Mikel Merino
ArsenalHeight
23
Shirt
29 years
Jun 22, 1996
Left
Preferred foot
SpainCountry
€43.4M
Market value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Striker
DM
CM
ST
Player traits
Stats compared to other forwards
Touches95%Shot attempts18%Goals62%
Chances created76%Aerial duels won74%Defensive contributions100%
Premier League 2025/2026
3
Goals3
Assists10
Started20
Matches967
Minutes played6.94
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Jan 17
Nottingham ForestD0-0
33
0
0
0
0
6.5
Jan 14
ChelseaW2-3
22
0
0
1
0
6.7
Jan 11
PortsmouthW1-4
90
0
0
0
0
7.8
Jan 8
LiverpoolD0-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Jan 3
AFC BournemouthW2-3
10
0
0
0
0
6.7
Dec 30, 2025
Aston VillaW4-1
73
0
0
1
0
7.7
Dec 27, 2025
Brighton & Hove AlbionW2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0
Dec 23, 2025
Crystal PalaceD1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4
Dec 20, 2025
EvertonW0-1
2
0
0
0
0
-
Dec 13, 2025
Wolverhampton WanderersW2-1
32
0
0
0
0
6.6
ArsenalJan 17
Premier League
Nottingham Forest
0-0
33’
6.5
Jan 14
EFL Cup
Chelsea
2-3
22’
6.7
Jan 11
FA Cup
Portsmouth
1-4
90’
7.8
Jan 8
Premier League
Liverpool
0-0
Bench
Jan 3
Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
2-3
10’
6.7
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 33%- 18Shots
- 3Goals
- 2.29xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.19xG0.21xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 967
Shooting
Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
2.51
xG on target (xGOT)
2.53
Non-penalty xG
2.51
Shots
18
Shots on target
6
Passing
Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
1.43
Successful passes
257
Successful passes %
75.1%
Accurate long balls
6
Accurate long balls %
30.0%
Chances created
12
Possession
Successful dribbles
5
Successful dribbles %
45.5%
Touches
516
Touches in opposition box
31
Dispossessed
17
Fouls won
20
Defending
Tackles
25
Duels won
77
Duels won %
46.7%
Aerial duels won
27
Aerial duels won %
39.7%
Interceptions
7
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
20
Recoveries
52
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
6
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other forwards
Touches95%Shot attempts18%Goals62%
Chances created76%Aerial duels won74%Defensive contributions100%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
75 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)