# Merve Aladağ

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 transferred by Kireçburnu Spor. After three seasons with the Istanbul-based club, she moved to Kdz. Ereğlispor in October 2018.

### 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.

## Career statistics

    As of 8 March 2020.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Continental | Continental | National | National | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Malatya Gençlik Spor | 2006–2009 | Second League | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Malatya Gençlik Spor | Total | Total | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Altınşehir Lisesi Spor | 2009–10 | Second League | 10 | 4 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| Altınşehir Lisesi Spor | 2010–11 | Second League | 17 | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 |
| Altınşehir Lisesi Spor | Total | Total | 27 | 25 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 36 | 28 |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2011–12 | First League | 21 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 30 |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2012–13 | First League | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2013–14 | First League | 14 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2014–15 | First League | 15 | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2015–16 | First League | 5 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | Total | Total | 72 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 66 |
| Kireçburnu Spor | 2015–16 | First League | 7 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Kireçburnu Spor | 2016–17 | First League | 19 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Kireçburnu Spor | 2017–18 | First League | 17 | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| Kireçburnu Spor | Total | Total | 43 | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 |
| Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | 2018–19 | First League | 12 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | 2019–20 | First League | 16 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | Total | Total | 28 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 173 | 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 Belediyespor