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.[1] 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.[2]
 Merve Aladağ for Ataşehir Belediyespor (October 2014) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Merve Aladağ | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Akçadağ, Malatya, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Malatya Gençlik Spor | 3 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Altınşehir Lisesi Spor | 27 | (25) |
| 2011–2015 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 72 | (62) |
| 2016–2018 | Kireçburnu Spor | 43 | (17) |
| 2018– | Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | 28 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Turkey U-17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | Turkey U-19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2012 | |||
Playing career
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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.[1]
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.[3] 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.[4][5] In the 2012–13 season, she netted 12 goals for Ataşehir Belediyesi in 17 matches.[1]
In the beginning of the 2015–16 league season, Merve Aladağ was ttransferred by Kireçburnu Spor.[6] After three seasons with the Istanbul-based club, she moved to Kdz. Ereğlispor in October 2018.[7]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | |||||
| 13 August 2011 | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  SFK 2000 Sarajevo |
L 1–4 | 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 4 | 1 |
| 18 August 2011 | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  CFF Olimpia Cluj |
L 1–4 | 1 | |
| 11 August 2012 | Lendava Sports Park Lendava, Slovenia |  Gintra Universitetas |
W 3–2 | 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 1 | 1 |
International
editAladağ made her national team debut on 23 November 2011 in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match against the Romanian team.[8]
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.[9]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey women's U-19 | |||||
| 24 September 2009 | Byca Arena Buca, Turkey |  Georgia |
W 13–0 | 2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 7 | 2 |
Career statistics
edit- As of 8 March 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malatya Gençlik Spor | 2006–2009 | Second League | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Altınşehir Lisesi Spor | 2009–10 | Second League | 10 | 4 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | Second League | 17 | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | |
| Total | 27 | 25 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 36 | 28 | ||
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2011–12 | First League | 21 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 30 |
| 2012–13 | First League | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | First League | 14 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | First League | 15 | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | |
| 2015–16 | First League | 5 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 72 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 66 | ||
| Kireçburnu Spor | 2015–16 | First League | 7 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | First League | 19 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | First League | 17 | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | |
| Total | 43 | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | ||
| Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | 2018–19 | First League | 12 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | First League | 16 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Total | 28 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 111 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 199 | 118 | ||
Honors
editClub
edit- Turkey Women's First Football League
Individual
edit- Turkish Women's First League
- Top Scorer 2011–12 – (27 goals) with Ataşehir Belediyespor
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Player Details-Merve Aladağ". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Merve Aldağ". UEFA. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Merve Aladağ: "Gol kraliçesi olmak gurur verdi"" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Ataşehir Belediye farklı mağlup oldu". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Ataşehir Belediyespor 1 – 4 Olimpia Cluj" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Ayyıldız, Emin (20 January 2016). "Merve Aladağ Kireçburnu'nda". Sarıyer Martı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Ereğli'ye golcü geldi..." Yeni Adım (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2013 Finalleri (Kadınlar Milli) Türkiye 1–2 Romanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Özel Maç (Kadınlar U-19 Milli) Macaristan 1–5 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
External links
edit- Merve Aladağ – UEFA competition record (archive)
