Mikel Merino

Arsenal

Born on : June 22, 1996 (28 years) at Pamplona

Nationality : Spain

Height : 1m89

Weight : 83 kg

Best foot : Right foot

Number of international caps : 31 (2 goals)

First cap : vs Germany 03/09/2020

First international goal : vs Cyprus 12/09/2023

2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016

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Current season statistics (2024/2025)

1 Goals 0 Assists

6 Victories 3 Losses

12 Played matches 625 Minutes played

1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

LCD

Main position
Centre Midfield	86%
Other positions
Left central defender	1%

Identities

Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino Zazón

Merino's career statisticsLast updated on 21/11/2024 at 09:34

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Nat. cups

International

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2024/2025

Arsenal

280

625

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Arsenal	Champions League	3				2	117	23	33%	2	75%		67%	0%	33%
Arsenal	Premier League	5	1	280	5		280	23	60%	2	56%	1	20%	40%	40%
Arsenal	Carabao Cup	1				1	45	23	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Spain	Nations League A	3				3	183	6	67%	1	50%		67%	33%	0%

2023/2024

Club	Competition													V	D	L
La Real	LaLiga EA Sports	32	5	3	496	23	14	2482	8	84%	8	84%	10	50%	25%	25%
La Real	Champions League	7	2	1	315	6	3	630	8	100%	1	88%	3	43%	29%	29%
La Real	Copa del Rey	6	1	1	484	2	4	484	8	83%	1	86%	2	67%	33%	0%
Spain	Euro Qualifying	4	1	1	234		2	234	6	75%	3	67%	1	100%	0%	0%
Spain	Friendlies	2				1		120	6	50%	3	50%		50%	0%	50%
Spain	Euro	7	1		181	1	3	181	6	14%	6	100%		100%	0%	0%

2022/2023

Club	Competition														V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	33	2	8	1249	31	11	2497	8	85%	5	87%	6	1	55%	21%	24%
La Real	Europa League	7				3	4	541	8	100%	1	88%			57%	14%	29%
La Real	Copa del Rey	3	1		127		2	127	8	67%	1	60%			100%	0%	0%
Spain	Euro Qualifying	2				2	1	136	15	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%
Spain	Nations League A	2				1	1	116	6	50%	1	50%			50%	50%	0%

2021/2022

Club	Competition													V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	34	4	1	723	24	19	2891	8	97%	1	89%	8	50%	29%	21%
La Real	Europa League	6	1		515	8	1	515	8	100%		75%	1	17%	67%	17%
La Real	Copa del Rey	3				6	1	270	8	100%		60%		67%	0%	33%
Spain	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3		1			3	53	20	0%	3	60%		100%	0%	0%
Spain	Nations League A	2				1		23	20	0%	2	100%		50%	0%	50%
Spain Olympic	Rencontres amicales Olympiques	1				1		55	8	100%				0%	100%	0%
Spain Olympic	Olympic Games	5	1		347	2	2	347	8	100%			1	40%	40%	20%

2020/2021

Real Sociedad

1077

1736

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Spain	Nations League A	5				1	2	339	6	80%	2		1	40%	40%	20%
Spain	Friendlies	1					1	45	6	0%	1			0%	100%	0%
La Real	La Liga Santander	26	2	4	1077	22	11	2154	8	96%	2	260%	5	42%	31%	27%
La Real	Europa League	8		2		8	4	693	8	100%			2	25%	50%	25%
La Real	Supercopa	1				1		120	8	100%				0%	100%	0%
La Real	Copa del Rey	1				3		120	8	100%				0%	0%	100%

2019/2020

Club	Competition															V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	36	5	1	628		43	9	3139	8	97%	1	95%	9		44%	22%	33%
La Real	Copa del Rey	7	1		560		5	4	560	8	86%	1	88%	2		100%	0%	0%

2018/2019

Club	Competition														V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	29	3	3	685	29	7	2055	8	83%	6	76%	9	1	38%	24%	38%
La Real	Copa del Rey	3	1		143	2	2	143	8	33%	2	75%			33%	67%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	1					1	90	8	100%					100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship	5				4	1	170	8	20%	4		1		80%	0%	20%

