Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino is a 29-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Arsenal, born on 22 Juni 1996, who is left-footed. Follow Mikel Merino on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Mikel Merino has recorded 4 goals, 3 assists, 1,027 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.93, 1 yellow card.

Mikel Merino scores highly on Goals and Assists compared to central midfielders in the Premier League.

Mikel Merino's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• 9 Juni 2026: 3-1 win away at Peru (29 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• 4 Juni 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Iraq (22 minutes, 6.5 FotMob rating)
• 30 Mei 2026: 1-1 draw away at Paris Saint-Germain (unused substitute)
• 24 Mei 2026: 2-1 win away at Crystal Palace (28 minutes, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• 25 Januari 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Manchester United (32 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 FotMob rating)
• 20 Januari 2026: 3-1 win away at Inter (90 minutes, 1 yellow card, 7.1 FotMob rating)
• 17 Januari 2026: 0-0 draw away at Nottingham Forest (33 minutes, 6.5 FotMob rating)
• 14 Januari 2026: 3-2 win away at Chelsea (22 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.7 FotMob rating)
• 11 Januari 2026: 4-1 win away at Portsmouth (90 minutes, 7.8 FotMob rating)
• 8 Januari 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Liverpool (unused substitute)

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Mikel Merino currently plays for Arsenal alongside David Raya, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Piero Hincapié, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Jesus, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Martinelli, Jurriën Timber, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Viktor Gyökeres, Christian Nørgaard, Leandro Trossard, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Tommy Setford, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Max Dowman, and Marli Salmon. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Mikel Merino's career has also included time at Real Sociedad, Newcastle United, Borussia Dortmund, and Osasuna.

On the international stage, Mikel Merino has represented Spain, Spain U23, Spain U21, and Spain U19.

Mikel Merino is from Spain, and the national teams include David Raya, Marc Pubill, Alejandro Grimaldo, Eric García, Marcos Llorente, Ferran Torres, Fabián Ruiz, Gavi, Dani Olmo, Yéremi Pino, Pedro Porro, Joan García, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Baena, Rodri, Nico Williams, Martín Zubimendi, Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Mikel Oyarzabal, Pau Cubarsí, Unai Simón, Marc Cucurella, Víctor Muñoz, Borja Iglesias, Andrea Medina, Misa, Ona Batlle, Jana Fernández, Irene Paredes, María Méndez, Aitana Bonmatí, Olga Carmona, Mariona Caldentey, Clara Serrajordi, Esther González, Athenea del Castillo, Alexia Putellas, Patri Guijarro, Cata Coll, Vicky López, Laia Codina, Mapi León, Lucía Corrales, Salma Paralluelo, Eva Navarro, Clàudia Pina, Fiamma Benítez, Edna Imade, and Adriana Nanclares. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Mikel Merino has won 8 titles: Premier League (2025/2026) and Emirates Cup (2025) with Arsenal, UEFA Nations League A (2022/2023) and EURO (2024 Germany) with Spain, Copa del Rey (2019/2020) with Real Sociedad, EURO U21 (2019 Italy) with Spain U21, DFB Pokal (2016/2017) with Borussia Dortmund, and UEFA U19 Championship (2015 Greece) with Spain U19.

Mikel Merino has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Champions League, World Cup UEFA qualification, EURO, UEFA Nations League A, LaLiga, Copa del Rey, EURO Qualification qualification, Europa League, Summer Olympics, Super Cup, EURO U21, Bundesliga, and Segunda Division. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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