Mikel Merino #23
Midfielder
Central midfielder
Spain
Premier League 2026/27 · 8 apps
Club
- Age
- 30 years
- born 22 June 1996
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2028
- At the club since
- Aug 2024
- from Real Sociedad
- Matches this season
- 17
- 489 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 0.73 | |
| Champions League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 0.65 | 1.38 |
| Carabao Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.10 | 0.13 | 4.00 |
| World Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6.94 | 0.80 | 3.67 |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6.79 | 2.31 | 2.68 |
Friendlies apart: 1 match, 28 min. Not counted above.
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.78 across 18 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating24 Oct · vs Everton (H) 2–0 · 6.60
24 OctPremier League
Everton home
W 2–0
68′
6.60
21 OctChampions League
FC Bayern München away
D 2–2
5′
6.48
18 OctPremier League
Nottingham Forest away
W 1–0
24′
6.69
13 OctChampions League
LOSC Lille home
W 3–0
65′
6.73
10 OctPremier League
Leeds United home
W 2–1
6′
6.43
All 101 matches
19 SepPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
L 0–3
30′
6.33
15 SepCarabao Cup
Ipswich Town away
W 4–2
90′
1G 1A
8.10
12 SepPremier League
Sunderland away
W 2–0
5′
6.23
9 SepChampions League
Napoli away
W 1–0
65′
6.98
6 SepPremier League
Chelsea home
W 2–1
13′
6.44
31 AugPremier League
Aston Villa away
W 1–0
19′
6.93
21 AugPremier League
Coventry City home
W 3–0
14′
6.76
12 AugClub friendlies
Como home
W 1–1
28′
6.72
19 JulWorld Cup
Argentina neutral
W 1–0
45′
6.70
14 JulWorld Cup
France neutral
W 2–0
12′
6.74
10 JulWorld Cup
Belgium neutral
W 2–1
4′
1G
7.38
6 JulWorld Cup
Portugal neutral
W 1–0
5′
1G
7.26
2 JulWorld Cup
Austria neutral
W 3–0
19′
6.61
2025/26
27 JunWorld Cup
Uruguay neutral
W 1–0
60′
6.59
24 MayPremier League
Crystal Palace away
W 2–1
28′
6.27
25 JanPremier League
Manchester United home
L 2–3
32′
1G
7.43
20 JanChampions League
Inter away
W 3–1
90′
6.18
17 JanPremier League
Nottingham Forest away
D 0–0
33′
6.78
14 JanCarabao Cup
Chelsea away
W 3–2
22′
7.30
11 JanFA Cup
Portsmouth away
W 4–1
90′
7.27
3 JanPremier League
AFC Bournemouth away
W 3–2
10′
6.91
30 DecPremier League
Aston Villa home
W 4–1
73′
7.13
27 DecPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion home
W 2–1
90′
6.83
23 DecCarabao Cup
Crystal Palace home
W 1–1
120′
6.45
20 DecPremier League
Everton away
W 1–0
2′
13 DecPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers home
W 2–1
32′
6.52
10 DecChampions League
Club Brugge away
W 3–0
90′
6.80
6 DecPremier League
Aston Villa away
L 1–2
46′
6.38
3 DecPremier League
Brentford home
W 2–0
90′
1G 1A
8.37
30 NovPremier League
Chelsea away
D 1–1
90′
1G
7.52
26 NovChampions League
FC Bayern München home
W 3–1
90′
6.36
23 NovPremier League
Tottenham Hotspur home
W 4–1
88′
1A
7.47
8 NovPremier League
Sunderland away
D 2–2
90′
1A
6.75
4 NovChampions League
Slavia Praha away
W 3–0
90′
2G
8.55
1 NovPremier League
Burnley away
W 2–0
44′
6.46
29 OctCarabao Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion home
W 2–0
90′
6.91
26 OctPremier League
Crystal Palace home
W 1–0
8′
6.49
21 OctChampions League
Atlético de Madrid home
W 4–0
7′
6.69
18 OctPremier League
Fulham away
W 1–0
28′
6.65
4 OctPremier League
West Ham United home
W 2–0
11′
6.41
1 OctChampions League
Olympiacos F.C. home
W 2–0
58′
7.13
28 SepPremier League
Newcastle United away
W 2–1
20′
1G
7.40
24 SepCarabao Cup
Port Vale away
W 2–0
71′
6.98
21 SepPremier League
Manchester City home
D 1–1
46′
6.65
16 SepChampions League
Athletic Club away
W 2–0
90′
6.83