2017/2018

Newcastle

1347

1426

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Newcastle	Premier League	24	1	1	1347	18	5	1347	23	58%	17	63%	4	21%	29%	50%
Newcastle	FA Cup	1				1		79	23	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	1	1	1	70		1	70	8	100%				100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	4	1	1	358	5	1	358	8	100%				100%	0%	0%

2016/2017

Dortmund

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Dortmund	Bundesliga	8				4	2	297	24	25%	13	24%	1	38%	38%	25%
Dortmund	DFB-Pokal	1					1	20	24	0%	3	17%		100%	0%	0%
Dortmund	Champions League								24		3	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	4			1	1	3	360	6	100%	2		1	50%	50%	0%
Spain U-21	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	1	1	68		1		68	15	100%				100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship	2					1	91	14	50%	4		1	100%	0%	0%

2015/2016

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Osasuna	Liga Adelante	34	4		726		30	16	2902	8	94%	2	81%	12	1	50%	24%	26%
Osasuna	Segunda Division Playoffs	4	3	1	118		4	1	353	8	100%		100%	1		100%	0%	0%

2014/2015

Osasuna

1821

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Osasuna	Liga Adelante	29	1	1821	28	8	1821	32	76%	7	69%	9	1	28%	34%	38%
Spain U-19	Rencontres amicales U-19							0		1		1
Spain U-19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	3				2	197	6	67%	1				100%	0%	0%
Spain U-19	Euro U-19	5	1	365	3	3	365	6	100%			1		60%	20%	20%

2013/2014

Total

Notes

Overall

74/100

Physical

12/20

Mental

12/20

Technical

14/20

Offense

13/20

Defense

13/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Central midfielder's Position World Ranking85

Central midfielder's Position National Ranking (Spain)10

Central midfielder's Position League Ranking (Premier League)17

2024's Number of Matches World Ranking>1000

2024's Goals World Ranking>1000

2024's Number of Victories World Ranking>1000

2024's Minimum Losses World Ranking (Min. 30 games played)71

Rankings updated on 14/11/2024

Player's titles

Victories

Copa del Rey	1	2020
DFB-Pokal	1	2017
Euro U-19	1	2015
UEFA U-21 Championship	1	2019
Euro	1	2024
Nations League A	1	2023

Runner-ups

UEFA U-21 Championship	1	2017
Olympic Games	1	2021
Nations League A	1	2021

Rewards

Victories

LaLiga Ideal XI

2023

Transfers

27/08/24 >	Arsenal	32.5 M€
12/07/18 > 27/08/24	Real Sociedad	12 M€
26/07/17 > 12/07/18	Newcastle	10 M€
01/07/16 > 26/07/17	Dortmund	3.8 M€
01/07/14 > 01/07/16	Osasuna	Youth
01/07/13 > 01/07/14	Osasuna B	Youth

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 15/11/2024 at 21:02

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Arsenal	9	1		442	442	1		56%5	44%4	33%3
Dortmund	9				317	1		22%2	44%4	22%2
Spain	31	2	2	715	1430	2		45%14	71%22	13%4
Spain Olympic	6	1		402	402	1		100%6	33%2	17%1
Spain U-19	8	1		562	562	2		88%7	75%6	13%1
Spain U-21	18	3	2	402	1207	3		72%13	83%15	6%1
Newcastle	25	1	1	1426	1426	4		60%15	24%6	48%12
Osasuna	67	8	1	635	5076	22	2	87%58	43%29	30%20
La Real	242	28	24	694	19421	57	2	90%219	48%116	26%62

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Mallorca	14	10	3	1
Cádiz	8	6	1	2
Real Betis	15	4	2	0
Alavés	13	6	0	2
Valencia CF	11	3	1	0
Celta Vigo	11	8	1	1
Osasuna	10	6	2	1
Valladolid	8	4	0	0
Girona	8	3	0	1
Elche	5	4	0	2
Athletic	11	6	0	0
Real Madrid	10	4	3	0
Getafe	10	5	2	2
Sevilla FC	9	3	0	2
Mirandés	6	4	0	0
Huesca	5	3	2	0
Llagostera	4	2	0	0
Villarreal	12	5	2	2
Atlético	10	2	0	1
Granada CF	8	6	2	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
FC Barcelona	13	10	29
Real Madrid	10	5	16
Real Betis	15	5	19
Villarreal	12	5	16
Atlético	10	5	14
Alavés	13	4	13
Athletic	11	4	14
Valencia CF	11	3	5
Sevilla FC	9	3	14
Levante	7	3	8
Getafe	10	3	12
Paris SG	3	2	4
Man United	4	2	5
Celta Vigo	11	2	8
Valladolid	8	2	5
Lugo	3	2	4
Alcorcón	4	2	5
Granada CF	8	2	12
Mirandés	6	2	6
Everton	2	2	2

