Mikel Merino

Real Sociedad

Born on : June 22, 1996 (27 years) at Pamplona

Nationality : Spain

Height : 1m89

Weight : 83 kg

Best foot : Right foot

Number of international caps : 20 (1 goal)

First cap : vs Germany 03/09/2020

First international goal : vs Cyprus 12/09/2023

2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016

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Current season statistics (2023/2024)

8 Goals 6 Assists

24 Victories 9 Losses

44 Played matches 3380 Minutes played

14 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

LCD

Main position
Centre Midfield	86%
Other positions
Left central defender	1%

Identities

Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino Zazón

Merino's career statisticsLast updated on 18/04/2024 at 22:40

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Results

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Nat. cups

International

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2023/2024

Club	Competition													V	D	L
La Real	LaLiga EA Sports	26	4	3	486	19	11	1942	8	81%	7	84%	8	50%	27%	23%
La Real	Champions League	7	2	1	315	6	3	630	8	100%	1	88%	3	43%	29%	29%
La Real	Copa del Rey	6	1	1	484	2	4	484	8	83%	1	86%	2	67%	33%	0%
Spain	Euro Qualifying	4	1	1	234		2	234	6	75%	3	67%	1	100%	0%	0%
Spain	Friendlies	1				1		90	6	100%	1	50%		0%	0%	100%

2022/2023

Club	Competition														V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	33	2	8	1249	31	11	2497	8	85%	5	87%	6	1	55%	21%	24%
La Real	Europa League	7				3	4	541	8	100%	1	88%			57%	14%	29%
La Real	Copa del Rey	3	1		127		2	127	8	67%	1	60%			100%	0%	0%
Spain	Euro Qualifying	2				2	1	136	15	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%
Spain	Nations League A	2				1	1	116	6	50%	1	50%			50%	50%	0%

2021/2022

Club	Competition													V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	34	4	1	723	24	19	2891	8	97%	1	89%	8	50%	29%	21%
La Real	Europa League	6	1		515	8	1	515	8	100%		75%	1	17%	67%	17%
La Real	Copa del Rey	3				6	1	270	8	100%		60%		67%	0%	33%
Spain	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3		1			3	53	20	0%	3	60%		100%	0%	0%
Spain	Nations League A	2				1		23	20	0%	2	100%		50%	0%	50%
Spain Olympic	Rencontres amicales Olympiques	1				1		55	8	100%				0%	100%	0%
Spain Olympic	Olympic Games	5	1		347	2	2	347	8	100%			1	40%	40%	20%

2020/2021

Real Sociedad

1077

1736

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Spain	Nations League A	5				1	2	339	6	80%	2		1	40%	40%	20%
Spain	Friendlies	1					1	45	6	0%	1			0%	100%	0%
La Real	La Liga Santander	26	2	4	1077	22	11	2154	8	96%	2	260%	5	42%	31%	27%
La Real	Europa League	8		2		8	4	693	8	100%			2	25%	50%	25%
La Real	Supercopa	1				1		120	8	100%				0%	100%	0%
La Real	Copa del Rey	1				3		120	8	100%				0%	0%	100%

2019/2020

Club	Competition															V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	36	5	1	628		43	9	3139	8	97%	1	95%	9		44%	22%	33%
La Real	Copa del Rey	7	1		560		5	4	560	8	86%	1	88%	2		100%	0%	0%

2018/2019

Club	Competition														V	D	L
La Real	La Liga Santander	29	3	3	685	29	7	2055	8	83%	6	76%	9	1	38%	24%	38%
La Real	Copa del Rey	3	1		143	2	2	143	8	33%	2	75%			33%	67%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	1					1	90	8	100%					100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship	5				4	1	170	8	20%	4		1		80%	0%	20%

2017/2018

Newcastle

1347

1426

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Newcastle	Premier League	24	1	1	1347	18	5	1347	23	58%	17	63%	4	21%	29%	50%
Newcastle	FA Cup	1				1		79	23	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	1	1	1	70		1	70	8	100%				100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	4	1	1	358	5	1	358	8	100%				100%	0%	0%

2016/2017

Dortmund

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Dortmund	Bundesliga	8				4	2	297	24	25%	13	24%	1	38%	38%	25%
Dortmund	DFB-Pokal	1					1	20	24	0%	3	17%		100%	0%	0%
Dortmund	Champions League								24		3	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	4			1	1	3	360	6	100%	2		1	50%	50%	0%
Spain U-21	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	1	1	68		1		68	15	100%				100%	0%	0%
Spain U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship	2					1	91	14	50%	4		1	100%	0%	0%

