SpainMidfielder
Position
Spain
Nationality
A towering midfielder with a late-arriving run that makes him lethal from set pieces. Merino scored the winner that sent Spain to the Euro 2024 final.
International career
52
Caps
11
Intl goals
3
Intl assists
Career transfers
- 27 Aug 2024Transfer
- 12 Jul 2018Transfer
- 3 Jan 2018Transfer
- 28 Jul 2017Loan
- 1 Jul 2016Transfer
Injury record
Knock
Apr 2025
Knee Injury
Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
Concussion
Nov 2024
Shoulder Injury
Aug 2024 – Sept 2024
Hamstring
Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
Calf Injury
Nov 2021 – Dec 2021
Back Injury
Apr 2021 – Jun 2021
Calf/Shin Injury
Feb 2020
Thigh Injury
Sept 2018 – Nov 2018
Knock
Apr 2018 – May 2018
51 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2025 | Arsenal | 36 | 6 | 3 | 6.86 |
| 2024 | Spain | 25 | 9 | 0 | 7.35 |
| 2024 | Arsenal | 46 | 9 | 5 | 7.11 |
| 2023 | Spain | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7.17 |
| 2023 | Real Sociedad | 50 | 8 | 6 | 7.30 |
| 2022 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 2022 | Real Sociedad | 43 | 2 | 9 | 7.09 |
| 2021 | Real Sociedad | 43 | 4 | 2 | 7.03 |
| 2020 | Spain | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 |
| 2020 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 2 | 6 | 7.17 |
| 2020 | Spain U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 |
Discipline
75
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
722
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2026: Spain's aerial and creative midfield threat
Career highlights
- Euro 2024 quarter-final winner vs Germany
- Arsenal move
- Real Sociedad captain
Achievements
Euro 2024 WinnerLa Liga (Real Sociedad top performer)Arsenal signing