Mikel Merino

Midfielder 8.00 RATING

Arsenal Spain 22 Jun 1996 (29) 189 83 #23

424 Appearances

53 Goals

35 Assists

29,721 Minutes

78 Yellows

2 Reds

11 seasons 9 teams 22 competitions Pens: 0/1

All-Time Career Breakdown

329 Starts

309 Total Shots

48% Shot Accuracy

13,774 Total Passes

313 Key Passes

64% Dribble Succ.

679 Tackles

297 Interceptions

53% Duels Won

559 Fouls Drawn

2025/2026 Season

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Premier League - 21 appearances, 1007 minutes

6.90 Rating

21 Apps

4 Goals

3 Assists

53% Shot Acc.

75% Pass Acc.

42% Dribble Succ.

26 Tackles

10 Interceptions

Season-by-Season Stats

Season	Team	League	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating	YC	RC
2025/2026	Arsenal	Emirates Cup	1	0	0	6.20	0	0
2025/2026	Arsenal	FA Cup	1	0	0	7.00	0	0
2025/2026	Arsenal	Friendlies Clubs	1	0	0	6.20	0	0
2025/2026	Arsenal	League Cup	4	0	0	6.65	1	0
2025/2026	Arsenal	Premier League	21	4	3	6.90	1	0
2025/2026	Arsenal	UEFA Champions League	7	2	0	6.96	3	0
2024/2025	Spain	Euro Championship	7	1	0	7.06	0	0
2024/2025	Arsenal	FA Cup	1	0	0	7.30	0	0
2024/2025	Spain	Friendlies	2	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Real Sociedad	La Liga	0	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Arsenal	League Cup	3	0	0	7.10	0	0
2024/2025	Arsenal	Premier League	28	7	2	7.04	3	0
2024/2025	Arsenal	UEFA Champions League	13	2	3	7.18	1	0
2024/2025	Spain	UEFA Nations League	5	2	0	7.07	0	0
2024/2025	Spain	World Cup - Qualification Europe	6	6	0	8.00	1	0
2023/2024	Real Sociedad	Copa del Rey	6	1	1	7.70	2	0
2023/2024	Spain	Euro Championship - Qualification	6	1	1	7.15	1	0
2023/2024	Real Sociedad	Friendlies Clubs	1	0	0	-	0	0
2023/2024	Real Sociedad	La Liga	32	5	3	7.18	10	0
2023/2024	Real Sociedad	UEFA Champions League	7	2	1	7.48	2	0
2022/2023	Real Sociedad	Copa del Rey	3	1	0	6.90	0	0
2022/2023	Spain	Friendlies	0	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Real Sociedad	La Liga	33	2	9	7.10	6	1
2022/2023	Real Sociedad	UEFA Europa League	7	0	0	7.09	0	0
2022/2023	Spain	UEFA Nations League	2	0	0	6.95	0	0
2021/2022	Real Sociedad	Copa del Rey	3	0	0	7.13	0	0
2021/2022	Real Sociedad	La Liga	34	3	2	7.03	8	0
2021/2022	Real Sociedad	UEFA Europa League	6	1	0	7.12	1	0
2021/2022	Spain U21	UEFA U21 Championship	0	0	0	-	0	0
2020/2021	Real Sociedad	Copa del Rey	1	0	0	6.30	0	0
2020/2021	Spain	Friendlies	1	0	0	-	0	0
2020/2021	Real Sociedad	La Liga	26	2	4	7.12	5	0
2020/2021	Spain U23	Olympics Men	5	1	0	-	1	0
2020/2021	Real Sociedad	UEFA Europa League	8	0	2	7.34	2	0
2020/2021	Spain	UEFA Nations League	7	0	1	7.07	1	0
2020/2021	Spain	World Cup - Qualification Europe	3	0	1	6.63	0	0
2019/2020	Real Sociedad	Copa del Rey	7	1	0	7.17	2	0
2019/2020	Real Sociedad	La Liga	36	5	1	7.05	9	0
2019/2020	Spain U21	UEFA U21 Championship	10	1	0	-	1	0
2017/2018	Borussia Dortmund	Club Friendlies	3	0	0	-	0	0
2017/2018	Newcastle	FA Cup	0	0	0	7.70	0	0
2017/2018	Newcastle	Premier League	17	1	1	6.86	4	0
2017/2018	Spain U21	UEFA U21 Championship	6	0	0	-	2	0
2016/2017	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	8	0	0	6.80	1	0
2016/2017	Borussia Dortmund	Club Friendlies	6	0	0	-	0	0
2016/2017	Borussia Dortmund	DFB Pokal	1	0	0	6.80	0	0
2016/2017	Borussia Dortmund	International Champions Cup	2	0	0	-	0	0
2016/2017	Borussia Dortmund	UEFA Champions League	0	0	0	-	0	0
2015/2016	Osasuna	Copa del Rey	0	0	0	-	0	0
2015/2016	Spain U19	UEFA U19 Championship	8	1	0	-	1	0
2014/2015	Osasuna	Segunda División	29	1	0	-	9	1
Totals			424	53	35		78	2

Goals by Team

Real Sociedad

Arsenal

Spain

Spain U21

Spain U23

Newcastle

Osasuna

Spain U19

Career Timeline

Arsenal 2024/2025 - 2025/2026

Spain 2020/2021 - 2024/2025

Real Sociedad 2019/2020 - 2024/2025

Spain U21 2017/2018 - 2021/2022

Spain U23 2020/2021

Borussia Dortmund 2016/2017 - 2017/2018

Newcastle 2017/2018

Osasuna 2014/2015 - 2015/2016

Spain U19 2015/2016