Midfielder
This season
Goals
4
Assists
3
0.27 per 90
Goal involvements
7
0.63 per 90
Minutes
1,007
21 apps
Style & role
Top strength
Goal contrib
94th percentile
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Passing
26th percentile
Percentile vs midfielders · same read as the Stats radar
How he plays
Mikel Merino
Position average
Percentile rank against other midfielders in our tracked dataset. The position average is the 50th percentile on every axis by definition.
How to read it: further from the centre is better. The rings mark the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile; the outer edge is the 100th.
Strongest at goal contrib (94th) and defensive work (76th); passing (26th) is the area to grow.
By the numbers
| Metric | Per 90 | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.36 | 4 |
| Assists | 0.27 | 3 |
| Shots | 1.34 | 15 |
| Key passes | 1.07 | 12 |
| Take-ons won | 0.45 | 5 |
| Tackles + int. | 3.22 | 36 |
| Goal involvements | 0.63 | 7 |
| Minutes | — | 1,007 |
| Appearances | — | 21 |
Form line
WinDrawLossSeason avg 7.1Rating scale 5–10
Every match
DateOpponentResultMinG·AShRating
Latest on Mikel Merino
lead photo 16:9Fitness · 19h ago
Foot Injury
Career arc
Aura Score
70.9
Market value
€25M
Since 2015
▲ €24M
Peak value · 2021
€50M
Value & transfers
€25Mmarket value today
▲ €24M since 2015
Market value is our estimate of what a club would pay to sign him today. The fees below are what clubs actually paid to buy him at each move.
Season by season
CompetitionKey passesAssistsRating
Country406.9
Country—06.9
Total10 apps · 232′406.9
Columns follow position: Key passes & Assists. Rating is minutes-weighted across a season’s competitions. A “—” means we don’t yet hold that detailed stat for the competition.
Trophy case
1×Copa del Rey2019/2021
1×DFB Pokal2016/2017
1×Emirates Cup2025
1×UEFA European Championship2024
1×UEFA Nations League2022/2024
1×UEFA U19 Championship2014/2015
1×UEFA U21 Championship2017/2019
Injury history
2026Foot surgery· Jan 202616 games
2025unknown injury· Apr 20251 game
2025Knock· Jan 20251 game
2024Knee injury· Nov 2024 – Feb 20241 game
2024Shoulder injury· Aug 2024 – Jan 20248 games
2023Calf injury· Nov 2023 – Aug 20232 games
2023Hamstring injury· Jan 2023 – Dec 20234 games
2021Hamstring injury· Nov 2021 – Dec 20216 games
+7 earlier spells on record