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NAME M. Merino
Age 29 (22 Jun 1996)
CURRENT TEAM Arsenal
POSITION M
HEIGHT 188
PREFERRED FOOT Left
Shirt number 23
NATIONAL TEAM

Seasons

Summary

Full Name
M. Merino
Country
Spain
Club
Arsenal
Positions
MC
Age
29
Height
188
Stats Market Value
€27.4M
Stats Index
75.6
Marketability
60.0
Preferred Foot
Left

Skills

Attacking
67
Technical
58
Tactical
58
Defending
51
Creativity
65

This season (2026) & Career stats

8.0

Average rating in World Cup Qual. UEFA

Competition
MP
Goals
Assists
YC
RC
PEN
MIN'
World Cup Qual. UEFA World Cup Qual. UEFA 6 6 - 1 - 1 467
Total 6 6 - 1 - 1 467
Competition
MP
Goals
Assists
YC
RC
PEN
MIN'
2014
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2 29 1 - - - - -
2015
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2 34 4 - 12 1 - 2903
U19 European Championship U19 European Championship 5 1 - 1 - - 369
2016
Bundesliga Bundesliga 8 - - 1 - - 293
DFB Pokal DFB Pokal 1 - - - - - 19
2017
Premier League Premier League 24 1 1 4 - - 1343
FA Cup FA Cup 1 - - - - - 80
U21 European Championship U21 European Championship 2 - - 1 - - 90
2018
LaLiga LaLiga 29 3 3 8 1 2 2060
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 3 1 - - - - 144
2019
LaLiga LaLiga 36 5 1 8 - 1 3144
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 2 1 - 1 - - 210
U21 European Championship U21 European Championship 5 - - 1 - - 167
2020
LaLiga LaLiga 26 2 4 5 - - 2156
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 2 - - 1 - - 210
UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa League 8 - 2 2 - - 695
UEFA Nations League UEFA Nations League 7 - 1 1 - - 366
2021
LaLiga LaLiga 34 3 2 8 - 2 2894
Supercopa de España Supercopa de España 1 - - - - - 120
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 3 - - - - - 270
Olympic Games Olympic Games 5 1 - 1 - - 349
UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa League 6 1 - 1 - - 515
2022
World Cup Qual. UEFA World Cup Qual. UEFA 3 - 1 - - - 54
LaLiga LaLiga 33 2 9 6 1 - 2499
UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa League 7 - - - - - 543
UEFA Nations League UEFA Nations League 2 - - - - - 116
2023
LaLiga LaLiga 32 5 3 10 - - 2485
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 7 2 1 2 - - 630
2024
EURO, Qualification EURO, Qualification 6 1 1 1 - - 372
EURO EURO 7 1 - - - - 177
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 12 2 3 1 - 1 817
Premier League Premier League 28 7 2 2 1 - 1597
UEFA Nations League UEFA Nations League 7 2 - - - - 355
EFL Cup EFL Cup 3 - - - - - 164
2025
Premier League Premier League 21 4 3 1 - - 1007
Emirates Cup Emirates Cup 1 - - - - - 8
EFL Cup EFL Cup 4 - - 1 - - 273
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 7 2 - 3 - - 518
2026
World Cup Qual. UEFA World Cup Qual. UEFA 6 6 - 1 - 1 467

Per 90 minutes stats in the World Cup Qual. UEFA

1.2 Goals per 90'

6 Goals total

0 Assists per 90'

0 Assists total

1.2 G+A per 90'

6 Goal contributions total

0 Expected Goals per 90'

6 Goals total

0 Expected Assists per 90'

0 Assists total

0.19271948608137043 Cards per 90'

1 Cards total

Season Stats

Appearances
6
Minutes Played
467
Offsides
0
Touches
314
Goals
6
Total Shots
22
Total On Target
9
Total Off Target
6
Big Changes Created
4
Big Changes Lost
4
Assists
0
Key Passes
10
Accurate Passes
207
Accurate Crosses
0
Accurate Passes %
87.7
Total Passes
236
Successful Dribbles
1
Fouls
12
Fouls received
9
Red cards
0
Yellow cards
1
Duel lost
26

