PLAYER PROFILE · ARSENAL · MIDFIELDER
Mikel Merino
A squad option, starting 2 of 6 games this season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
1
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
7.09
▲ up on last yr
APPS
6
2 starts
MINUTES
206
34 / game
SHOTS
4
0.7 / 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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 7.09 |
| 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 |
Before Brighton · Sat 3pm
“Mikel Merino, who is captaining the side tonight, Noni Madueke, Ebere Eze and Viktor Gyokeres are also coming off the bench to start tonight's clash at Portman Road.”
Arteta, Thu 3:02am · arsenal.com ↗RECENT FORM · LAST 102 OF 10 STARTED
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LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Started 90' vs Ipswich
NEXT MATCH · IN 2 DAYS
@ Brighton
Sat 15:00 · 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 started 2 of the last 5 Arsenal matches. Arsenal's next match is against Brighton in the EPL on Sat 19 Sept, 15:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Premier League
0% 0/4
League Cup
100% 1/1
UEFA Champions League
100% 1/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · @ BRIGHTON · IN 2 DAYS
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Will Merino start against Brighton?
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