Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino Zazón is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 and totalled 242 appearances and 27 goals. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Mikel Merino Zazón |
| Club | |
| Club number | 23 |
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| National team number | 6 |
| Birth date | 22.06.1996 (age 29) |
| Country of birth |  Spain |
| City of birth | Pamplona |
| Position | halfback |
| Foot | left |
| Height/weight | 189 cm / 83 kg |
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Clubs Friendly 23.07.2025 |
1:0 | 66'-120' | |||||||
UEFA Nations League 08.06.2025 |
2:2 | 75'-120' | |||||||
UEFA Nations League 05.06.2025 |
5:4 | 1 | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 25.05.2025 |
2:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 18.05.2025 |
1:0 | Will not play: disqualification | |||||||
Premier League 11.05.2025 |
2:2 | 1 | 34' | 79' | 1'-90' | ||||
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 UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Premier League 2024/2025 |
28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1581 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 |
12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 817 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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League Cup 2024/2025 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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FA Cup 2024/2025 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goal Mikel Merino 25', Spain-France 2:0
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MIKEL MERINO'S NINTH GOAL OF THE SEASON ?? #epl #premierleague
Mikel Merino red card (Liverpool-Arsenal 79')
Goal Mikel Merino 70', Liverpool-Arsenal 2:2
Mikel Merino VAR! cancel goal (Arsenal-Paris SG 47')
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All the best pitchside celebrations in N5! | BENCH CAM | Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid | Champions League
Goal Mikel Merino 75', Arsenal-Real Madrid 3:0
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LIVE FROM N5 | Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid | AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE | Post-match reaction | UCL
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MIKEL MERINO SCORES AGAIN! ?
Goal Mikel Merino 37', Arsenal-Fulham 1:0
Goal Mikel Merino 90', Netherlands-Spain 2:2
Goal Mikel Merino 20', Arsenal-Chelsea 1:0
Arsenal 1-0 AC Milan: Saka strike separates European heavyweights in pre-season opener
soccernews.com18 hours
Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal get their pre-season campaign in Asia off to a winning start after scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win against AC Milan
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Arsenal will demand more than €100 million for key defender on Real Madrid"s radars | OneFootball
Yahoo20 hours
According to a report from Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid’s long-standing interest in William Saliba has resurfaced, but Arsenal are making it abundantly clear that the French defender will not leave the Emirates for anything less than €100 million
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Zubimendi ready for 'new things' after year-long wait to join Arsenal
BBC Sport1 days
· Published 24 minutes agoArsenal fans will get to see their new midfielder Martin Zubimendi in action for the first time on Wednesday - 12 months after the Gunners first set in motion a deal to bring him to the club
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Zubimendi ready for 'new things' after year-long wait to join Arsenal
Yahoo1 days
Arsenal fans will get to see their new midfielder Martin Zubimendi in action for the first time on Wednesday - 12 months after the Gunners first set in motion a deal to bring him to the club
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Martín Zubimendi: Liverpool move didn't come at 'right time'
ESPNsoccer.net1 days
Martín Zubimendi has said he turned down Liverpool last summer because "it wasn't the right time" to leave Real Sociedad and expressed his hope he can be the difference-maker in Arsenal's bid for glory
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After snubbing Liverpool, can Zubimendi bring Arsenal title?
ESPNsoccer.net1 days
SINGAPORE -- Prominent already in Arsenal's messaging for the 2025-26 season has been the phrase "new heights
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👊Kubo takes a swipe at Real Sociedad"s transfer market | OneFootball
Yahoo3 days
Today, Real Sociedad fell in their Asian tour debut against Nagasaki and the fans continue to loudly demand reinforcements.Take Kubo, one of the squad leaders, spoke about how he sees this transfer window and he didn't hold back
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Every completed Arsenal transfer in summer 2025: Signings, exits, loans
teamtalk.com4 days
Arsenal have a big summer in store as they look to finally go one better than their three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League
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Why Arsenal gave up on Sesko to ‘close a deal" for Gyokeres as ‘mission became very clear"
football365.com2 weeks
Arsenal gave up on Benjamin Sesko to opt for Viktor Gyokeres over the lack of reasonable negotiation from RB Leipzig, according to reports
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