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{{Short description|Turkish footballer, manager, and politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = Alpay Özalan
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| image            = Alpay.jpg
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| caption          = Alpay training with [[1. FC Köln]] in 2006
| height           = 1.88 m
| office           = {{GNAT MP}}
| constituency     = [[İzmir (electoral districts)|İzmir]]
| term_start       = 7 July 2018
| term_end         = 
| birth_name       = Fehmi Alpay Özalan
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1973|5|30|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[İzmir]], Turkey
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| party            = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]] (2018–present)
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| position       = [[Centre back]]
| currentclub = 
| years1         = 1991–1992
| clubs1         = [[Soma Linyitspor]]
| caps1          = 19
| goals1         = 2
| years2         = 1992–1993
| clubs2         = [[Altay S.K.|Altay]]
| caps2          = 23
| goals2         = 1
| years3         = 1993–1999
| clubs3         = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
| caps3          = 150
| goals3         = 9
| years4         = 1999–2000
| clubs4         = [[Siirtspor|Siirt Jet-Pa Spor]]
| caps4          = 0
| goals4         = 0
| years5         = 1999–2000
| clubs5         = → [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] (loan)
| caps5          = 29
| goals5         = 3
| years6         = 2000–2003
| clubs6         = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps6          = 58
| goals6         = 1
| years7         = 2003–2004
| clubs7         = [[Incheon United F.C.|Incheon United]]
| caps7          = 8 
| goals7         = 0
| years8         = 2004–2005
| clubs8         = [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
| caps8          = 13
| goals8         = 0 
| years9         = 2005–2008
| clubs9         = [[1. FC Köln]]
| caps9          = 48
| goals9         = 1
| totalcaps      = 348
| totalgoals     = 14
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1994
| nationalteam1  = [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U21]]
| nationalcaps1  = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1993
| nationalteam2  = Turkey Olympic
| nationalcaps2  = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1995–2005
| nationalteam3  = [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
| nationalcaps3  = 90
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| manageryears1  = 2016–2017
| managerclubs1  = [[Eskişehirspor]]
| manageryears2  = 2017
| managerclubs2  = [[Samsunspor]]
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|3rd|[[FIFA World Cup]] | [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]|}}
}}
}}

'''Fehmi Alpay Özalan''' (born 29 May 1973) is a Turkish former professional [[Association football|footballer]], football manager and politician.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=27&p_sicil=7494 | title = Fehmi Alpay ÖZALAN | language = tr | website = tbmm.gov.tr | access-date = 6 July 2018}}</ref> He last worked as the manager of [[Samsunspor]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fanatik.com.tr/2017/09/30/samsunspor-dan-alpay-ozalan-aciklamasi-1321943 | title = Samsunspor'dan Alpay Özalan açıklaması | language = tr | website = fanatik.com.tr | date = 30 September 2017}}</ref> He played 90 international games for [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] between 1995 and 2005, making him Turkey's seventh-most capped player of all time. This included performances at two European Championships and the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], in which he was selected for the Team of the Tournament. Since 2018, he is a member of the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] for the [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]] (AKP).

==Club career==

===Early career===
His senior career started at [[Soma Linyitspor]] at [[TFF Third League]].<ref name="Ozalan Profile Hurriyet">{{cite news|title=Alpay Özalan kimdir?|trans-title=Who is Alpay Özalan|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/alpay-ozalan-kimdir-40905067|work=[[Hürriyet]]|date=|accessdate=3 April 2022|language=Tr|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220403210529/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/alpay-ozalan-kimdir-40905067|archivedate=3 April 2022|quote=2.ligde Soma Linyitspor'da oynadıktan sonra 1992'de Altay'a geçti ve o sezon sergilediği performans sonrasında Fatih Terim tarafından Ümit Milli Takım'a alındı.}}</ref> His performances caught the eye of the biggest teams in Turkey.

In 1993, Özalan signed for [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]], one of the major Turkish clubs. Özalan set an undesirable record in the [[Süper Lig]], earning three red cards in the space of six months. He played 148 matches for Beşiktaş, netting nine times. After six years at the club, a new deal could not be negotiated. His contract was initially bought by [[Siirtspor|Siirt Jetpaspor]], and he was then loaned to [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]. In his sole season at Fenerbahçe, he played 26 matches, and found the net three times.

===Aston Villa===
After superlative performances for his country at [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], Özalan signed for English club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. He enjoyed a good first season with Villa and became a fan favourite. His abilities caught the interest of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=-522343|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708074420/http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=-522343|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|title=Defender Alpay may leave Villa|work=Hurriyet|date=7 June 2001|access-date=24 February 2012}}</ref> His partnership with [[Olof Mellberg]] as central-defensive partners was cut short as Özalan injured his ankle which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. He recovered just in time for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], in which he formed the core of an obstinate Turkish defensive unit. They finished third and he was named in the team of the tournament.