2015/2016

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Osasuna	Liga Adelante	34	4		726		30	16	2902	8	94%	2	81%	12	1	50%	24%	26%
Osasuna	Segunda Division Playoffs	4	3	1	118		4	1	353	8	100%		100%	1		100%	0%	0%

2014/2015

Osasuna

1821

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Osasuna	Liga Adelante	29	1	1821	28	8	1821	32	76%	7	69%	9	1	28%	34%	38%
Spain U-19	Rencontres amicales U-19							0		1		1
Spain U-19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	3				2	197	6	67%	1				100%	0%	0%
Spain U-19	Euro U-19	5	1	365	3	3	365	6	100%			1		60%	20%	20%

2013/2014

Total

Notes

Overall

74/100

Physical

12/20

Mental

12/20

Technical

14/20

Offense

13/20

Defense

13/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Central midfielder's Position World Ranking21

Central midfielder's Position National Ranking (Spain)2

Central midfielder's Position League Ranking (LaLiga EA Sports)3

2024's Number of Matches World Ranking785

2024's Goals World Ranking844

2024's Assists World Ranking>1000

2024's Number of Victories World Ranking>1000

2024's Minimum Losses World Ranking (Min. 30 games played)>1000

Rankings updated on 18/04/2024

Player's titles

Victories

Copa del Rey	1	2020
DFB-Pokal	1	2017
Euro U-19	1	2015
UEFA U-21 Championship	1	2019
Nations League A	1	2023

Runner-ups

UEFA U-21 Championship	1	2017
Olympic Games	1	2021
Nations League A	1	2021

Transfers

12/07/18 >	Real Sociedad	12 M€
26/07/17 > 12/07/18	Newcastle	10 M€
01/07/16 > 26/07/17	Dortmund	3.8 M€
01/07/14 > 01/07/16	Osasuna	Youth
01/07/13 > 01/07/14	Osasuna B	Youth

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 01:29

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Dortmund	9				317	1		22%2	44%4	22%2
Spain	20	1	2	1036	1036	2		55%11	60%12	20%4
Spain U-21	18	3	2	402	1207	3		72%13	83%15	6%1
Spain Olympic	6	1		402	402	1		100%6	33%2	17%1
Spain U-19	8	1		562	562	2		88%7	75%6	13%1
Newcastle	25	1	1	1426	1426	4		60%15	24%6	48%12
Osasuna	67	8	1	635	5076	22	2	87%58	43%29	30%20
La Real	236	27	24	699	18881	55	2	90%213	48%113	25%60

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Mallorca	14	10	3	1
Cádiz	8	6	1	2
Alavés	13	6	0	2
Real Betis	14	3	1	0
Celta Vigo	11	8	1	1
Valencia CF	10	2	1	0
Osasuna	10	6	2	1
Valladolid	8	4	0	0
Girona	8	3	0	1
Elche	5	4	0	2
Athletic	11	6	0	0
Real Madrid	9	4	3	0
Sevilla FC	9	3	0	2
Getafe	9	5	2	2
Mirandés	6	4	0	0
Huesca	5	3	2	0
Llagostera	4	2	0	0
Villarreal	12	5	2	2
Atlético	10	2	0	1
Granada CF	8	6	2	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
FC Barcelona	12	9	27
Real Betis	14	5	19
Villarreal	12	5	16
Atlético	10	5	14
Real Madrid	9	4	15
Alavés	13	4	13
Athletic	11	4	14
Valencia CF	10	3	5
Sevilla FC	9	3	14
Levante	7	3	8
Getafe	9	3	11
Paris SG	2	2	4
Man United	4	2	5
Celta Vigo	11	2	8
Valladolid	8	2	5
Lugo	3	2	4
Alcorcón	4	2	5
Granada CF	8	2	12
Mirandés	6	2	6
Everton	2	2	2

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2023/2024	La Real	51%	21%	39	14%	14%	7	Extremely positive
2022/2023	La Real	58%	23%	43	63%	25%	8	Very slightly negative
2021/2022	La Real	47%	21%	43	38%	50%	8	Slightly positive
2020/2021	La Real	0%	0%	0	50%	30%	10	-
2019/2020	La Real	46%	28%	79	50%	33%	6	-
2018/2019	La Real	38%	34%	32	20%	30%	10	Very positive
2017/2018	Newcastle	24%	48%	25	44%	50%	16	Very negative
2016/2017	Dortmund	44%	22%	9	55%	19%	42	Slightly negative
2015/2016	Osasuna	55%	24%	38	11%	33%	9	Extremely positive
2014/2015	Osasuna	28%	38%	29	21%	64%	14	Slightly positive
2013/2014	Osasuna B	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

Key figures

Merino hasn't lost in La Liga any of the last 4 matches

Mikel Merino hasn't lost in La Liga any of the last 5 away from home matches

He hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 4 away from home matches

