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6 Mikel Merino
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Club season 2025/26 Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League
34
Apps
6
Goals
International
42
Caps
10
Goals
Club career totals
426
Career apps
51
Career goals
Form
Sidelined late season with a foot injury sustained in February 2026.
Date of birth1996-06-22 (age 29) NationalitySpain ClubArsenal · England LeaguePremier League PositionMF · Central mid · #6 Height189 cm Preferred foot— Market value—
Son of former footballer Ángel Merino, Mikel Merino was born in Pamplona and came through Osasuna before spells at Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United. He became a Real Sociedad mainstay and a Euro 2024 winner with Spain before joining Arsenal. A late-arriving box-to-box midfielder, he was sidelined by a foot injury late in the 2025/26 season.
- Son of former professional footballer Ángel Merino
- Won UEFA Euro 2024 with Spain
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