The biggest clubs in Europe took note of his performances in the Far East, including the likes of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://origin.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_2241801,00.html|title=Inter keep tabs on Alpay|year=2002|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=22 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083819/http://origin.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_2241801,00.html|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://origin.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_2240654,00.html|title=Alpay hints at new club on Monday|year=2002|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=24 February 2012|first=Ugur|last=Cakir|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216170714/http://origin.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_2240654,00.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aston Villa manager [[Graham Taylor (footballer)|Graham Taylor]] refused to sell him, which was the beginning of Özalan's downfall at [[Villa Park]]. Media reports and comments made by Taylor led to Özalan becoming a very unpopular figure at the club, missing much of the 2002–03 season. Their goalkeeper, [[Peter Schmeichel]], defended Özalan in his article in the English newspaper, ''[[The Times]]''.

{{blockquote|What happened after the World Cup, when he was frozen out by Graham Taylor, was sad. There are a lot of politics at Villa, and the way Alpay was portrayed as a money-grabber was nothing like the guy that I know. Taylor is just not keen on players with a bigger profile than himself.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article1124639.ece|title=Basturk is the class act for a nation with point to prove at the Stadium of Light|date=30 March 2003|publisher=The Times Online | location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>}}

Özalan returned to the Aston Villa team for the beginning of the 2003–04 season. In his first home game against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], he was booed when walking on to the pitch by his own fans. However Özalan went on to score the first goal of that game.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3084352.stm |title=Villa edge past Charlton |work=BBC |date=20 September 2003 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> In consequence to his earlier booing, Özalan's goal celebration served to mock the Aston Villa fans by placing his finger on his mouth. He was again dropped due to their angry reaction. The Turkish defender was then made public enemy number one in England{{Citation needed|date = July 2013}} in late 2003 after a run-in with [[David Beckham]] during the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] qualifier in [[Istanbul]]. He first confronted the England skipper after his first-half penalty miss, glowering over him and rubbing heads with him in full view of the referee. He followed that up by prodding a finger into Beckham's face as the players came off the pitch at half-time, sparking a tunnel brawl. Due to the angry reactions in England, his contract was terminated by Aston Villa on 23 October. Club chairman [[Doug Ellis]] declared:

{{blockquote|In light of recent events, it would have been difficult for Özalan to represent Aston Villa again and the player himself was aware that life in England had become increasingly difficult for him and his family. Therefore, both parties agreed that the best course of action was for the immediate termination of his contract which was due to expire in June 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2423875/Round-up-Villa-release-Alpay.html|title=Round-up: Villa release Alpay|date=23 October 2004|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| location=London}}</ref>}}

===Incheon United===
[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[Hamburger SV]], [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], [[Hertha BSC|Hertha Berlin]] and [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] wanted to sign Özalan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://origin.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11888_2280204,00.html|title=Alpay due for Bologna talks|year=2003|publisher=Sky Sports|first=Mark|last=Buckingham|access-date=22 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083932/http://origin.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11888_2280204,00.html|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the European transfer window was closed and he did not want to wait to play football again. He opted for a move to South Korean [[K-League]] side [[Incheon United F.C.|Incheon United]]'s first foray into professional football in 2004. He became a South Korean citizen while he was playing there.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/ak-parti-milletvekili-alpay-ozalan-kimdir-kac-yasinda-40877811 | title = Ak Parti Milletvekili Alpay Özalan kimdir, kaç yaşında? | website = Hürriyet | date = 26 June 2018 | access-date = 6 July 2018 | first = Son | last = Güncelleme}}</ref>

===Urawa Red Diamonds===
Özalan spent less than six months with the team before moving to the [[J1 League]] with [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]. In his first season with the club, he was honoured with the best defender of the year award. The following season with the club proved to be a catastrophe. Alpay received three red cards in seven matches. The Japanese club annulled his contract due to these disciplinary problems.

===1. FC Köln===
In 2005, Özalan signed a one-year contract with the [[Bundesliga]] team [[1. FC Köln]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2005-08-02 |title=Köln angelt sich Alpay {{!}} Die UEFA |url=https://de.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/01ac-0f8478404324-dbb3e1b7277c-1000--koln-angelt-sich-alpay/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=de}}</ref> This transfer ensured his place back into the national team. They were relegated, and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]] and Beşiktaş were interested in signing him. Özalan stayed with the club, stating that his decision was influenced by his family's happiness in Germany.

