Mikel Merino
ArsenalHeight
23
Shirt
29 years
22 Jun 1996
Left
Preferred foot
SpainCountry
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder, Striker
DM
CM
AM
ST
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches11%Shot attempts91%Goals99%
Chances created60%Aerial duels won97%Defensive contributions59%
Premier League 2025/2026
1
Goals0
Assists3
Started5
Matches232
Minutes played6.93
Rating0
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
today
OlympiacosW2-0
58
0
0
0
0
7.6
28 Sept
Newcastle UnitedW1-2
20
1
0
0
0
7.5
24 Sept
Port ValeW0-2
71
0
0
0
0
6.7
21 Sept
Manchester CityD1-1
45
0
0
0
0
6.4
16 Sept
Athletic ClubW0-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.8
13 Sept
Nottingham ForestW3-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.6
7 Sept
TurkiyeW0-6
90
3
0
0
0
9.7
4 Sept
BulgariaW0-3
90
1
0
0
0
8.5
31 Aug
LiverpoolL1-0
70
0
0
0
0
6.3
23 Aug
Leeds UnitedW5-0
0
0
0
0
0
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Arsenaltoday
Champions League
Olympiacos
2-0
58’
7.6
28 Sept
Premier League
Newcastle United
1-2
20’
7.5
24 Sept
EFL Cup
Port Vale
0-2
71’
6.7
21 Sept
Premier League
Manchester City
1-1
45’
6.4
16 Sept
Champions League
Athletic Club
0-2
90’
6.8
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 100%- 2Shots
- 1Goals
- 0.18xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.05xG0.59xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 232
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.18
xG on target (xGOT)
0.72
Non-penalty xG
0.18
Shots
2
Shots on target
2
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.12
Successful passes
69
Pass accuracy
79.3%
Chances created
2
Possession
Successful dribbles
2
Dribble success
100.0%
Touches
126
Touches in opposition box
3
Dispossessed
3
Fouls won
4
Defending
Tackles
5
Duels won
15
Duels won %
53.6%
Aerial duels won
4
Aerial duels won %
50.0%
Interceptions
3
Blocked shots
1
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
15
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
2
Discipline
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches11%Shot attempts91%Goals99%
Chances created60%Aerial duels won97%Defensive contributions59%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
52 10 | ||
242 27 | ||
8 0 | ||
17 1 | ||
9 0 | ||
67 8 | ||
National team | ||
37 8 | ||
5 1 | ||
16 1 | ||
8 1 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Spain
International1
UEFA Nations League A(22/23)
1
EURO(2024 Germany)
Real Sociedad
Spain1
Copa del Rey(19/20)
Spain U21
International1
EURO U21(2019 Italy)
Spain U19
International1
UEFA U19 Championship(2015 Greece)