Mikel Merino

#23 · Age 28 (22 Jun 1996) · 188 cm · Left-footed · Spain international · €26M · Contract until 2028

12 apps1160 min

Mikel Merino produced 5 goals and 1 assist in 12 appearances this season. A regular starter — 12 of 12 appearances from the first whistle. Finishing in line with his chances (6.0 non-penalty xG).

Goals

0.39 /90

Assists

0.08 /90

6.01

0.47 /90

npxG

6.01

0.47 /90

Non-pen goals

0.39 /90

Shots

1.94 /90

Key passes

1.09 /90

Career — season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	xG	npxG	Sh	KP
2025/26	Arsenal	22	17	1035	4	3	3.18	3.18	22	12
2024/25	Arsenal	12	12	1160	5	1	6.01	6.01	25	14
Career (2 seasons)		34	29	2195	9	4	9.19	9.19	47	26

League play only, across all leagues in the dataset (cups and international tournaments excluded).

Goals — match by match

Per-90 percentile rank vs Premier League

Similar players — closest per-90 profile

Cosine similarity over per-90 percentile profile, within the same position group.

Percentiles computed across qualified league players (600+ minutes).

All players

Mikel Merino

Arsenal · MF

#23 · Age 28 (22 Jun 1996) · 188 cm · Left-footed · Spain international · €26M · Contract until 2028

12 apps1160 min

Mikel Merino produced 5 goals and 1 assist in 12 appearances this season. A regular starter — 12 of 12 appearances from the first whistle. Finishing in line with his chances (6.0 non-penalty xG).

Goals

0.39 /90

Assists

0.08 /90

6.01

0.47 /90

npxG

6.01

0.47 /90

Non-pen goals

0.39 /90

Shots

1.94 /90

Key passes

1.09 /90

Career — season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	xG	npxG	Sh	KP
2025/26	Arsenal	22	17	1035	4	3	3.18	3.18	22	12
2024/25	Arsenal	12	12	1160	5	1	6.01	6.01	25	14
Career (2 seasons)		34	29	2195	9	4	9.19	9.19	47	26

League play only, across all leagues in the dataset (cups and international tournaments excluded).

Goals — match by match

Per-90 percentile rank vs Premier League

Similar players — closest per-90 profile

Cosine similarity over per-90 percentile profile, within the same position group.

Percentiles computed across qualified league players (600+ minutes).