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2024/2025	Arsenal	44%	33%	9	50%	0%	6	-
2023/2024	La Real	51%	22%	45	13%	25%	8	Extremely positive
2022/2023	La Real	58%	23%	43	63%	25%	8	Very slightly negative
2021/2022	La Real	47%	21%	43	38%	50%	8	Slightly positive
2020/2021	La Real	0%	0%	0	50%	30%	10	-
2019/2020	La Real	46%	28%	79	50%	33%	6	-
2018/2019	La Real	38%	34%	32	20%	30%	10	Very positive
2017/2018	Newcastle	24%	48%	25	44%	50%	16	Very negative
2016/2017	Dortmund	44%	22%	9	55%	19%	42	Slightly negative
2015/2016	Osasuna	55%	24%	38	11%	33%	9	Extremely positive
2014/2015	Osasuna	28%	38%	29	21%	64%	14	Slightly positive
2013/2014	Osasuna B	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

Key figures

Mikel Merino hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 13 away from home matches

He hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 11 matches

Mikel Merino hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 4 away from home matches

He hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 4 matches

The player hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 8 at home matches

He hasn't won in Premier League any of the last 12 away from home matches

The player hasn't won in Premier League any of the last 4 matches

He hasn't lost in Premier League any of the last 6 at home matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Osasuna
23/08/2014	LA	Osasuna - FC Barcelona B	2 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
06/09/2014	LA	Osasuna - Alavés	1 - 3	First loss
21/12/2014	LA	Las Palmas - Osasuna	1 - 2	First goal
28/02/2015	LA	Osasuna - Lugo	0 - 2	First red card
22/05/2016	LA	Osasuna - Numancia	3 - 2	First time scoring 2 goals
Borussia Dortmund
14/10/2016		Dortmund - Hertha Berlin	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
18/02/2017		Dortmund - Wolfsburg	3 - 0	First victory
11/03/2017		Hertha Berlin - Dortmund	2 - 1	First loss
Newcastle United
13/08/2017		Newcastle - Tottenham	0 - 2	First match with the club, first loss
20/08/2017		Huddersfield - Newcastle	1 - 0	First start
26/08/2017		Newcastle - West Ham	3 - 0	First victory
21/10/2017		Newcastle - Crystal Palace	1 - 0	First goal
Real Sociedad
18/08/2018		Villarreal - Real Sociedad	1 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
15/09/2018		Real Sociedad - FC Barcelona	1 - 2	First loss
21/09/2018		Huesca - Real Sociedad	0 - 1	First goal
14/01/2019		Real Sociedad - Espanyol	3 - 2	First red card
Arsenal
01/10/2024		Arsenal - Paris SG	2 - 0	First match with the club, first victory
19/10/2024		Bournemouth - Arsenal	2 - 0	First start, first loss
27/10/2024		Arsenal - Liverpool	2 - 2	First goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/11/2024 at 21:02

