Aral Şimşir, born on 19 June 2002 (age 24), is a Turkish left winger now with Trabzonspor. His career to this point has been shaped above all by FC Midtjylland, where he grew from a young wide player into a regular attacking option.
The early loan spells mattered in that development, giving him senior football before he properly established himself at Midtjylland. Once he did, the Danish club became the main thread of his career: 96 league appearances and 18 league goals across six seasons is a substantial body of work for a player still in his mid-twenties.
His best league return came in 2025-26, when he scored nine goals in 31 appearances for Midtjylland. That season gave a clearer sense of his end product from the left, rather than just the usual talk about promise and potential, which tends to do a lot of heavy lifting with wingers.
Şimşir has since moved to Trabzonspor, where in 2026-27 he has made 13 appearances in all competitions and scored once. That includes nine Süper Lig appearances with one goal, plus outings in Europa League qualifying and the Conference League. He has also represented Turkey in the Nations League this season, scoring once in one appearance.
His current market value is around £2.5m, according to Transfermarkt. The shape of his career is clear enough: developed through Midtjylland, sharpened by early loans, and now testing himself back in Turkish football with Trabzonspor.
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