Izan Merino

Merino's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 69. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 15).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Malaga · 20th	3	0	6.7	69	15
2025/26	Malaga · 4th	37	1	6.75	69	15
2024/25	Malaga · 17th	25	2	6.68	62	12
2023/24	Malaga	5	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U20	4	0
Spain U19	5	0
Spain U17	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Rising assetCentral midfielder

Izan Merino is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Malaga, rated 69.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (68.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merino.

On the season, Merino graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 1.328 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69. At 20 Merino is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Merino is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

69.4

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

14.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

68.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

1.33

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Malaga finished 4th of 22 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 22) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.33 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

Rated 69.4 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.032

Goal contribution / 900.032

Defensive actions / 901.328

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.221

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~46), then tapers with age. At 20, Merino sits on 25.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Merino's projected Rating — 69.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions17

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

About Izan Merino

Izan Merino Rodríguez is a 20-year-old central midfielder who plays for Malaga, born on April 15, 2006 in Málaga, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Spain. Malaga currently sit 20th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Izan Merino has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 262 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 30, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Real Madrid (87 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Deportivo La Coruna (85 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 19, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Atletico Madrid (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Izan Merino's next match is on September 6, 2026, when Malaga face Levante at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Izan Merino at 69.4 with a Season form score of 14.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, Izan Merino has totalled 103 club appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 37 appearances for Malaga.

On the international stage, Izan Merino has represented Spain U20, Spain U19, Spain U17 — 14 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.