Merve Aladağ Explained

Merve Aladağ
Fullname:Merve Aladağ
Birth Date:1993 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Akçadağ, Malatya, Turkey
Currentclub:Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
Clubnumber:23
Position:Striker
Years1:2006–2009
Clubs1:Malatya Gençlik Spor
Caps1:3
Goals1:2
Years2:2009–2011
Clubs2:Altınşehir Lisesi Spor
Caps2:27
Goals2:25
Years3:2011–2015
Clubs3:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps3:72
Goals3:62
Years4:2016–2018
Clubs4:Kireçburnu Spor
Caps4:43
Goals4:17
Years5:2018–
Clubs5:Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
Caps5:28
Goals5:5
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Turkey U-17
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2009
Nationalteam2:Turkey U-19
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:2011–2012
Nationalteam3:Turkey
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:8 March 2020
Nationalteam-Update:19 September 2012

Merve Aladağ (1 March 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish First League club Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor with jersey number 23. With her team, she has also played the Champions League. She is a member of the Turkish national team, having made her official debut on 23 November 2011 against Romania, and as a junior international she played the 2012 U-19 European Championship.

Playing career

Club

Aladağ began her career in the high school team of Altınşehir Lisesi Spor, which played in the Turkish Women's Second Football League. Appeared in 17 league matches in the 2010–11 season, she scored a total of 21 goals.

The next season, she was transferred by Ataşehir Belediyesi, a club competing in the Turkish Women's First League. Aladağ netted 27 goals in 21 matches in the 2011–12 season, was named Top Scorer (Turkish: Gol kraliçesi) and enjoyed her first league championship. She played in three matches at the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League and scored the only goals of her team in two matches. In the 2012–13 season, she netted 12 goals for Ataşehir Belediyesi in 17 matches.

In the beginning of the 2015–16 league season, Merve Aladağ was ttransferred by Kireçburnu Spor. After three seasons with the Istanbul-based club, she moved to Kdz. Ereğlispor in October 2018.

+International goals
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
Ataşehir Belediyespor
13 August 2011 bgcolor=#fcc L 1–4 1
18 August 2011 bgcolor=#fcc L 1–4 1
11 August 2012 bgcolor=#cfc W 3–2 1

International

Aladağ made her national team debut on 23 November 2011 in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match against the Romanian team.

She played for the Turkey U-19 national team in four games, the first on 8 May 2012. She scored a goal in the friendly match against the Hungarian team on 8 May 2012.

+International goals
(Friendly matches not included)
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
Turkey women's U-19
24 September 2009 Byca Arena Buca, Turkey bgcolor=#cfc W 13–0 2

Career statistics

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ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malatya Gençlik Spor2006–2009Second League3 2 3 0 6 2
Total3 2 3 0 6 2
Altınşehir Lisesi Spor2009–10Second League10 4 9 3 19 7
2010–11Second League17 21 0 0 17 21
Total27 25 9 3 36 28
Ataşehir Belediyespor2011–12First League21 27 3 2 4 1 28 30
2012–13First League17 12 3 1 4 0 24 13
2013–14First League14 3 0 0 14 3
2014–15First League15 17 0 0 15 17
2015–16First League5 3 0 0 5 3
Total72 62 6 3 8 1 86 66
Kireçburnu Spor2015–16First League7 4 0 0 7 4
2016–17First League19 5 0 0 19 5
2017–18First League17 8 0 0 17 8
Total43 17 0 0 43 17
Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor2018–19First League12 2 0 0 12 2
2019–20First League16 3 0 0 16 3
Total28 5 0 0 28 5
Career total173 111 6 3 20 4 199 118

Honors

Club

Turkey Women's First Football League
  • Ataşehir Belediyespor
  • Winners (1): 2011–12
  • Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

    Individual

    Turkish Women's First League
  • Top Scorer 2011–12 – (27 goals) with Ataşehir Belediyespo