Mikel Merino

M Arsenal Spain 22 games · 2025-26

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Height187 cm

Shirt23

Age30

Preferred footLeft

CountrySpain

Market value€27.1m

Contract end{'utcTime': '2028-06-30T00:00:00.000Z', 'timezone': 'UTC'}

By Competition — Arsenal

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
Premier League	22	4	3	6.93
FA Cup	1	0	0	7.78
EFL Cup	4	0	0	6.70
Champions League	7	2	0	7.44

Shooting

Stat	Value	Percentile
Goals	2	100th
xG	1.65	99th
xGOT	1.90	99th
xG excl. penalty	1.65	99th
Shots	5	77th
Shots on target	3	90th
Headed shots	1	79th

Passing

Stat	Value	Percentile
Assists	0	0th
xA	0.72	90th
Accurate passes	90	53th
Pass accuracy	84.1%	41th
Accurate long balls	2	31th
Long ball accuracy	100.0%	100th
Chances created	5	82th
Big chances created	1	74th

Possession

Stat	Value	Percentile
Duels won	21	83th
Duels won %	50.0%	47th
Aerials won	11	97th
Aerials won %	61.1%	73th
Touches	148	51th
Touches in opposition box	10	89th
Dispossessed	4	13th
Fouls won	8	92th

Defending

Stat	Value	Percentile
Defensive actions	10	45th
Tackles	3	28th
Interceptions	3	59th
Blocked scoring attempt	1	53th
Fouls committed	6	12th
Recoveries	8	30th
Possession won final 3rd	1	40th
Dribbled past	2	43th
Clearances	3	45th
Clean sheets	0	0th
Goals conceded while on pitch	0	100th
xG against while on pitch	0.99	93th

Discipline

Stat	Value	Percentile
Yellow cards	0	100th
Red cards	0	100th

2025–26 season

Radar Chart

Career History

2025/2026 Arsenal 34 apps · 6 G · 3 A · 7.03 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
Premier League	22	4	3	6.93
FA Cup	1	0	0	7.78
EFL Cup	4	0	0	6.70
Champions League	7	2	0	7.44

2024/2025 Arsenal 44 apps · 9 G · 5 A · 7.00 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
Premier League	28	7	2	7.02
FA Cup	1	0	0	6.61
EFL Cup	3	0	0	6.76
Champions League	12	2	3	7.08

2023/2024 Real Sociedad 45 apps · 8 G · 5 A · 7.38 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga	32	5	3	7.31
Copa del Rey	6	1	1	7.38
Champions League	7	2	1	7.72

2022/2023 Real Sociedad 43 apps · 3 G · 9 A · 7.40 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga	33	2	9	7.45
Copa del Rey	3	1	0	6.98
Europa League	7	0	0	7.35

2021/2022 Real Sociedad 43 apps · 4 G · 2 A · 7.42 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga	34	3	2	7.41
Copa del Rey	3	0	0	7.28
Europa League	6	1	0	7.56

2020/2021 Real Sociedad 36 apps · 2 G · 6 A · 7.13 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga	26	2	4	7.16
Copa del Rey	1	0	0	5.48
Super Cup	1	0	0	—
Europa League	8	0	2	7.27

2019/2020 Real Sociedad 43 apps · 6 G · 1 A · 7.23 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga	36	5	1	7.08
Copa del Rey	7	1	0	8.02

2018/2019 Real Sociedad 32 apps · 4 G · 3 A · 6.68 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga	29	3	3	6.68
Copa del Rey	3	1	0	—

2017/2018 Newcastle United 25 apps · 1 G · 1 A · 6.83 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
Premier League	24	1	1	6.78
FA Cup	1	0	0	8.20

2016/2017 Borussia Dortmund 9 apps · 0 G · 0 A · 6.82 rtg

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
Bundesliga	8	0	0	6.82
DFB Pokal	1	0	0	—

2015/2016 Osasuna 38 apps · 7 G · 0 A

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga2	38	7	0	—

2014/2015 Osasuna 29 apps · 1 G · 0 A

Competition	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
LaLiga2	29	1	0	—

Trophies

Spain

Competition	Won	Runner-up
UEFA Nations League A	2022/2023	2024/2025, 2020/2021
World Cup	2026 Canada/Mexico/USA	—
EURO	2024 Germany	—

Arsenal

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Premier League	2025/2026	2024/2025
Emirates Cup	2025	2026

Real Sociedad

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Copa del Rey	2019/2020	—

Spain U21

Competition	Won	Runner-up
EURO U21	2019 Italy	2017 Poland

Borussia Dortmund

Competition	Won	Runner-up
DFB Pokal	2016/2017	—

Spain U19

Competition	Won	Runner-up
UEFA U19 Championship	2015 Greece	—