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Aral Şimşir
Personal information
Full name Doğuhan Aral Şimşir
Date of birth (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Køge, Denmark
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 58
Youth career
HB Køge
2017–2020 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Midtjylland 85 (15)
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)
2022–2024 Turkey U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024

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

Club career

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Midtjylland

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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, the 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 advanced to the championship round, where Şimşir played two more matches for the first team, contributing to the club's title victory.[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

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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]

Return to Midtjylland

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On 9 June 2023, Şimşir scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win over Viborg FF in the 2022–23 Danish Superliga European play-off match, securing a berth in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[9]

On 29 June 2023, Şimşir signed a new long-term contract with Midtjylland, keeping him at the club until 2028.[10]

During a UEFA Europa League match against Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in October 2024, Şimşir was alleged to have yelled “I hope you die”, “Free Palestine” and “I hope Israel will burn down” to the Maccabi players, causing a brawl between the two teams at the end of the match. UEFA have launched an investigation into Simşir's conduct, while Midtjylland have issued a statement saying it could not accept Maccabi's interpretation of the events.[11][12]

International career

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Born in Denmark, Şimşir is of Turkish descent.[1] He formerly represented Denmark internationally, before switching to Turkey with the Turkey under-21s in 2022.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 11 December 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2019–20 Danish Superliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 1 0 1 1 0 0 — 2 1
2022–23 Danish Superliga 16 3 — 1[b] 0 1[c] 1 18 4
2023–24 Danish Superliga 25 4 2 0 6[d] 0 — 33 4
2024–25 Danish Superliga 23 3 1 1 13[e] 2 — 37 6
2025–26 Danish Superliga 17 5 2 0 12[b] 2 — 31 7
Total 85 15 7 2 32 4 1 1 125 22
Jerv (loan) 2022 Eliteserien 20 3 3 0 — — 23 3
Lillestrøm (loan) 2022 Eliteserien 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career total 111 18 10 2 32 4 1 1 154 25
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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