The player has played in the first 11 in non-league and non-national team competition in each of the last 22 at home matches

He hasn't won in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 4 matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Osasuna
23/08/2014	LA	Osasuna - FC Barcelona B	2 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
06/09/2014	LA	Osasuna - Alavés	1 - 3	First loss
21/12/2014	LA	Las Palmas - Osasuna	1 - 2	First goal
28/02/2015	LA	Osasuna - Lugo	0 - 2	First red card
22/05/2016	LA	Osasuna - Numancia	3 - 2	First time scoring 2 goals
Borussia Dortmund
14/10/2016		Dortmund - Hertha Berlin	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
18/02/2017		Dortmund - Wolfsburg	3 - 0	First victory
11/03/2017		Hertha Berlin - Dortmund	2 - 1	First loss
Newcastle United
13/08/2017		Newcastle - Tottenham	0 - 2	First match with the club, first loss
20/08/2017		Huddersfield - Newcastle	1 - 0	First start
26/08/2017		Newcastle - West Ham	3 - 0	First victory
21/10/2017		Newcastle - Crystal Palace	1 - 0	First goal
Real Sociedad
18/08/2018		Villarreal - Real Sociedad	1 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
15/09/2018		Real Sociedad - FC Barcelona	1 - 2	First loss
21/09/2018		Huesca - Real Sociedad	0 - 1	First goal
14/01/2019		Real Sociedad - Espanyol	3 - 2	First red card

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 01:30

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
La Liga	La Liga	184	20	734	20		14678	90%166	2	47%86	26%47	28%51
Copa del Rey	Copa del Rey	23	4	426	1		1704	78%18		74%17	17%4	9%2
Supercopa	Supercopa	1					120	100%1			100%1
La Liga 2	La Liga 2	63	5	945			4723	86%54	2	40%25	29%18	32%20
SDP	Segunda Division Playoffs	4	3	118	1		353	100%4		100%4
Premier League	Premier League	24	1	1347	1		1347	58%14		21%5	29%7	50%12
FA Cup	FA Cup	1					79	100%1		100%1
Bundesliga	Bundesliga	8					297	25%2		38%3	38%3	25%2
DFB-Pokal	DFB-Pokal	1					20			100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	2					135	50%1			50%1	50%1
Olympic Games	Olympic Games	5	1	347			347	100%5		40%2	40%2	20%1
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3			1		53			100%3
RE	Rencontres amicales Espoirs	2	2	69	1		138	100%2		100%2
UEFA U-21 Championship	UEFA U-21 Championship	7					261	29%2		86%6		14%1
Euro U-19	Euro U-19	5	1	365			365	100%5		60%3	20%1	20%1
UEFAU21CQ	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	9	1	808	1	1	808	100%9		78%7	22%2
RU19	Rencontres amicales U-19
EEU19	Eliminatoires Euro U-19	3					197	67%2		100%3
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	6	1	370	1		370	83%5		83%5		17%1
Nations League A	Nations League A	9					478	56%5		44%4	33%3	22%2
RO	Rencontres amicales Olympiques	1					55	100%1			100%1
Champions League	Champions League	7	2	315	1		630	100%7		43%3	29%2	29%2
Europa League	Europa League	21	1	1749	2		1749	100%21		33%7	43%9	24%5

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2023/2024	La Real	1	6	50	31	13	11	7	45	33
2022/2023	La Real	1	4	71	38	21	8	9	51	35
2021/2022	La Real	1	6	62	38	17	11	10	40	37
2020/2021	La Real	1	5	62	38	17	11	10	59	38
2019/2020	La Real	1	6	56	38	16	8	14	56	48
2018/2019	La Real	1	9	50	38	13	11	14	45	46
2017/2018	Newcastle	1	10	44	38	12	8	18	39	47
2016/2017	Dortmund	1	3	64	34	18	10	6	72	40
2015/2016	Osasuna	2	6	64	42	17	13	12	47	40
2014/2015	Osasuna	2	18	45	42	11	12	19	41	60

