General |
Mikel Merino | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Mikel Merino Zazón | |
Date of birth: | 22 June 1996 | |
Place of birth: | Pamplona, ![]() | |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 23 | |
Youth clubs | ||
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2014 2014–2016 2016–2017 2017 2017–2018 2018–2024 2024– |
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63 (5) 8 (0) 7 (0) 17 (1) 190 (20) 12 (2) | 5 (0)
National team | ||
2014–2015 2016–2019 2021 2020– |
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20 (4) 6 (1) 31 (2) | 12 (1)
Mikel Merino Zazón is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Spanish Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team.
After starting out at Osasuna, he had short spells with Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United before signing for Real Sociedad in 2018. With the last of those clubs, he won the 2019–20 Copa del Rey.
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 winning the tournament.
Honours[]
Borussia Dortmund
Real Sociedad
Spain U19
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019; runner-up: 2017
Spain Olympic
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020
Spain
- UEFA European Championship: 2024
- UEFA Nations League: 2022–23; runner-up: 2020–21
Individual
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23
- La Liga Play of the Month: March 2024 (with Mikel Oyarzabal)
- Segunda División Player of the Month: June 2016
External links[]
Arsenal F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
2 Saliba · 3 Tierney · 4 White · 5 Partey · 6 Gabriel · 7 Saka · 8 Ødegaard (c) · 9 Gabriel Jesus · 11 Martinelli · 12 Timber · 15 Kiwior · 17 Zinchenko · 18 Tomiyasu · 19 Trossard · 20 Jorginho · 22 Raya · 23 Merino · 29 Havertz · 30 Sterling · 32 Neto · 33 Calafiori · 41 Rice Manager:![]() |
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Spain men's football – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists |
1. Simón
2. Mingueza
3. Cucurella
4. Torres
5. Vallejo
6. Zubimendi
7. Asensio
8. Merino
9. Mir
10. Ceballos (c)
11. Oyarzabal
12. García
13. Fernández
14. Soler
15. Moncayola
16. Pedri
17. Puado
18. Ó. Gil
19. Olmo
20. Miranda
21. B. Gil
22. Villar |
Spain – UEFA Euro 2024 – Winners (4th title) |
1. Raya
2. Carvajal
3. Le Normand
4. Nacho
5. Vivian
6. Merino
7. Morata (c)
8. Fabián
9. Joselu
10. Olmo
11. Torres
12. Grimaldo
13. Remiro
14. Laporte
15. Baena
16. Rodri
17. Williams
18. Zubimendi
19. Yamal
20. Pedri
21. Oyarzabal
22. Navas
23. Simón
24. Cucurella
25. Fermín
26. Ayoze |