==International career==
Özalan made 87 appearances for the [[Turkey national football team|Turkey national team]], netting four times. Three of those goals were a hat-trick against [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] qualifier. He was one of the best players for his country in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], where the team reached an unprecedented third place in the tournament. Özalan also featured for Turkey in [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]], [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 2000]] and the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. A very memorable moment in Özalan's career in complete contrast to his general fame was during Euro 1996 in the game between [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and Turkey. In a counterattack, he allowed Croatian [[Goran Vlaović]] to dribble the ball half the field without fouling him to stop the attack. In consequence, Vlaović scored the sole goal of the game and Turkey lost. Özalan was awarded with a fair-play award due to his action. On 24 June 2000, he was [[Ejection (sports)#Association football|sent off]] during the first half of the Euro 2000 quarter-final against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], which his country lost 2–0. His final match was against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] second leg play-off tie in Istanbul, conceding a second-minute penalty by handball, converted by [[Alexander Frei]] which resulted in Turkey's elimination despite a 4–2 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Turkey 4-2 Switzerland|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4436038.stm|access-date=25 May 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 November 2005}}</ref> Özalan was involved in a brawl at the end of the game and was awarded a six-match ban by [[FIFA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sanctions for incidents during Turkey v. Switzerland pronounced final |url=http://fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,118129,00.html |publisher=FIFA |access-date=9 November 2013 |date=6 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906043205/http://fifa.com/en/media/index/0%2C1369%2C118129%2C00.html |archive-date=6 September 2006 }}</ref>

==Politician ==
In the [[2018 Turkish parliamentary election|Parliamentary elections]] of 24 June 2018, he was elected a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing [[İzmir (electoral districts)|Izmir]] for the AKP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-29 |title=İzmir Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 İzmir Sonucu |url=https://www.yenisafak.com/secim-2018/izmir-ili-secim-sonuclari |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=[[Yeni Şafak]] |language=tr-TR}}</ref> According to his own statement he was more excited the first day in parliament than when playing football before 85,000 people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Preece |first=Ashley |date=2021-12-09 |title=Ex-Aston Villa man Alpay involved in government punch up |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/alpay-zalan-aston-villa-turkey-22414424 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=BirminghamLive |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, he was involved in a brawl in the Turkish parliament where he was seen fighting against  [[Özgür Özel]], a politician of the [[Republican People's Party]] (CHP).<ref name=":0" />