Season Heatmap

Season Comparison

Passes

1
J. Rodon
887
2
S. Berge
737
3
V. van Dijk
710
4
P. Højbjerg
699
5
K. Asllani
695
221
236

Shots

1
E. Haaland
41
2
N. Krstović
40
3
M. Retegui
32
4
C. Ronaldo
31
5
H. Kane
31
21
22

Goals

1
E. Haaland
16
2
M. Arnautović
8
3
M. Depay
8
4
H. Kane
8
5
K. De Bruyne
6
11
6

Assists

1
M. Ødegaard
7
2
S. Thomas
5
3
M. Solomon
4
4
J. Ryerson
4
5
D. Rice
4
1608
0

Market value: €27.4M

Spain Spain Squad

Forwards
Position
Goals/90'

Á. Morata

F 0.6

Y. Pino

F 0.2

B. Iglesias

F 0.5

F. Torres

F 0.5

M. Oyarzabal

F 0.4

J. de Frutos

F 0.2

S. Aghehowa

F 0.7

S. Aghehowa

F 0
Midfielders
Position
Assists/90'

F. Ruiz

M 0.2

Rodri

M 0.1

D. Olmo

M 0.2

P. Fornals

M 0.2

N. Williams

M 0.2

A. Grimaldo

M 0.3

A. García

M 0.2

M. Merino

M 0.2

Pedri

M 0.2

M. Zubimendi

M 0.0

P. Barrios

M 0.1

A. Baena

M 0.2

F. López

M 0.4

L. Yamal

M 0.4

J. Rodriguez

M 0.2

J. Rodriguez

M 0
Defenders
Position
Saves/90'

M. Llorente

D 0

D. Carvajal

D 0

A. Laporte

D 0

R. Le Normand

D 0

D. Vivian

D 0

M. Cucurella

D 0

P. Porro

D 0

D. Huijsen

D 0

P. Cubarsí

D 0
Goalkeepers
Position
Saves/90'

U. Simón

G 2.6

Previous Matches

Match
 Rating Total Passes Accurate passes fouls touches Total long balls Accurate long balls Details
VS
 - - - - - - -
VS
 7 23 20 3 33 1 1
VS
 - - - - - - -
VS
 - - - - - - -
VS
 9.7 44 38 1 58 1 -
VS
 8.1 52 48 1 62 3 2

Upcoming matches

No Matches Found

Transfers

Date
Left
Joined
Fee
2024-08-27
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
Arsenal Arsenal
32M €
2018-07-12
Newcastle United Newcastle United
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
12M €
2018-07-01
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund
Newcastle United Newcastle United
7M €
2018-06-30
Newcastle United Newcastle United
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund
End Of Loan
2017-07-28
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund
Newcastle United Newcastle United
Loan
2016-07-01
Osasuna Osasuna
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund
3.8M €
2014-07-01
Osasuna B Osasuna B
Osasuna Osasuna
Transfer
2013-07-01
Osasuna U19 Osasuna U19
Osasuna B Osasuna B
Transfer

Injuries

Injury
Season
From
To
Days
Missed Games
Team
Knee injury
2024
28 Nov 2024
02 Dec 2024
5
1
Arsenal FC
Shoulder injury
2024
30 Aug 2024
01 Oct 2024
33
9
Arsenal FC
Calf injury
2023
11 Aug 2023
24 Aug 2023
14
2
Real Sociedad
Hamstring injury
2022
18 Jan 2023
12 Feb 2023
26
4
Real Sociedad
Hamstring injury
2021
26 Nov 2021
17 Dec 2021
22
6
Real Sociedad
Knee injury
2020
01 Apr 2021
01 Jun 2021
62
11
Real Sociedad
muscular problems
2019
30 Jan 2020
05 Feb 2020
7
1
Real Sociedad
Groin injury
2018
30 Sep 2018
22 Nov 2018
54
14
Real Sociedad
Knee injury
2017
23 Apr 2018
05 May 2018
13
3
Newcastle United
Back injury
2017
29 Oct 2017
24 Nov 2017
27
7
Newcastle United
Ill
2016
28 Nov 2016
05 Dec 2016
8
1
Borussia Dortmund
Inflammation in the knee
2016
05 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016
8
1
Borussia Dortmund
Muscle injury
2015
17 Mar 2016
04 Apr 2016
19
7
CA Osasuna
minor knock
2014
30 Apr 2015
07 May 2015
8
1
CA Osasuna

