Selim Ay

Selim Ay — Biography

Selim Ay was born on 31 July 1991 in Antalya and began playing football in Sidespor's youth system before moving through the academies of Kepez Belediyespor and Konyaspor. He signed a professional contract in 2008 and joined Konyaspor's reserve side, was promoted to the first-team squad in 2010, and made his first official appearance on 8 May 2010 in a TFF First League match against Altay.

After Konyaspor dropped to the First League at the start of 2011-12, Ay remained part of the squad, and once the club won promotion back to the Süper Lig through the play-offs in 2012-13 he continued his career in the top flight, making his Süper Lig bow against Fenerbahçe on 17 August 2013. He scored the only goal of his career on 25 November 2013 in a 3-1 defeat to Beşiktaş. With Konyaspor he won the 2012-13 First League play-off title, the 2016-17 Turkish Cup and the 2017 Turkish Super Cup.

He left Konyaspor in September 2020 and signed for Çaykur Rizespor the same month, extending his contract there in December 2021; he married in June 2022. He left Rizespor in August 2024 and subsequently joined Second League side Kepezspor. He has also been capped by Turkey's B national team.