Mikel Merino Zazón
Mikel Merino
🌍 Spain 🎂 Age 30 22 Jun 1996 📍 Pamplona, Spain 📏 189 ⚖ 83
Career
Season Statistics
2025 / 2026
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arsenal
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 35 | 2068 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Emirates Cup | Midfielder | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | ||
| FA Cup | Midfielder | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | Midfielder | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | ||
| League Cup | Attacker | 4 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| Premier League | Midfielder | 21 | 1007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Midfielder | 7 | 518 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
2024 / 2025
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 21 | 984 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Euro Championship | Midfielder | 7 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| Friendlies | Midfielder | 2 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Nations League | Midfielder | 6 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | Midfielder | 6 | 467 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | |
|
Arsenal
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 45 | 2636 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| FA Cup | Midfielder | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| League Cup | Midfielder | 3 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| Premier League | Midfielder | 28 | 1581 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Midfielder | 13 | 817 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | |
 Real Sociedad
|
La Liga | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 / 2024
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Real Sociedad
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 46 | 3645 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Copa del Rey | Midfielder | 6 | 485 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | Midfielder | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La Liga | Midfielder | 32 | 2484 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Midfielder | 7 | 630 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | |
|
Spain
|
Euro Championship - Qualification | Midfielder | 6 | 373 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
2022 / 2023
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Real Sociedad
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 43 | 3172 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Copa del Rey | Midfielder | 3 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
| La Liga | Midfielder | 33 | 2499 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| UEFA Europa League | Midfielder | 7 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
|
Spain
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 2 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Friendlies | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Nations League | Midfielder | 2 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
2021 / 2022
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Real Sociedad
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 43 | 3682 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Copa del Rey | Midfielder | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| La Liga | Midfielder | 34 | 2896 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| UEFA Europa League | Midfielder | 6 | 516 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
 Spain U21
|
UEFA U21 Championship | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 / 2021
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spain
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 11 | 454 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Friendlies | Midfielder | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Nations League | Midfielder | 7 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | Midfielder | 3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
|
Real Sociedad
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 34 | 2852 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7.2 |
| La Liga | Midfielder | 26 | 2157 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| UEFA Europa League | Midfielder | 8 | 695 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | |
 Spain U23
|
Olympics Men | Midfielder | 5 | 350 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 / 2020
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Real Sociedad
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 43 | 3702 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Copa del Rey | Midfielder | 7 | 559 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | ||
| La Liga | Midfielder | 36 | 3143 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7.1 |
2018 / 2019
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Real Sociedad
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 32 | 2201 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Copa del Rey | Midfielder | 3 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | ||
| La Liga | Midfielder | 29 | 2060 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6.8 |
2017 / 2018
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Newcastle
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 17 | 1142 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 |
| FA Cup | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | ||
| Premier League | Midfielder | 17 | 1142 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 | |
|
Spain U21
|
UEFA U21 Championship | Midfielder | 6 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2016 / 2017
| Team | League | Pos | Apps | Mins | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Borussia Dortmund
|
All competitions | Midfielder | 11 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Bundesliga | Midfielder | 8 | 292 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | ||
| DFB Pokal | Midfielder | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | ||
| International Champions Cup | Midfielder | 2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent Appearances
| Date | Match | Mins | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 26 |
Spain
0–0
 Cape Verde Islands
|
23 | 6.5 | ||
| 04 Jun 26 |
Spain
1–1
 Iraq
|
22 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 30 May 26 |
 Paris Saint Germain
1–1
Arsenal
|
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| 24 May 26 |
 Crystal Palace
1–2
Arsenal
|
28 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 25 Jan 26 |
Arsenal
2–3
 Manchester United
|
32 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 20 Jan 26 |
 Inter
1–3
Arsenal
|
90 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 17 Jan 26 |
 Nottingham Forest
0–0
Arsenal
|
33 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 14 Jan 26 |
 Chelsea
2–3
Arsenal
|
22 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 11 Jan 26 |
 Portsmouth
1–4
Arsenal
|
90 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 08 Jan 26 |
Arsenal
0–0
 Liverpool
|
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| 03 Jan 26 |
 Bournemouth
2–3
Arsenal
|
10 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 30 Dec 25 |
Arsenal
4–1
 Aston Villa
|
73 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 27 Dec 25 |
Arsenal
2–1
 Brighton
|
90 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 23 Dec 25 |
Arsenal
1–1
Crystal Palace
|
90 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 20 Dec 25 |
 Everton
0–1
Arsenal
|
9 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 13 Dec 25 |
Arsenal
2–1
 Wolves
|
32 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 10 Dec 25 |
 Club Brugge KV
0–3
Arsenal
|
90 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 06 Dec 25 |
Aston Villa
2–1
Arsenal
|
45 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 03 Dec 25 |
Arsenal
2–0
 Brentford
|
90 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 30 Nov 25 |
Chelsea
1–1
Arsenal
|
90 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
Transfer History
| Date | From | To | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | → | € 32M | ||
| Jan 2018 | → | € 7M | ||
| Jul 2017 | → | Loan | ||
| Jul 2016 | → | € 3.8M |
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