During the [[Operation Claw-Lock|Claw lock military operation]] against the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party|Kurdistan Workers Party]] (PKK), he demanded the cancellation of a concert of [[Aynur Dogan]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Zaman |first=Amberin |title=AKP municipalities tone down the volume on Kurd-Pop in Turkey |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/akp-municipalities-tone-down-volume-kurd-pop-turkey |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=[[Al Monitor]] |language=en}}</ref> in Istanbul, because he deemed her a supporter of the PKK.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2022 |title=İstanbul konserinden önce sanatçı Aynur Doğan'a medyada linç! |url=https://www.rudaw.net/turkish/culture-art/26052022 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=[[Rudaw]]}}</ref>
In August 2024, Özalan attacked and slapped [[Ahmet Şık]], a member of parliament from the [[Workers' Party of Turkey (2017)|Workers' Party of Turkey]], in parliament in Ankara during a debate on the imprisoned human rights lawyer [[Can Atalay]]. Şık fell, whereupon a brawl broke out involving several people.<ref> [https://www.ft.com/content/340568a2-fe55-4cb7-9fba-e0c4dd2c01dc Financial Times: Three MPs injured as fight breaks out in Turkish parliament]</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="Alpay Ozalan Stats (1)">{{cite news|title=Alpay Özalan (Köln) @ mackolik.com|url=http://arsiv.mackolik.com/Futbolcu/5814/Alpay-Ozalan-Koln|publisher=mackolik.com|date=|accessdate=2 July 2022|language=Tr|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220630203709/http://arsiv.mackolik.com/Futbolcu/5814/Alpay-Ozalan-Koln|archivedate=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Alpay Ozalan Stats (2)">{{cite news|title=Alpay Özalan » Club matches|trans-title=|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alpay-oezalan/2/|publisher=worldfootball.net|date=|accessdate=3 July 2021|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220702210151/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alpay-oezalan/2/|archivedate=2 July 2022|quote=}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{refn|name=Cup|group=lower-alpha|Includes [[Turkish Cup]], [[FA Cup]], [[Emperor's Cup]] and [[DFB-Pokal]].}}
!colspan="2"|Continental{{refn|name=Continental|group=lower-alpha|Includes [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Cup]] an [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{refn|name=Other|group=lower-alpha|Includes [[Turkish Super Cup]], [[Chancellor Cup]], [[Turkish Super Cup|President Cup]] and [[TSYD Cup]], [[EFL Cup]], [[J.League Cup|Nabisco Cup]], [[J1 League|J1 League Championship play-offs]].}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|[[Soma Linyitspor]]
|[[1991–92 TFF Third League|1991–92]]
|[[TFF Third League]]
|19||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[[Altay S.K.|Altay]]
|[[1992–93 1.Lig|1992–93]]
|[[Süper Lig|1. Lig]]{{refn|name=Super Lig|group=lower-alpha|Competition was named respectively as "Millî Lig" between 1959–1962, "Türkiye 1. Futbol Ligi" (1. Lig) between 1962–2000, and "Süper Lig" from 2001 on.}}
|23||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||1
|-
|rowspan="7" valign="center"|[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
|[[1993–94 1.Lig|1993–94]]
|rowspan="6"|1. Lig{{refn|name=Super Lig|group=lower-alpha}}
|11||0||4||1||2||0||2||0||19||1
|-
|[[1994–95 1.Lig|1994–95]]
|29||3||1||1||3||0||4||0||37||4
|-
|[[1995–96 1.Lig|1995–96]]
|31||2||3||0||2||0||2||0||38||2
|-
|[[1996–97 1.Lig|1996–97]]
|26||3||5||1||6||0||4||0||41||4
|-
|[[1997–98 1.Lig|1997–18]]
|26||1||6||2||7||0||3||0||42||3
|-
|[[1998–99 1.Lig|1998–99]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|48937|2014|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|27||0||7||1||4||0||2||0||40||1
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!150!!9!!26!!6!!24!!0!!17!!0!!217!!15
|-
|[[Siirtspor|Siirt Jet-Pa Spor]]
|[[1999–2000 Turkish Second Football League|1999–2000]]
|[[TFF First League]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football team)|Fenerbahçe]] (loan)
|[[1999–2000 1.Lig|1999–2000]]
|1. Lig{{refn|name=Super Lig|group=lower-alpha}}
|29||3||1||0||2||0||2||1||34||4
|-
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|[[Aston Villa FC|Aston Villa]]
|[[2000–01 Premier League|2000–01]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18643|2000|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"|[[Premier League]]
|33<ref name="PL Stats">{{cite news|title=Özalan Alpay Defender, Profile Stats, Premier League|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1839/%C3%96zalan-Alpay/overview|agency=[[Premier League]]|date=|accessdate=30 June 2022|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220630203015/https://www.premierleague.com/players/1839/%C3%96zalan-Alpay/overview|archivedate=30 June 2022}}</ref>||0<ref name="PL Stats"/>||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||36||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Premier League|2001–02]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18643|2001|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|14<ref name="PL Stats"/>||0<ref name="PL Stats"/>||2||0||6||0||2||0||24||0
|-
|[[2002–03 Premier League|2002–03]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18643|2003|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|5<ref name="PL Stats"/>||0<ref name="PL Stats"/>||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Premier League|2003–04]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18643|2004|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|6<ref name="PL Stats"/>||1<ref name="PL Stats"/>||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!58!!1!!4!!0!!6!!0!!3!!0!!71!!1
|-
|[[Incheon United FC|Incheon United]]
|[[2004 K League|2004]]
|[[K League]]
|8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|[[2004 J.League Division 1|2004]]<ref name="J1 Stats 2004">{{cite news|title=Soccer D.B.: 2004 Alpay Özalan Result by Season|url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=3765&yr=2004&la=e|work=soccer-db.net|date=|accessdate=3 July 2022|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220630210824/https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=3765&yr=2004&la=e|archivedate=30 June 2022}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]
|10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7<ref name="J1 Stats 2004"/>||0||17||0
|-
|[[2005 J.League Division 1|2005]]<ref name="J1 Stats 2005">{{cite news|title=Soccer D.B.: 2005 Alpay Özalan Result by Season|url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=3765&la=e|work=soccer-db.net|date=|accessdate=3 July 2022|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220630210933/https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=3765&la=e|archivedate=30 June 2022}}</ref>
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4<ref name="J1 Stats 2005"/>||0||7||0
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!13!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!11!!0!!24!!0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1. FC Köln|Köln]]
|[[2005–06 2. Bundesliga|2005–06]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Soccerbase season|48937|2015|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
|[[1. Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]
|21||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||1
|-
|[[2006–07 2. Bundesliga|2006–07]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|rowspan="2"|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|27||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0
|-
|[[2007–08 2. Bundesliga|2007–08]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!48!!1!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!50!!1
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!348!!14!!33!!6!!32!!0!!33!!1!!447!!21
|}
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="Ozalan International Stats (1)">{{cite news|title=General Information about the player Alpay Özalan|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6806/Alpay_Oezalan.html|publisher=national-football-teams.com/|date=|accessdate=3 July 2022|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220702164809/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6806/Alpay_Oezalan.html|archivedate=2 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Ozalan International Stats (2) ">{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/alpay-intl.html | title = Özalan Fehmi Alpay – International Appearances | date = 11 December 2005 | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 24 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|1995||15||1
|-
|1996||13||0
|-
|1997||5||0
|-
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||7||0
|-
|2000||5||0
|-
|2001||11||3
|-
|2002||11||0
|-
|2003||12||0
|-
|2004||0||0
|-
|2005||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!90!!4
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Özalan goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Alpay Özalan<ref name="Ozalan International Stats (1)"/><ref name="Ozalan International Stats (2)"/>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 4 June 1995 || [[Toronto]], Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="3"|6 June 2001 || rowspan="3"|[[Bursa]], Turkey || rowspan="3"|{{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}} || align="center"|1–2 || rowspan="3" align="center"|3–3 || rowspan="3"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|- 
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–2 
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|3–3 
|}