Absences

Reason
Season
From
To
Days
Missed Games
Team
Yellow card suspension
2023
21 Jan 2024
28 Jan 2024
8
1
Real Sociedad
Yellow card suspension
2023
21 Jan 2024
28 Jan 2024
8
1
Real Sociedad
Red card suspension
2022
13 Mar 2023
20 Mar 2023
8
1
Real Sociedad
Yellow card suspension
2022
10 Nov 2022
01 Jan 2023
53
1
Real Sociedad
Yellow card suspension
2018
16 Mar 2019
01 Apr 2019
17
1
Real Sociedad
Indirect card suspension
2018
15 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019
7
1
Real Sociedad
special leave
2017
26 Jul 2017
02 Aug 2017
8
?
special leave
2017
01 Jul 2017
20 Jul 2017
20
0
Borussia Dortmund
Called up to national team
2016
12 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
19
0
Borussia Dortmund
No eligibility
2016
01 Sep 2016
31 Dec 2016
122
6
Borussia Dortmund
Yellow card suspension
2015
02 May 2016
09 May 2016
8
1
CA Osasuna
Red card suspension
2015
01 Feb 2016
15 Feb 2016
15
2
CA Osasuna
Yellow card suspension
2015
02 Nov 2015
09 Nov 2015
8
1
CA Osasuna
Red card suspension
2014
02 Mar 2015
09 Mar 2015
8
1
CA Osasuna
Yellow card suspension
2014
10 Nov 2014
17 Nov 2014
8
1
CA Osasuna

Achievements

Olympics participant 1

German cup winner 1

Promotion to 1st league 1

Spanish cup winner 1

Second place at the Olympic Games 1

European Under-19 champion 1

European Under-21 champion 1

Winner UEFA Nations League 1

European Under-19 participant 1

European Under-21 participant 2

Champions League participant 2

Europa League participant 3

European champion 1

Euro participant 1

All Goals

2014

UD Las Palmas vs CA Osasuna 1:2

Header

2015

CA Osasuna vs AD Alcorcón 1:2

Header

CA Osasuna vs CD Numancia 3:2

Right-footed shot

Header

CA Osasuna vs SD Huesca 2:3

Left-footed shot

CA Osasuna vs Gimnàstic de Tarragona 3:1

Left-footed shot

Tap-in

Gimnàstic de Tarragona vs CA Osasuna 2:3

Right-footed shot

2017

Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace 1:0

Header

2018

SD Huesca vs Real Sociedad 0:1

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs RCD Espanyol Barcelona 3:2

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs Real Betis Balompié 2:2

Not reported

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid 3:1

Left-footed shot

2019

Real Sociedad vs Getafe CF 1:2

Header

Real Sociedad vs CD Leganés 1:1

Header

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad 3:4

Right-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs Valencia CF 3:0

Header

Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid 1:2

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs Granada CF 2:3

Right-footed shot

2020

Real Sociedad vs Getafe CF 3:0

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs Levante UD 1:0

Left-footed shot

2021

Granada CF vs Real Sociedad 2:3

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs AS Monaco 1:1

Header

CA Osasuna vs Real Sociedad 0:2

Left-footed shot

RCD Mallorca vs Real Sociedad 0:2

Right-footed shot

2022

Real Sociedad vs RCD Mallorca 1:0

Not reported

CD Cazalegas vs Real Sociedad 1:4

Not reported

FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad 1:2

Left-footed shot

2023

Real Sociedad vs SL Benfica 3:1

Header

Villarreal CF vs Real Sociedad 0:3

Header

CA Osasuna vs Real Sociedad 0:2

Not reported

RCD Mallorca vs Real Sociedad 1:2

Header

Real Sociedad vs Villarreal CF 1:3

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs Paris Saint-Germain 1:2

Left-footed shot

Real Sociedad vs Cádiz CF 2:0

Right-footed shot

Real Betis Balompié vs Real Sociedad 0:2

Not reported

2024

Arsenal FC vs Liverpool FC 2:2

Header

Brentford FC vs Arsenal FC 1:3

Left-footed shot

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