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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
Mikel Merino
Percentile rankings — vs Cen. Midfielders in Premier League
Minutes played: 1007
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
0%
Start rate
0
Avg mins
0%
vs Top 6
12
Injuries
Match-by-match
League start
European start
Sub
Unused
Goal
xG timeline
Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality.
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Goals
xG
Shot map
Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
4 Goals
4.6 xG
21 Shots
19.0% Conv.
4
Goals
4.6
xG
21
Shots
19.0%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
| Season | League | GP | G | xG | xA | Shots | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | EPL | 21 | 4 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 21 | -0.6 |
| 2024/2025 | EPL | 28 | 7 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 38 | +0.1 |
| 2023/2024 | La_Liga | 32 | 5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 30 | +1.2 |
| 2022/2023 | La_Liga | 33 | 2 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 42 | -2.8 |
| 2021/2022 | La_Liga | 34 | 3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 45 | -2.0 |
| 2020/2021 | La_Liga | 26 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 33 | -2.3 |
| 2019/2020 | La_Liga | 36 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 44 | +2.2 |
| 2018/2019 | La_Liga | 29 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 24 | +0.2 |
| 2017/2018 | EPL | 24 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 16 | +0.5 |
| 2016/2017 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5 | -0.5 |
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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
| Date | From | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2024 | Real Sociedad | Arsenal | fee | € 32M |
| 12 Jul 2018 | Newcastle | Real Sociedad | fee | € 12M |
| 03 Jan 2018 | Borussia Dortmund | Newcastle | fee | € 7M |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Borussia Dortmund | Newcastle | loan | |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Osasuna | Borussia Dortmund | fee | € 3.8M |
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
12 recorded injuries
| Type | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Knock | 23 Apr 2025 | 5 days |
| Knee Injury | 30 Nov 2024 | 3 days |
| Concussion | 07 Nov 2024 | 2 days |
| Shoulder Injury | 29 Aug 2024 | 4 weeks, 4 days |
| Hamstring | 18 Jan 2023 | 3 weeks, 1 days |
| Calf Injury | 26 Nov 2021 | 3 weeks |
| Back Injury | 08 Apr 2021 | 8 weeks |
| Calf/Shin Injury | 01 Feb 2020 | 4 days |
| Thigh Injury | 30 Sep 2018 | 7 weeks, 5 days |
| Knock | 25 Apr 2018 | 1 week, 2 days |
| Unknown | 17 Dec 2017 | 1 week, 3 days |
| Back Injury | 29 Oct 2017 | 3 weeks, 5 days |
International
National team appearances and goals.
Spain
23 caps
11 goals
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
| Date | Window | Opponent | Competition | Role | Mins | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | 2025 November Window | Türkiye | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 2025 November Window | Georgia | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 2025 October Window | Bulgaria | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 2025 October Window | Georgia | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 Sep 2025 | 2025 September Window | Türkiye | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 3 | 0 |
| 04 Sep 2025 | 2025 September Window | Bulgaria | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| 08 Jun 2025 | 2024-25 Nations League | Portugal | Nations League | SUB | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 05 Jun 2025 | 2024-25 Nations League | France | Nations League | START | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 Mar 2025 | 2024-25 Nations League | Netherlands | Nations League | SUB | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 2024-25 Nations League | Netherlands | Nations League | SUB | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 2024-25 Nations League | Denmark | Nations League | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | 2024-25 Nations League | Serbia | Nations League | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | 2024-25 Nations League | Denmark | Nations League | SUB | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2024 | 2024-07 International | England | Euro | SUB | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 09 Jul 2024 | 2024-07 International | France | Euro | SUB | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 05 Jul 2024 | 2024-07 International | Germany | Euro | SUB | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 2024 June Window | Georgia | Euro | SUB | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2024 | 2024 June Window | Albania | Euro | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Jun 2024 | 2024 June Window | Croatia | Euro | SUB | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 08 Jun 2024 | 2024 June Window | Northern Ireland | Friendlies | SUB | 29 | 0 | 1 |
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