Mikel Merino
(Mikel Merino Zazón)
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Born
1996 (30 years old)
Pamplona, SpainPosition
Central Midfield
Status
Active
Ethnicity
White
Team Number
23
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
183 lbs
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Left
Agent
Bahía Internacional
Market Value
€32.00m
Wage Year
£6,700,000
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Arsenal
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Spain
League
English Premier League
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Mikel Merino Zazón (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 22 June 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team.
He began his career with Osasuna, and had short spells at Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United before signing for Real Sociedad in 2018, winning the 2019–20 Copa del Rey with the club while totalling 242 appearances and 27 goals. In August 2024, he joined Arsenal, winning the Premier League in his second season.
Merino represented Spain in two European Under-21 Championships, winning the 2019 edition. He made his senior debut in 2020, being selected for Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup and winning both tournaments.
0 goals scored in the current 2026-2027 Season
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 English FA Community Shield |  Arsenal | 2026 | |
 FIFA World Cup |  Spain | 2026 | |
 English Premier League | Arsenal | 2025-2026 | |
 UEFA European Championship | Spain | 2024 | |
 Spanish La Liga Team of the Season |  Real Sociedad | 2022-2023 | |
 UEFA Nations League | Spain | 2022-2023 | |
 Olympics Silver |  Spain U23 | 2020 | |
 Spanish Copa del Rey | Sociedad | 2019-2020 | |
 UEFA European Under-21 Championship |  Spain U21 | 2019 |
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Former Youth Teams
 Osasuna | - | Youth | - | - |
Former Senior Teams
| Osasuna | 2014-2016 | Permanent | 63 app | 5 gls | |
 Osasuna B | 2014 | Permanent | 5 app | 0 gls | |
| Spain U21 | 2016-2019 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Borussia Dortmund | 2016-2017 | Permanent | 8 app | 0 gls | |
 Newcastle United | 2017 | Loan | 7 app | 0 gls | |
| Newcastle United | 2017-2018 | Permanent | 17 app | 1 gls | |
| Real Sociedad | 2018-2024 | Permanent | 190 app | 20 gls | |
| Arsenal | 2024- | Permanent | 50 app | 11 gls |
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Contracts
| Sociedad | 2020-2025 | - |
| Arsenal | 2024-2028 | - |
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