Aral Şimşir

Doğuhan Aral Şimşir (born 19 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Midtjylland. Born in Denmark, he is a youth international for Turkey.

Aral Şimşir
Personal information
Full name Doğuhan Aral Şimşir
Date of birth (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002
Place of birth Køge, Denmark
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 58
Youth career
HB Køge
2017–2020 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Midtjylland 10 (1)
2022 → Jerv (loan) 20 (3)
2022 → Lillestrøm (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Denmark U16 9 (3)
2018–2019 Denmark U17 9 (2)
2019 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2020 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2022– Turkey U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career

Midtjylland

Şimşir was born to Turkish parents in Denmark. His family hails from the Sivas Province in the Central Anatolia Region, which is why he wears the number 58 as his shirt number, which is also region's registration number.[1] Şimşir initially played in the youth teams of HB Køge before moving to Midtjylland at U15-level.[2]

On 1 June 2020, aged 17, he made his Danish Superliga debut when he came on as a 64th-minute substitute for Anders Dreyer in the 1–0 loss to AC Horsens.[3] Midtjylland qualified for the championship round, in which Şimşir made two more appearances for the first team, in which the club finished as champions.[4]

On 22 September 2021, Şimşir scored his first professional goal in a 5–0 win over Kjellerup IF in the Danish Cup.[5]

Loan to Jerv

On 7 March 2022, Şimşir joined Norwegian club Jerv on loan for the 2022 season.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 April, becoming the matchwinner in a 1–0 victory against Kristiansund in Eliteserien.[7][8]

International career

Born in Denmark, Şimşir is of Turkish descent.[1] He formerly Denmark internationally, before switching to Turkey with the Turkey U21s in 2022.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 July 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2019–20 Danish Superliga 30000030
2020–21 Danish Superliga 00100010
2021–22 Danish Superliga 10110021
Total 40210061
Jerv (loan) 2022 Eliteserien 19320–213
Career total 2334100274

    References
    1. "Danimarka Süper Ligi'nde 3'cü Türk!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 19 June 2020.
    2. Nørgaard, Jakob (4 July 2017). "Driblestærk angriber på akademiet". fcm.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2020.
    3. "Midtjylland vs. Horsens – 1 June 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
    4. "FC Midtjylland er dansk mester - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 9 July 2020.
    5. "Kjellerup vs. Midtjylland – 22 September 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
    6. "Angrepsspiller klar for Jerv". FK Jerv (in Norwegian). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
    7. El-Itr, Obaida (18 April 2022). "Simsir scorede debutmål i snæver Jerv-sejr". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
    8. "Simsir ble matchvinner for Jerv". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
    9. "U-kampe for Danmark: Nu er han udtaget for Tyrkiet". Tipsbladet.dk.
    10. Aral Şimşir at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.


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