PLAYER PROFILE · ARSENAL · MIDFIELDER
Mikel Merino
Rarely starts. Only 31 of 80 club matches last season. Skip unless team news shifts.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
▼ behind last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.90
▲ up on last yr
APPS
1
0 starts
MINUTES
14
14 / game
SHOTS
1
1 / game
2025/2635 APPS · 6 G · 3 A · 6.8 RATING · 2,006 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Arsenal | 35 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2,006 | 6.83 |
| 2024/25 | Arsenal | 45 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2,636 | 7.09 |
| 2023/24 |  Real Sociedad | 45 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3,599 | 7.30 |
RECENT FORM · LAST 100 OF 10 STARTED
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LAST PLAYED
7 days ago
Off the bench 14' vs Coventry
NEXT MATCH · IN 3 DAYS
@ Aston Villa
Mon 20:00 · EPL
OVERVIEW
Mikel Merino plays as a midfielder for Arsenal. Merino wears the number 23 shirt for Arsenal and number 6 for Spain.
Last season Mikel Merino played 35 times for Arsenal, starting 21 of them, with 14 substitute appearances, averaging 57 minutes a match across all competitions. They scored 6 goals and made 3 assists in that time. Recently they have not started any of the last 5 Arsenal matches. Arsenal's next match is against Aston Villa in the EPL on Mon 31 Aug, 20:00.
START LIKELIHOODFAN PREDICTIONS
5%of Arsenal XIs for this match include Merino
Most fans do not have Merino starting against Aston Villa.
From 21 fan predictions. This is what fans expect, not a team sheet. Official lineups are published about an hour before kickoff.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Premier League
0% 0/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · @ ASTON VILLA · IN 3 DAYS
Will Merino start against Aston Villa?
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