13 SepPremier League
Nottingham Forest home
W 3–0
90′
6.87
31 AugPremier League
Liverpool away
L 0–1
70′
6.53
17 AugPremier League
Manchester United away
W 1–0
7′
6.39
6 AugClub friendlies
Villarreal home
L 2–3
90′
6.92
31 JulClub friendlies
Tottenham Hotspur home
L 0–1
13′
6.44
27 JulClub friendlies
Newcastle United home
W 3–2
69′
1G
7.05
23 JulClub friendlies
AC Milan home
W 1–0
24′
6.80
2024/25
25 MayPremier League
Southampton away
W 2–1
90′
6.99
11 MayPremier League
Liverpool away
D 2–2
79′
1G
7.24
7 MayChampions League
Paris Saint Germain away
L 1–2
90′
6.79
3 MayPremier League
AFC Bournemouth home
L 1–2
16′
6.58
29 AprChampions League
Paris Saint Germain home
L 0–1
90′
7.22
20 AprPremier League
Ipswich Town away
W 4–0
57′
1A
7.54
16 AprChampions League
Real Madrid away
W 2–1
90′
2A
8.58
12 AprPremier League
Brentford home
D 1–1
15′
6.84
8 AprChampions League
Real Madrid home
W 3–0
90′
1G
7.70
5 AprPremier League
Everton away
D 1–1
90′
7.45
1 AprPremier League
Fulham home
W 2–1
90′
1G
7.64
16 MarPremier League
Chelsea home
W 1–0
90′
1G
7.65
12 MarChampions League
PSV home
D 2–2
64′
6.81
9 MarPremier League
Manchester United away
D 1–1
90′
6.99
4 MarChampions League
PSV away
W 7–1
77′
1G 1A
8.31
26 FebPremier League
Nottingham Forest away
D 0–0
90′
6.78
22 FebPremier League
West Ham United home
L 0–1
90′
6.80
15 FebPremier League
Leicester City away
W 2–0
21′
2G
8.39
5 FebCarabao Cup
Newcastle United away
L 0–2
29′
6.70
2 FebPremier League
Manchester City home
W 5–1
6′
6.39
29 JanChampions League
Girona away
W 2–1
90′
7.25
18 JanPremier League
Aston Villa home
D 2–2
90′
6.73
15 JanPremier League
Tottenham Hotspur home
W 2–1
9′
6.37
12 JanFA Cup
Manchester United home
L 1–1
73′
6.83
4 JanPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
D 1–1
90′
1A
6.77
1 JanPremier League
Brentford away
W 3–1
78′
1G
7.74
27 DecPremier League
Ipswich Town home
W 1–0
18′
6.28
21 DecPremier League
Crystal Palace away
W 5–1
10′
6.23
18 DecCarabao Cup
Crystal Palace home
W 3–2
90′
6.87
14 DecPremier League
Everton home
D 0–0
69′
7.10
11 DecChampions League
Monaco home
W 3–0
90′
6.91
8 DecPremier League
Fulham away
D 1–1
16′
6.42
4 DecPremier League
Manchester United home
W 2–0
19′
6.20
26 NovChampions League
Sporting CP away
W 5–1
20′
6.80
23 NovPremier League
Nottingham Forest home
W 3–0
90′
7.00
10 NovPremier League
Chelsea away
D 1–1
19′
7.10
6 NovChampions League
Inter away
L 0–1
45′
6.48
2 NovPremier League
Newcastle United away
L 0–1
61′
7.20
30 OctCarabao Cup
Preston North End away
W 3–0
45′
7.40
27 OctPremier League
Liverpool home
D 2–2
90′
1G
7.10
22 OctChampions League
Shakhtar Donetsk home
W 1–0
45′
6.96
19 OctPremier League
AFC Bournemouth away
L 0–2
81′
7.20
5 OctPremier League
Southampton home
W 3–1
29′
7.20
1 OctChampions League
Paris Saint Germain home
W 2–0
26′
6.70
Transfers
- 27 Aug 2024transfer Real Sociedad Arsenal €32m
- 12 Jul 2018transfer Newcastle United Real Sociedad €12m
- 1 Jul 2018transfer Borussia Dortmund Newcastle United €7m
- 30 Jun 2018end of loan Newcastle United Borussia Dortmund —
- 28 Jul 2017loan Borussia Dortmund Newcastle United —
- 1 Jul 2016transfer Osasuna Borussia Dortmund €3.8m
- 1 Jul 2014transfer Osasuna II Osasuna —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Arsenal Premier League · Champions League · Carabao Cup | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Arsenal Premier League · Champions League · Carabao Cup · FA Cup | 34 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Arsenal Premier League · Champions League · Carabao Cup · FA Cup | 44 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Real Sociedad La Liga · Copa del Rey | 38 | 6 | 5 |