Den Haag Talan began playing youth football for
VV Katwijk, before moving to
FC Den Haag. There, he made his debut in the
Eredivisie in the
1990–91 season in the 2–0 away win over
FC Volendam as a late substitute for
Emiel van Eijkeren. He scored his first professional goal on 22 September 1991, opening the score in a 2–2 draw against
FC Groningen. After two seasons at the highest level in which Talan made 17 appearances, the club which at that point had changed its name to ADO Den Haag suffered relegation to the
Eerste Divisie after losing to
Go Ahead Eagles in the relegation play-offs.
Heerenveen After impressing at the second level with ADO for three seasons, Talan signed with Eredivisie club
SC Heerenveen in the summer of 1995 after a deal with Swiss club
Grasshoppers fell through. He made his debut on 15 July 1995 in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup match against Hungarian club
Békéscsaba, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for
Johan Hansma. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 October in a 3–1 away win over
NEC. In Heerenveen, Talan soon became a starter and as a right winger he scored regularly. Talan made his first appearance in the
UEFA Champions League on 12 September 2000, after Heerenveen had qualified for the tournament by finishing second in the Eredivisie in the
1999–2000 season. In a 3–1 loss in the first group stage game to
Lyon, Talan also scored his first and only goal in the competition; a
chip over goalkeeper
Grégory Coupet after a through-ball by
Daniel Jensen. In played in all six group stage games, as Heerenveen finished bottom. He retired from professional football in December 2002 due to a lingering injury to his right knee. He managed a total of 201 appearances for Heerenveen, scoring 47 goals. After retiring, he played shortly for
Derde Klasse club Olyphia from
Noordwolde under future Heerenveen manager
Johnny Jansen. ==International career==