Mikel Merino

Midfielder30 yearsSpainSpain188 cmLeft foot

ArsenalBorn 22 Jun 1996

Career totalsSept 2020 – Oct 2026

Appearances
315
Starts
218
Minutes
20,028
Avg rating
7.07
Rated apps
295

Attacking

Goals
42
Assists
34
Shots
348
Shots on target
129
Shots off target
131
Blocked shots
88
Big chances created
52
Key passes
257

Passing

Passes
10645
Accurate passes
8355
Crosses
153
Accurate crosses
36
Long balls
738
Accurate long balls
397

Duels

Dribbles
199
Duels won
2002
Aerials won
871
Dispossessed
305

Defending

Tackles
520
Interceptions
190
Clearances
335
Ball recoveries
214

General

Touches
14544
Possession lost
3290
Fouls
505
Fouled
432
Offsides
35
Yellow cards
48
Red cards
2

Goalkeeping

Saves
0

Per 90 minutes

Per 90 minutes played, over 20,028 minutes in 315 appearances. The same figures as the career card above, divided by time on the pitch.

Attacking

Goals
0.19
Assists
0.15
Shots
1.56
Shots on target
0.58
Shots off target
0.59
Blocked shots
0.40
Big chances created
0.23
Key passes
1.16

Passing

Passes
47.84
Accurate passes
37.55
Crosses
0.69
Accurate crosses
0.16
Long balls
3.32
Accurate long balls
1.78

Duels

Dribbles
0.89
Duels won
9.00
Aerials won
3.91
Dispossessed
1.37

Defending

Tackles
2.34
Interceptions
0.85
Clearances
1.50
Ball recoveries
0.96

General

Touches
65.36
Possession lost
14.78
Fouls
2.27
Fouled
1.94
Offsides
0.16

Goalkeeping

Saves
0.00

Goals by match

298 appearances · showing the most recent 60

Venue
Appearances
Matches
Competitionsall 13
Seasonsall 32

One bar per appearance, oldest first. The dashed line is the mean of the 298 appearances in this selection — 0.1. Bars above it are drawn in the accent colour.

Arsenal with and without Mikel Merino

84 matches with him · 32 without · his time at the club

Matches
Competitionsall 3
Seasonsall 9

A split by appearances is an association, not a measurement. A player does not choose the matches he misses, and the ones he misses are often the ones he was rested for. Treat a difference as a question worth asking, not as an answer.

  • Fouls

    +0.4
    With
    10.584 m
    Without
    10.132 m

  • Throw-ins

    -1.7
    With
    15.984 m
    Without
    17.632 m

  • Shots

    +1.3
    With
    14.884 m
    Without
    13.432 m

  • Shots on target

    +1.0
    With
    5.484 m
    Without
    4.532 m

  • Tackles

    -0.9
    With
    14.684 m
    Without
    15.532 m

  • Saves

    -0.1
    With
    1.984 m
    Without
    2.032 m

  • Interceptions

    -0.2
    With
    6.584 m
    Without
    6.732 m

  • Offsides

    +0.4
    With
    2.182 m
    Without
    1.726 m

  • Corners

    +0.4
    With
    6.084 m
    Without
    5.732 m

  • Cards

    +0.4
    With
    1.779 m
    Without
    1.331 m

  • Dribbles

    +1
    With
    7.984 m
    Without
    6.932 m

  • Goal kicks

    -1.0
    With
    5.484 m
    Without
    6.432 m

Rating form8

  1. 9/9
  2. 12/9
  3. 15/9
  4. 19/9
  5. 26/9
  6. 29/9
  7. 3/10
  8. 6/10

Matches, oldest to newest · dashed line is the career average of 7.07

Goals by month11

  1. Nov
  2. Dec
  3. Jan
  4. Feb
  5. Mar
  6. Apr
  7. May
  8. Jun
  9. Jul
  10. Aug
  11. Sep
  12. Oct

Recent appearances10

295 of 315 career appearances carry a rating. Unrated matches print —.