Mikel Merino MC

Spain

Arsenal

General Information

ArsenalThe contract expires on June 29, 2028

Total market value€25.00MUpdate: 02/06/2026

Nationality: Spain
Shirt number: 23
Date of birth: 22/06/1996 (30y)
Preferred foot: Left
Height: 189 cm
Position: Center midfield
Contract until: 29 Jun 2028

Market Value

€1.00M · 07/01/2015 · CA Osasuna€1.00M · 30/06/2015 · CA Osasuna€2.00M · 21/02/2016 · CA Osasuna

€3.00M · 21/07/2016 · Borussia Dortmund€3.00M · 06/02/2017 · Borussia Dortmund€2.50M · 18/06/2017 · Borussia Dortmund

€7.00M · 22/10/2017 · Newcastle United€10.00M · 01/01/2018 · Newcastle United€10.00M · 27/05/2018 · Newcastle United

€12.00M · 11/07/2018 · Real Sociedad€8.00M · 20/12/2018 · Real Sociedad€10.00M · 27/02/2019 · Real Sociedad€15.00M · 10/06/2019 · Real Sociedad€20.00M · 19/12/2019 · Real Sociedad€30.00M · 04/03/2020 · Real Sociedad€24.00M · 07/04/2020 · Real Sociedad€35.00M · 22/07/2020 · Real Sociedad€35.00M · 07/10/2020 · Real Sociedad€40.00M · 04/01/2021 · Real Sociedad€40.00M · 09/06/2021 · Real Sociedad€50.00M · 29/12/2021 · Real Sociedad€50.00M · 02/06/2022 · Real Sociedad€50.00M · 06/11/2022 · Real Sociedad€50.00M · 12/06/2023 · Real Sociedad€50.00M · 21/12/2023 · Real Sociedad€50.00M · 06/06/2024 · Real Sociedad

€45.00M · 15/12/2024 · Arsenal€35.00M · 17/03/2025 · Arsenal€35.00M · 29/05/2025 · Arsenal€30.00M · 08/12/2025 · Arsenal€25.00M · 02/06/2026 · Arsenal

Current (2026/06/02)€25.00M

Highest (2024/06/06)€50.00M

Player Attributes

Attacking 65 Creativity 67 Defending 49 Tactical 55 Technical 55

Playing Position

Primary position: Center midfield
Other positions: -
Strengths: Pass; Air confrontation; Defensive participation
Weakness: -

Average Rating

Summary (Last 9 matches)

6.8

Transfer History

SeasonTransferFee

24/25Real Sociedad

Arsenal€32.00M26/08/2024

18/19Newcastle

Real Sociedad€12.00M11/07/2018

17/18Dortmund

Newcastle€7.00M30/06/2018

17/18Newcastle

DortmundEnd of loan29/06/2018

17/18Dortmund

Newcastle€3.00M27/07/2017

15/16Osasuna

Dortmund€3.75M30/06/2016

13/14Osasuna Promesas

OsasunaSigned30/06/2014

12/13Osasuna U19

Osasuna PromesasSigned30/06/2013

11/12CA Osasuna Youth

Osasuna U19Signed30/06/2012

Total transfer fees: €57.75M

Trophies & Titles

Champions League participant4

Europa League participant3

European Under-21 participant2

Champions League runner-up1

English Champion1

English FA Community Shield Winner1

Euro participant1

European Champion1

European Under-19 participant1

German cup winner1

Olympic Games: 2nd Place1

Olympics participant1

Promotion to 1st league1

Spanish cup winner1

Under 19 European Champion1

Under 21 European Champion1

Winner UEFA Nations League1

World Cup participant1

World Cup winner1

International Friendly

04 JUNSpain

1 - 1

Iraq22'00 0 6.3 08 JUNSpain

5 - 1

Northern Ireland29'00 0 7.0 22 MARSpain

0 - 1

Colombia90'00 0 7.3

Mikel Merino Match Stats

Mikel Merino MC

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Champions League participant ×4

Europa League participant ×3

European Under-21 participant ×2

Champions League runner-up ×1

English Champion ×1

English FA Community Shield Winner ×1

Euro participant ×1

European Champion ×1

European Under-19 participant ×1

German cup winner ×1

Olympic Games: 2nd Place ×1

Olympics participant ×1

Promotion to 1st league ×1

Spanish cup winner ×1

Under 19 European Champion ×1

Under 21 European Champion ×1

Winner UEFA Nations League ×1

World Cup participant ×1

World Cup winner ×1