Profile of Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino Zazon
29
years
Spain
78
kgs
Mid
position
189
cms
23
shirt number
59.41
M.€
87
ELO
Born on 22 June 1996 in Pamplona (Navarra)
Personal data
Country of birth
Spain Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Southern Europe
Career details
Status
Very high
Current club
Arsenal
Current competition
Premier League
Previous club
Real Sociedad
Previous competition
LaLiga
Historic team
Real Sociedad
Historical competition
LaLiga
Last number
23
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
6, 8, 20, 17, 14, 16
Form in last matches
15'
4.9 Pts.
90'
8.0 Pts.
90'
6.4 Pts.
79'
8.4 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
0%
Wins
Position on the pitch
Main position
Midfielder
96%
Other positions
- Defensive midfielder 4%
CM
CDM
Attributes
73
pace
74
shot
81
pass
79
Dribbling
66
defence
81
physical
Rating progression
87
▲ 4
14
14
16
17
18
24
Highest value in career
88 (2025)
Rankings
General
230º
Age
18º
By country
10º
By position
53º
MF
By position
35º
CM
Evolution of market value
59 M€
▲ 17.3
14
14
16
17
18
24
Highest value in career
59M (2025)
Rankings
General
146º
Age
14º
By country
13º
By position
46º
MF
By position
36º
CM
Contract information
Provider
Adidas
Agent
Bahía Internacional
Start of contract
27/08/2024
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
25/06/2029
Last signing
27/08/2024
Buy-out clause
30M€
Total transfer window transactions
55M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24/25
27/08/2024
|
|
|
32M
Transfer
|
|
18/19
12/07/2018
|
|
|
12M
Transfer
|
|
17/18
01/07/2018
|
|
|
7M
Transfer
|
|
18/19
30/06/2018
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
17/18
28/07/2017
|
|
|
3M
Loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 65M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 30 |
10
▲
|
0.33
▲
|
85
▲
|
| Last 6 months | 31 |
10
▲
|
0.32
▲
|
84
▲
|
| Last 365 days | 55 |
12
▲
|
0.22
▲
|
83
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 156 |
24
▲
|
0.15
▲
|
83
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 259 |
32
▲
|
0.12
▲
|
82
▲
|
| Career | 454 |
52
▲
|
0.11
▲
|
76
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 2636' | 28 | 6.5 | 83 |
|
|
28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1581' | 28 | 6.5 | 83 | |
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 817' | 28 | 6.3 | 84 | |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 165' | 28 | 5.1 | 81 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73' | 28 | 5 | 82 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 3585' | 27 | 7.1 | 84 |
|
|
2022/23 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 3173' | 26 | 6.7 | 81 |
|
|
2021/22 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 3682' | 25 | 6.9 | 81 |
|
|
2019/20 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 3703' | 24 | 7 | 75 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 242 | 219 | 19408' | 27 | 58 |
|
|
2 | 67 | 58 | 5080' | 8 | 24 |
|
|
1 | 44 | 29 | 2636' | 9 | 5 |
|
|
1 | 25 | 15 | 1422' | 1 | 4 |
|
|
1 | 9 | 2 | 309' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 168' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 190 | 172 | 15242' | 20 | 49 |
|
2 | 63 | 54 | 4726' | 5 | 23 |
|
|
2 | 52 | 31 | 2923' | 8 | 8 |
|
6 | 23 | 18 | 1661' | 4 | 4 |
|
3 | 21 | 21 | 1755' | 1 | 3 |
For the national team
35 times at International
6 times at U23
20 times at U21
11 times at U19
4
0.11
3
2
0
Other information
Times called up
41
Matches as a starter
15
Off the bench
20
Debut
3/9/2020
Age on debut
24.2 years old
Last match
8/6/2025
Age in last game
29.0 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 117' | 28 | 5.5 | 87 |
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 117' | 28 | 5.5 | 87 | |
|
|
2024 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 438' | 28 | 5.3 | 84 |
|
|
2023 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 459' | 27 | 5.8 | 82 |
|
|
2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 71' | 25 | 4.4 | 80 |
|
2021 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 351' | 25 | 6.1 | 80 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 35 | 15 | 1469' | 4 | 2 |
|
4 | 16 | 11 | 1065' | 1 | 4 |
|
1 | 8 | 7 | 566' | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 351' | 1 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 16 | 8 | 736' | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 9 | 9 | 809' | 1 | 2 |
|
1 | 7 | 1 | 146' | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 7 | 2 | 256' | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 6 | 5 | 373' | 1 | 1 |
Titles
-
German cup winner -
European Under-19 champion -
European Under-21 champion -
Spanish cup winner
-
Second place at the Olympic Games
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
50 matches
03 MAY. 25
28 years
Debut in category
30 OCT. 24
28 years
First team goal
27 OCT. 24
28 years
Debut for team
01 OCT. 24
28 years
Debut in category
15 JUN. 24
27 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
10 Pts.
84'
2
9.9 Pts.
90'
9.7 Pts.