Mikel Merino
ArsenalHeight
23
Shirt
29 years
22 Jun 1996
Left
Preferred foot
SpainCountry
€40.4M
Market value
30 Jun 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Striker
DM
CM
ST
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches11%Shot attempts94%Goals100%
Chances created71%Aerial duels won98%Defensive contributions49%
Premier League 2025/2026
3
Goals3
Assists8
Started15
Matches759
Minutes played6.93
Rating0
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
13 Dec
Wolverhampton WanderersW2-1
32
0
0
0
0
6.6
10 Dec
Club BruggeW0-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.9
6 Dec
Aston VillaL2-1
45
0
0
0
0
6.1
3 Dec
BrentfordW2-0
90
1
1
0
0
8.6
30 Nov
ChelseaD1-1
90
1
0
0
0
7.6
26 Nov
Bayern MünchenW3-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.3
23 Nov
Tottenham HotspurW4-1
88
0
1
0
0
7.7
18 Nov
TurkiyeD2-2
45
0
0
0
0
5.9
15 Nov
GeorgiaW0-4
62
0
0
1
0
6.8
8 Nov
SunderlandD2-2
90
0
1
0
0
7.3
Arsenal13 Dec
Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2-1
32’
6.6
10 Dec
Champions League
Club Brugge
0-3
90’
6.9
6 Dec
Premier League
Aston Villa
2-1
45’
6.1
3 Dec
Premier League
Brentford
2-0
90’
8.6
30 Nov
Premier League
Chelsea
1-1
90’
7.6
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 38%- 13Shots
- 3Goals
- 1.93xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.19xG0.21xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 759
Shooting
Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
2.15
xG on target (xGOT)
2.41
Non-penalty xG
2.15
Shots
13
Shots on target
5
Passing
Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
0.88
Successful passes
196
Successful passes %
73.4%
Accurate long balls
4
Accurate long balls %
25.0%
Chances created
7
Possession
Successful dribbles
4
Successful dribbles %
44.4%
Touches
407
Touches in opposition box
23
Dispossessed
14
Fouls won
15
Defending
Tackles
18
Duels won
56
Duels won %
44.4%
Aerial duels won
19
Aerial duels won %
37.3%
Interceptions
4
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
14
Recoveries
39
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
6
Discipline
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches11%Shot attempts94%Goals100%
Chances created71%Aerial duels won98%Defensive contributions49%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
67 14 | ||
242 27 | ||
8 0 | ||
17 1 | ||
9 0 | ||
67 8 | ||
National team | ||
41 10 | ||
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)