Last games

Date	Competition	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
April 14, 2024	14/04	Round 31	Real Sociedad	2 - 2	Almería	90 Minutes
March 31, 2024	31/03	Round 30	Alavés	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
March 26, 2024	26/03	Intercontinental	Spain	3 - 3	Brazil	On the bench
March 22, 2024	22/03	Intercontinental	Spain	0 - 1	Colombia	90 Minutes
March 15, 2024	15/03	Round 29	Real Sociedad	2 - 0	Cádiz	90 Minutes	1
March 09, 2024	09/03	Round 28	Granada CF	2 - 3	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
March 05, 2024	05/03	Round of 16	Real Sociedad	1 - 2	Paris SG	90 Minutes	1
March 02, 2024	02/03	Round 27	Sevilla FC	3 - 2	Real Sociedad	On the bench
February 27, 2024	27/02	Semi-finals	Real Sociedad	1 - 14-5 s.o	Mallorca	103 Minutes
February 23, 2024	23/02	Round 26	Real Sociedad	1 - 3	Villarreal	27 Minutes	1
February 18, 2024	18/02	Round 25	Mallorca	1 - 2	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes	1
February 14, 2024	14/02	Round of 16	Paris SG	2 - 0	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
February 10, 2024	10/02	Round 24	Real Sociedad	0 - 1	Osasuna	61 Minutes
February 06, 2024	06/02	Semi-finals	Mallorca	0 - 0	Real Sociedad	89 Minutes
February 03, 2024	03/02	Round 23	Girona	0 - 0	Real Sociedad	39 Minutes
January 27, 2024	27/01	Round 22	Real Sociedad	0 - 0	Rayo Vallecano	Absent
January 23, 2024	23/01	Quarter-finals	Celta Vigo	1 - 2	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes		1
January 20, 2024	20/01	Round 21	Celta Vigo	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	26 Minutes
January 17, 2024	17/01	Round of 16	Osasuna	0 - 2	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes	1
January 13, 2024	13/01	Round 20	Athletic	2 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
January 07, 2024	07/01	Round of 32	Málaga	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
January 02, 2024	02/01	Round 19	Real Sociedad	1 - 1	Alavés	90 Minutes		1
December 21, 2023	21/12	Round 18	Cádiz	0 - 0	Real Sociedad	68 Minutes
December 17, 2023	17/12	Round 17	Real Sociedad	0 - 0	Real Betis	83 Minutes
December 12, 2023	12/12	Round 6	Inter Milan	0 - 0	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
December 09, 2023	09/12	Round 16	Villarreal	0 - 3	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes	1	1
December 06, 2023	06/12	2nd round	Andratx	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	22 Minutes
December 02, 2023	02/12	Round 15	Osasuna	1 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
November 29, 2023	29/11	Round 5	Real Sociedad	0 - 0	Salzburg	On the bench
November 26, 2023	26/11	Round 14	Real Sociedad	2 - 1	Sevilla FC	74 Minutes
November 19, 2023	19/11	Round 10	Spain	3 - 1	Georgia	On the bench
November 16, 2023	16/11	Round 9	Cyprus	1 - 3	Spain	45 Minutes
November 11, 2023	11/11	Round 13	Almería	1 - 3	Real Sociedad	45 Minutes
November 08, 2023	08/11	Round 4	Real Sociedad	3 - 1	Benfica	90 Minutes	1	1
November 04, 2023	04/11	Round 12	Real Sociedad	0 - 1	FC Barcelona	90 Minutes
November 01, 2023	01/11	First round	CD Buñol	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	Absent
October 29, 2023	29/10	Round 11	Rayo Vallecano	2 - 2	Real Sociedad	On the bench
October 24, 2023	24/10	Round 3	Benfica	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
October 21, 2023	21/10	Round 10	Real Sociedad	1 - 0	Mallorca	90 Minutes
October 15, 2023	15/10	Round 8	Norway	0 - 1	Spain	On the bench
October 12, 2023	12/10	Round 7	Spain	2 - 0	Scotland	66 Minutes
October 08, 2023	08/10	Round 9	Atlético	2 - 1	Real Sociedad	64 Minutes
October 03, 2023	03/10	Round 2	Salzburg	0 - 2	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
September 30, 2023	30/09	Round 8	Real Sociedad	3 - 0	Athletic	80 Minutes
September 27, 2023	27/09	Round 7	Valencia CF	0 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
September 24, 2023	24/09	Round 6	Real Sociedad	4 - 3	Getafe	33 Minutes		1
September 20, 2023	20/09	Round 1	Real Sociedad	1 - 1	Inter Milan	90 Minutes
September 17, 2023	17/09	Round 5	Real Madrid	2 - 1	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
September 12, 2023	12/09	Round 6	Spain	6 - 0	Cyprus	90 Minutes	1
September 08, 2023	08/09	Round 5	Georgia	1 - 7	Spain	33 Minutes		1
September 02, 2023	02/09	Round 4	Real Sociedad	5 - 3	Granada CF	82 Minutes
August 25, 2023	25/08	Round 3	Las Palmas	0 - 0	Real Sociedad	90 Minutes
August 19, 2023	19/08	Round 2	Real Sociedad	1 - 1	Celta Vigo	Absent
August 12, 2023	12/08	Round 1	Real Sociedad	1 - 1	Girona	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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