Ufuk Ceylan
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Ufuk Ceylan is a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 goalkeeper. He currently plays for Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

 in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Galatasaray

On 2 September 2009 Ufuk signed for Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

 from Manisaspor, keeping him at the Istanbul club until June 2014. He made his debut for Gala during a Turkish Cup match against Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...

 on 10 January 2010.

After depart of Leo Franco
Leo Franco
Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco is a professional Argentine footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

, Aykut Erçetin
Aykut Erçetin
Aykut Erçetin is a German-born Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray of the Turkey Süper Lig.-Club career:He started his professional career with German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, before moving to Galatasaray in 2003, where he was understudy to Faryd Aly...

 became the main goalkeeper and Ufuk became the 2nd goalkeeper. After inconfident performances by Aykut, Ufuk became the main goalkeeper. His first matches were against Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...

 and Karpaty Lviv but Ufuk couldn't save his team from conceding 3 goals and being eliminated from Europa League.

International career

He has represented his country several times at youth level. Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey....

 called him up to the senior squad during some friendly matches against Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...

, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national football team
The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...

 and France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...

 but was an unused substitute.

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Altay 2003–04 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
2004–05 6 0 0 0 - - 6 0
2005–06 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Total 100000000100
Manisaspor 2005–06 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
2006–07 6 0 1 0 - - 7 0
2007–08 16 0 2 0 - - 18 0
2008–09 30 0 3 0 - - 33 0
Total 540600000600
Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

2009–10
2009–10 Süper Lig
The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1...

0 0 3 0 - 0 0 3 0
2010–11
2010–11 Süper Lig
The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...

7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Total 70300010110
Career total 710900010810

External links

  • Profile at Galatasaray.org
  • Statistics at TFF
    Turkish Football Federation
    The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...

    .org
  • Profile at Transfermarkt.de
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