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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
Attacking Midfielder
CM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches67%Shot attempts78%Goals95%
Chances created53%Aerial duels won100%Defensive actions95%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
3
Started
4
Matches
261
Minutes played
7.00
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

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

Oct 12

Denmark
1-0
28
0
0
0
0
6.9

Oct 5

Southampton
3-1
29
0
0
0
0
6.9

Oct 1

Paris Saint-Germain
2-0
26
0
0
0
0
6.8

Jul 14

England
2-1
1
0
0
0
0
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Arsenal

Nov 2

Premier League
Newcastle United
1-0
61’
6.6

Oct 30

EFL Cup
Preston North End
0-3
45’
7.1

Oct 27

Premier League
Liverpool
2-2
90’
7.5

Oct 22

Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk
1-0
45’
6.7

Oct 19

Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
2-0
81’
6.9
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 40%
  • 5Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.92xG
2 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.38xG0.88xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 261

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.92
xG on target (xGOT)
0.88
Non-penalty xG
0.92
Shots
5
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.30
Successful passes
77
Pass accuracy
74.8%
Accurate long balls
3
Long ball accuracy
60.0%
Chances created
3

Possession

Touches
150
Touches in opposition box
10
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
2

Defending

Tackles won
8
Tackles won %
72.7%
Duels won
22
Duels won %
48.9%
Aerial duels won
9
Aerial duels won %
52.9%
Interceptions
5
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
7
Recoveries
15
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
5

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches67%Shot attempts78%Goals95%
Chances created53%Aerial duels won100%Defensive actions95%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

ArsenalAug 2024 - now
7
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
30
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)