==Honours==
'''Beşiktaş'''
* [[Süper Lig]]: [[Turkish First Football League 1994–95|1994–95]]
* [[Turkish Cup]]: 1994, 1998
* [[Turkish Super Cup]]: [[1998 Presidential Cup|1998]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=40304 |title=CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final) |publisher=tff.org |access-date=9 March 2022 | language = tr}}</ref>

'''Aston Villa'''
* [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]]{{ref label|Intertoto|A|}}

'''Urawa Red Diamonds'''
* [[Emperor's Cup]]: 2005

'''Turkey'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<ref name="WC 2002 Bronze (1)">{{cite book|last=Crouch|first=Terry|date=2002|title=The World Cup – The Complete History|location=[[Great Britain]]|publisher=[[Aurum Press|Aurum Press Ltd]]|page=548|isbn=1845131495}}</ref><ref name="WC 2002 Bronze (2)">{{cite news|title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2002korea-japan|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=|accessdate=8 February 2022|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220208124130/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2002korea-japan|archivedate=8 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="WC 2002 Bronze (3)">{{cite news|title=Korea Republic 2 – 3 Turkey|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2002korea-japan/match-center/43950063|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=|accessdate=8 February 2022|language=En|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220208130610/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2002korea-japan/match-center/43950063|archivedate=8 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] third place: [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]

'''Individual'''
* [[FIFA World Cup 2002|FIFA World Cup]] All Star Team: 2002<ref>{{cite news|title=FIFA Announces World Cup All-Star Team – 2002-06-28 | url=http://www.voanews.com/content/a-13-a-2002-06-28-27-fifa-66494032/552768.html |publisher=[[Voice of America]] | date=27 October 2009 | access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reyna Named to FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/11/24/reyna-named-to-fifa-world-cup-all-star-team |publisher=ussoccer.com | date=28 June 2002 | access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, June 28, 2002 FIFA Announces All-Star Team for the 2002 World Cup | url=http://en.people.cn/200206/28/eng20020628_98745.shtml | date=28 June 2002 | access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref>
* [[J1 League]] Defender of the Year: 2004

==Footnotes==
{{refbegin}}
:A.&nbsp;{{note|Intertoto}}In 2001 Aston Villa were one of three co-winners of the Intertoto Cup with [[Paris Saint-Germain]] and [[Troyes AC]]. The club also won all of their [[2008 Intertoto Cup]] rounds to be named joint-winners and progress to the UEFA Cup, the format was changed in 2006 to award the Intertoto Trophy to the side progressing furthest in the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], which was [[S.C. Braga]].<ref name="2001 Intertoto Cup">{{cite news|author=Karel Stokkermans|title=UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic01.html|date=7 July 2002|accessdate=16 July 2022|language=En|website=[[RSSSF]]|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220716115739/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic01.html|archivedate=16 July 2022}}</ref>
{{refend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{TFF coach|1257335}} (as coach)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5DCUvPwlw Alpay Ozalan short-video]
* {{Fussballdaten|alpayoezalan}}
* {{Worldfootball.net|alpay-oezalan}}
* {{FIFA|177731}}
* {{NFT|6806}}
* {{J.League player}}
* {{K League player}}

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