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Mikel Merino

Arsenal
187 cm
Height
23
Shirt
28 years
Jun 22, 1996
Left
Preferred foot
Spain
Country
€55M
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
DM
CM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches64%Shot attempts74%Goals93%
Chances created47%Aerial duels won100%Defensive actions94%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
3
Started
5
Matches
280
Minutes played
7.00
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 18

Switzerland
3-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 15

Denmark
1-2
80
0
0
0
0
7.3

Nov 10

Chelsea
1-1
19
0
0
0
0
7.0

Nov 6

Inter
1-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.0

Nov 2

Newcastle United
1-0
61
0
0
1
0
6.6

Oct 30

Preston North End
0-3
45
0
0
0
0
7.1

Oct 27

Liverpool
2-2
90
1
0
0
0
7.5

Oct 22

Shakhtar Donetsk
1-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.7

Oct 19

AFC Bournemouth
2-0
81
0
0
0
0
6.9

Oct 15

Serbia
3-0
65
0
0
0
0
7.4
Spain

Nov 18

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 4
Switzerland
3-2
Bench

Nov 15

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 4
Denmark
1-2
80’
7.3
Arsenal

Nov 10

Premier League
Chelsea
1-1
19’
7.0

Nov 6

Champions League
Inter
1-0
45’
6.0

Nov 2

Premier League
Newcastle United
1-0
61’
6.6
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 50%
  • 6Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.03xG
2 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.38xG0.88xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 280

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.03
xG on target (xGOT)
1.10
Non-penalty xG
1.03
Shots
6
Shots on target
3

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.31
Successful passes
93
Pass accuracy
76.2%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
66.7%
Chances created
3

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Dribble success
100.0%
Touches
178
Touches in opposition box
11
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
4

Defending

Tackles won
8
Tackles won %
72.7%
Duels won
27
Duels won %
52.9%
Aerial duels won
10
Aerial duels won %
55.6%
Interceptions
6
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
8
Recoveries
17
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
5

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches64%Shot attempts74%Goals93%
Chances created47%Aerial duels won100%Defensive actions94%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

ArsenalAug 2024 - now
9
1
Real SociedadJul 2018 - Aug 2024
242
27
Newcastle UnitedJan 2018 - Jun 2018
8
0
Newcastle United (on loan)Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
17
1
Borussia DortmundJul 2016 - Jul 2017
9
0
OsasunaJul 2014 - Jun 2016
67
8

National team

SpainAug 2020 - now
31
2
Spain U23Jun 2021 - Jun 2024
5
1
Spain U21Sep 2016 - Jul 2019
16
1
Spain U19Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
8
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Spain

International
1
UEFA Nations League A(22/23)
1
EURO(2024 Germany)

Real Sociedad

Spain
1
Copa del Rey(19/20)

Spain U21

International
1
EURO U21(2019 Italy)

Borussia Dortmund

Germany
1
DFB Pokal(16/17)

Spain U19

International
1
UEFA U19 Championship(2015 Greece)