About Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino's 2025/2026 Premier League season produced 4 goals and 3 assists across 22 appearances (1,028 minutes) — 0.61 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.87. By match rating he ranks in the 58th percentile of the 155 Premier League midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026 — better than half the group; for goals scored he stands 36th of 155.
His recorded league career runs from 2014 to 2026: 13 seasons across 5 clubs. Season ratings peak at 7.42 in 2015/2016, La Liga 2 (Spain) and bottom out at 6.87 in 2025/2026. The recent curve points down: 0.23 below his prior career average across the last two rated seasons.
His recorded league football covers 4 domestic leagues: La Liga (190 appearances, 20 goals), Premier League (76 appearances, 12 goals) and La Liga 2 (Spain) (66 appearances, 8 goals) — the three with most games. Availability: 25-plus league games in 9 of the 13 campaigns on record. The densest run of the record is 2021/2022–2023/2024, with 99 league games — an average of 33 per season.