Mikel Merino
Arsenal187 cm
Height
23
Shirt
28 years
Jun 22, 1996
Left
Preferred foot
SpainCountry
€55M
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
DM
CM
AM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches51%Shot attempts81%Goals92%
Chances created48%Aerial duels won99%Defensive actions84%
Premier League 2024/2025
4
Goals1
Assists9
Started18
Matches874
Minutes played7.05
Rating2
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
yesterday
West Ham United0-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4
Feb 15
Leicester City0-2
21
2
0
0
0
8.5
Feb 5
Newcastle United2-0
29
0
0
0
0
6.0
Feb 2
Manchester City5-1
6
0
0
0
0
-
Jan 29
Girona1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.7
Jan 22
Dinamo Zagreb3-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Jan 18
Aston Villa2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.8
Jan 15
Tottenham Hotspur2-1
3
0
0
0
0
-
Jan 12
Manchester United4-6
73
0
0
0
0
6.6
Jan 7
Newcastle United0-2
0
0
0
0
0
-
Arsenalyesterday
Premier League
West Ham United
0-1
90’
6.4
Feb 15
Premier League
Leicester City
0-2
21’
8.5
Feb 5
EFL Cup
Newcastle United
2-0
29’
6.0
Feb 2
Premier League
Manchester City
5-1
6’
-
Jan 29
Champions League
Girona
1-2
90’
7.7
2024/2025Season shot map
Shot accuracy: 45%- 20Shots
- 4Goals
- 3.19xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.47xG0.82xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 874
Shooting
Goals
4
Expected goals (xG)
3.19
xG on target (xGOT)
4.50
Non-penalty xG
3.19
Shots
20
Shots on target
9
Passing
Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.81
Successful passes
302
Pass accuracy
79.9%
Accurate long balls
6
Long ball accuracy
60.0%
Chances created
10
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
20.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
5
Dribble success
71.4%
Touches
539
Touches in opposition box
51
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
12
Defending
Tackles won
13
Tackles won %
56.5%
Duels won
76
Duels won %
49.7%
Aerial duels won
36
Aerial duels won %
55.4%
Interceptions
12
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
25
Recoveries
58
Possession won final 3rd
16
Dribbled past
11
Discipline
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches51%Shot attempts81%Goals92%
Chances created48%Aerial duels won99%Defensive actions84%
Career
Club
Season
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
28 4 | ||
242 27 | ||
8 0 | ||
17 1 | ||
9 0 | ||
67 8 | ||
National team | ||
31 2 | ||
5 1 | ||
16 1 | ||
8 1 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Spain
International1
UEFA Nations League A(22/23)
1
EURO(2024 Germany)
Real Sociedad
Spain1
Copa del Rey(19/20)
Spain U21
International1
EURO U21(2019 Italy)
Spain U19
International1
UEFA U19 Championship(2015 Greece)