Ceyhun Gülselam (born 25 December 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a center back and defensive midfielder. He plays for Altay.

Ceyhun Gülselam
Personal information
Full name Ceyhun Gülselam[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-25) 25 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Altay
Number 6
Youth career
1994–1995 Gartenstadt Trudering[2]
1995–2003 Bayern Munich
2003–2005 SpVgg Unterhaching
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 SpVgg Unterhaching II 31 (6)
2007–2008 SpVgg Unterhaching 38 (6)
2008–2011 Trabzonspor 69 (6)
2011–2014 Galatasaray 33 (1)
2013Kayserispor (loan) 16 (1)
2014–2016 Hannover 96 30 (1)
2016–2018 Karabükspor 44 (0)
2018 Osmanlıspor 15 (1)
2018–2021 Alanyaspor 78 (4)
2021– Altay 82 (4)
International career
2007–2008 Turkey U21 12 (2)
2011 Turkey A2 1 (0)
2008–2009 Turkey 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024

Club career

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Gülselam also played eight years for the Bayern Munich Junior Team before joining SpVgg Unterhaching.

Trabzonspor

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During the summer of 2008, Ceyhun signed a three-year contract with Trabzonspor. He spent three seasons in Trabzon, before going to Istanbul to play for Galatasaray.

Galatasaray

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On 11 June 2011, Galatasaray signed Ceyhun on a free transfer until the end of 2013–14 season.[3] Ceyhun scored his first goal for Galatasaray against his former club Trabzonspor.[4]

On 10 January 2013, he left on loan to Kayserispor for €200,000.[5]

Ceyhun returned to Galatasaray after his impressive loan spell at Kayserispor. However, the club did not seek to extend his contract and he joined Hannover for two years on 24 July 2014.

On 4 January 2018, he joined Osmanlıspor in the Turkish Süper Lig on a free transfer.

On 29 August 2018, he has signed with Alanyaspor.[6]

International career

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He has played for the Turkey national under-21 football team. He debuted for the Turkey national football team against Belarus on 26 March 2008.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 28 June 2016.
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SpVgg Unterhaching 2006–07 9 1 9 1
2007–08 29 5 1 0 30 5
Total 38 6 1 0 39 6
Trabzonspor 2008–09 16 2 5 2 21 4
2009–10 28 3 8 0 1 1 37 4
2010–11 25 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 31 1
Total 69 6 16 2 1 0 3 1 89 9
Galatasaray 2011–12 12 1 1 0 13 1
2012–13 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Kayserispor (loan) 2012–13 16 1 0 0 16 1
Total 16 1 0 0 16 1
Galatasaray 2013–14 20 0 7 1 0 0 4 0 31 1
Total 33 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 47 3
Hannover 96 2014–15 18 1 2 0 20 1
2015–16 12 0 0 0 12 0
Total 30 1 2 0 32 1
Career total 186 15 29 4 1 0 7 1 223 20

Honours

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Trabzonspor

Galatasaray

References

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  1. ^ "Ceyhun Gülselam". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Ceyhun Gülselam" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Ceyhun Gülselam Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). galatasaray.org. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Trabzonspor 0 – 3 Galatasaray" (in Turkish). galatasaray.org. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Kayserispor'a geçici transfer". Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) (in Turkish). Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB). 10 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Ceyhun Gülselam Aytemiz Alanyaspor'da" (in Turkish). Hürriyete. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Belarus 2 – Turkey 2". ntvspor.net. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Süper Kupa (Profesyonel Takım)(Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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