Mikel Merino

#23 · Age 27 (22 Jun 1996) · 188 cm · Left-footed · Spain international · €26M · Contract until 2028

27 apps2485 min

Mikel Merino produced 5 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances this season. A regular starter — 27 of 27 appearances from the first whistle. Clinical in front of goal, beating his non-penalty xG by 1.7.

Goals

0.18 /90

Assists

0.11 /90

3.28

0.12 /90

npxG

3.28

0.12 /90

Non-pen goals

0.18 /90

Shots

1.09 /90

Key passes

0.72 /90

Career — season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	xG	npxG	Sh	KP
2026/27	Arsenal	7	7	115	0	0	0.20	0.20	3	0
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 (3 seasons)		41	36	2310	9	4	9.39	9.39	50	26

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

Goals — match by match

Per-90 percentile rank vs La Liga

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

Real Sociedad ·

#23 · Age 27 (22 Jun 1996) · 188 cm · Left-footed · Spain international · €26M · Contract until 2028

27 apps2485 min

Goals

0.18 /90

Assists

0.11 /90

3.28

0.12 /90

npxG

3.28

0.12 /90

Non-pen goals

0.18 /90

Shots

1.09 /90

Key passes

0.72 /90

Career — season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	xG	npxG	Sh	KP
2026/27	Arsenal	7	7	115	0	0	0.20	0.20	3	0
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 (3 seasons)		41	36	2310	9	4	9.39	9.39	50	26

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

Goals — match by match

Per-90 percentile rank vs La Liga

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).