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
La Liga	La Liga	190	21	725	20		15218	91%172	2	47%89	25%48	28%53
Copa del Rey	Copa del Rey	23	4	426	1		1704	78%18		74%17	17%4	9%2
Supercopa	Supercopa	1					120	100%1			100%1
La Liga 2	La Liga 2	63	5	945			4723	86%54	2	40%25	29%18	32%20
SDP	Segunda Division Playoffs	4	3	118	1		353	100%4		100%4
Premier League	Premier League	29	2	814	1		1627	59%17		21%6	31%9	48%14
FA Cup	FA Cup	1					79	100%1		100%1
League Cup	League Cup	1					45	100%1		100%1
Bundesliga	Bundesliga	8					297	25%2		38%3	38%3	25%2
DFB-Pokal	DFB-Pokal	1					20			100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	3					165	33%1		33%1	33%1	33%1
Euro	Euro	7	1	181			181	14%1		100%7
Olympic Games	Olympic Games	5	1	347			347	100%5		40%2	40%2	20%1
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3			1		53			100%3
RE	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	2	2	69	1		138	100%2		100%2
UEFA U-21 Championship	UEFA U-21 Championship	7					261	29%2		86%6		14%1
Euro U-19	Euro U-19	5	1	365			365	100%5		60%3	20%1	20%1
UEFAU21CQ	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	9	1	808	1	1	808	100%9		78%7	22%2
RU19	Rencontres amicales U-19
EEU19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	3					197	67%2		100%3
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	6	1	370	1		370	83%5		83%5		17%1
Nations League A	Nations League A	12					661	58%7		50%6	33%4	17%2
RO	Rencontres amicales Olympiques	1					55	100%1			100%1
Champions League	Champions League	10	2	374	1		747	80%8		50%5	20%2	30%3
Europa League	Europa League	21	1	1749	2		1749	100%21		33%7	43%9	24%5

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2024/2025	Arsenal	1	4	19	11	5	4	2	18	12
2023/2024	La Real	1	6	60	38	16	12	10	51	39
2022/2023	La Real	1	4	71	38	21	8	9	51	35
2021/2022	La Real	1	6	62	38	17	11	10	40	37
2020/2021	La Real	1	5	62	38	17	11	10	59	38
2019/2020	La Real	1	6	56	38	16	8	14	56	48
2018/2019	La Real	1	9	50	38	13	11	14	45	46
2017/2018	Newcastle	1	10	44	38	12	8	18	39	47
2016/2017	Dortmund	1	3	64	34	18	10	6	72	40
2015/2016	Osasuna	2	6	64	42	17	13	12	47	40
2014/2015	Osasuna	2	18	45	42	11	12	19	41	60

Last games

Date	Competition	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
November 18, 2024	18/11	Round 6	Spain	3 - 2	Switzerland	On the bench
November 15, 2024	15/11	Round 5	Denmark	1 - 2	Spain	79 Minutes
November 10, 2024	10/11	Round 11	Chelsea	1 - 1	Arsenal	20 Minutes
November 06, 2024	06/11	Round 4	Inter Milan	1 - 0	Arsenal	45 Minutes
November 02, 2024	02/11	Round 10	Newcastle	1 - 0	Arsenal	60 Minutes
October 30, 2024	30/10	Round of 16	Preston NE	0 - 3	Arsenal	45 Minutes
October 27, 2024	27/10	Round 9	Arsenal	2 - 2	Liverpool	90 Minutes	1
October 22, 2024	22/10	Round 3	Arsenal	1 - 0	Shakhtar	45 Minutes
October 19, 2024	19/10	Round 8	Bournemouth	2 - 0	Arsenal	80 Minutes
October 15, 2024	15/10	Round 4	Spain	3 - 0	Serbia	64 Minutes
October 12, 2024	12/10	Round 3	Spain	1 - 0	Denmark	29 Minutes
October 05, 2024	05/10	Round 7	Arsenal	3 - 1	Southampton	30 Minutes
October 01, 2024	01/10	Round 2	Arsenal	2 - 0	Paris SG	27 Minutes
September 28, 2024	28/09	Round 6	Arsenal	4 - 2	Leicester	Absent
September 25, 2024	25/09	3rd round	Arsenal	5 - 1	Bolton	Absent
September 22, 2024	22/09	Round 5	Man City	2 - 2	Arsenal	Absent
September 19, 2024	19/09	Round 1	Atalanta	0 - 0	Arsenal	Absent
September 15, 2024	15/09	Round 4	Tottenham	0 - 1	Arsenal	Absent
September 08, 2024	08/09	Round 2	Switzerland	1 - 4	Spain	Absent
September 05, 2024	05/09	Round 1	Serbia	0 - 0	Spain	Absent
August 31, 2024	31/08	Round 3	Arsenal	1 - 1	Brighton	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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Player's injuries

Bone fracture - Right shoulder

Number of games missed : 11

September 02, 2024

60 Days of unavailability

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