Players / Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino
Arsenal

Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino Zazón

Midfielder · Arsenal. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionMID Age30 ClubArsenal Market value€25mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-03
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubArsenalPremier League
PositionMidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth30 years old
NationalitySpainPamplona
National teamSpainCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€25mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-03
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height189 cm83 kg
Shirt number#23Arsenal
Performance
Season stats

Premier League · 2026

Arsenal · Midfielder

Appearances40 starts
Minutes514 substitute entries
Rating6.67provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots11 on target
Passing9436 passes · 0 key
Defensive work00 interceptions · 0 blocks
Duels won50%7 of 14
Dribble success80%4 of 5
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Mikel Merino

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

ÉdersonÉdersonAtalanta · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 51 min / 2026 · 327 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikel Merino and Éderson — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikel MerinoÉderson
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A
Team in this sampleArsenalAtalanta
Minutes51327
Appearances44
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.28 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9020.55 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 9020.55 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RonaldoRonaldoInternacional · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 51 min / 2026 · 548 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikel Merino and Ronaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikel MerinoRonaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleArsenalInternacional
Minutes51548
Appearances412
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.16 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9030.49 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 90193.12 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

ShaylonShaylonMirassol · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 51 min / 2026 · 1,049 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikel Merino and Shaylon — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikel MerinoShaylon
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleArsenalMirassol
Minutes511,049
Appearances421
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.09 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9020.17 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 90161.37 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 9090.77 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Alex SantanaAlex SantanaCorinthians · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 51 min / 2026 · 17 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikel Merino and Alex Santana — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikel MerinoAlex Santana
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleArsenalCorinthians
Minutes5117
Appearances41
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

AbnerAbnerClub not recorded · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 51 min / 2026 · 0 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikel Merino and Abner — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikel MerinoAbner
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueLigue 2
Team in this sampleArsenalDunkerque
Minutes510
Appearances40
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Bruno GuimarãesBruno GuimarãesArsenal · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile63match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 51 min / 2026 · 64 min

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  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikel Merino and Bruno Guimarães — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikel MerinoBruno Guimarães
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League
Team in this sampleArsenalArsenal
Minutes5164
Appearances42
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 901— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 901— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€32mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€32MReal Sociedad → Arsenal

Latest recorded move: Real Sociedad → Arsenal · 27 Aug 2024, with terms recorded as €32M. The player was 28.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202427 Aug 2024Real Sociedad → ArsenalTransfer€32M28
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Arsenal · Premier League

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferReal Sociedad → Arsenal

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Pamplona, Spain

Value & contract

Market value

€25m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-03

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Mikel Merino in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityMikel Merino ZazónHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubArsenalHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionPremier LeagueHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionMidfielderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours4 updates · 7 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Attacking MidfielderMidfielder

API-Football current squad
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderAttacking Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
4 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€16m€16.5m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€16.5m€16m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.