmes Olympique players]]
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