Mikel Merino plays as a midfielder and is listed with Spain nationality. Mikel Merino was born on 22 June 1996 and is 30 years old. The recorded height is 188 cm. The current club on record is Arsenal, where the shirt number is 23.
The 2026 season spans 3 competitions in our data, with 15 appearances, 2 goals and 0 assists overall. World Cup, with Spain: 8 appearances, 2 goals, 0 assists and 210 minutes. For Arsenal in the Premier League: 6 appearances, 0 goals and 0 assists, plus 91 minutes played and 1 yellow card. In the Champions League for Arsenal, the line reads 1 appearance, 0 goals, 0 assists and 65 minutes. Goals per appearance in 2026: 0.13.
Current-season numbers are as of 14 October 2026.
Looking back over the previous seasons held: In 2025/26, Arsenal: 30 appearances, 6 goals, 3 assists. 2024/25: 42 appearances, 9 goals and 5 assists for Arsenal. 2023/24: 8 goals and 5 assists from 45 appearances, for Real Sociedad. 2022/23: 3 goals from 36 appearances, for Real Sociedad. In 2021/22, Real Sociedad: 37 appearances, 3 goals. In 2024/25, the high mark of 9 goals came from 42 appearances. The most appearances in a single season of our records came in 2023/24: 45 appearances. Across all 11 seasons in our competition records (2016/17 to 2026), the totals are 333 appearances and 44 goals. Across all seasons in our records the figure is 0.13 goals per appearance.
Club spells listed here: 7 spells, beginning with Osasuna B in 2013. Osasuna B, 2013 to 2014: 0 goals in 5 appearances. A spell with Osasuna: 2014 to 2016, 63 appearances and 5 goals. Dortmund, 2016 to 2017: 8 appearances and 0 goals. Newcastle, in 2017: 0 goals in 7 appearances. A spell with Newcastle: 2017 to 2018, 17 appearances and 1 goal. Real Sociedad, 2018 to 2024: 190 appearances and 20 goals. Arsenal, 2024 to the present: 11 goals in 56 appearances. Across the club spells with figures, the record adds up to 346 appearances and 37 goals. Real Sociedad gave the longest spell, 2018 to 2024. For Spain U19, the record shows 12 appearances and 1 goal (2014 to 2015). With Spain U21, 4 goals came in 20 appearances (2016 to 2019). Spain, from 2020: 55 appearances and 15 goals. For Spain U23, the record shows 6 appearances and 1 goal (in 2021).
On the 2026 scoring list for UEFA Nations League, Mikel Merino is ranked 8th with 3 goals.