Izan Merino · career
Izan Merino Rodríguez
Central · Malaga · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Merino is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2026/27
The record covers 3 seasons (2024/25–2026/27) across 1 club — 70 appearances, 0 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Malaga — Season rating 15, 0 goals and 1 assist in 37 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (12 → 15).
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±1 points) across 3 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2026/27 (La Liga) and kept playing — 8 games that season.
By season
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain U20 | 2025/26 | World Cup - U20 | 4 | 0 |
| Spain U19 | 2025/26 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 5 | 0 |
| Spain U17 | 2023/24 | World Cup - U17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 4 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2026/27
8 played1 unused sub· 482 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | La Liga | A Atletico Madrid | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 24 | La Liga | H Deportivo La Coruna | 1-1 | Played | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | La Liga | A Real Madrid | 0-4 | Played | 87 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 6 | La Liga | H Levante | 0-0 | Played | 31 | 7.1 | ||
| Sep 13 | La Liga | A Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Played | 67 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 17 | La Liga | H Villarreal | 1-3 | Played | 61 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 20 | La Liga | A Getafe | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 9 | La Liga | H Espanyol | 1-1 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | La Liga | H Real Sociedad | 2-5 | Played | 45 | 6.2 |