Domestic-league season · Arsenal.
Missed 13 of Arsenal's ~38 games this season through 13 injury absences (foot, leg). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1035 | 6.86 |
 UEFA Champions League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 518 | 6.96 |
 League Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 6.65 |
 Emirates Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
Merino's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→33), while his Rating eased 65→49. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 52).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Arsenal · 1st | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6.86 | 49 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | Arsenal · 2nd | 28 | 7 | 2 | 7.04 | 65 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Real Sociedad · 6th | 32 | 5 | 3 | 7.18 | 74 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | Real Sociedad · 4th | 33 | 2 | 9 | 7.1 | 77 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | Real Sociedad · 6th | 34 | 3 | 2 | 7.03 | 83 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | Real Sociedad · 5th | 26 | 2 | 4 | 7.12 | 84 | 43 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Mikel Merino is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Arsenal, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 344th of 418 in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46% of available minutes). He brings 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merino.
Judged on this season alone, Merino graded 33 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 74 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 4 goals and 3 assists in 22 appearances (0.609 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 69th of 74 of the 74 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 30 Merino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 49.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Merino missed 13 games through injury (foot, leg) out of roughly 38 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4 goals in 22 appearances (0.18 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.32 per appearance).
With a Rating of 49.3, Merino carries the 69th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 74. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.61 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~99), then tapers with age. At 30, Merino sits on 49.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Merino's projected Rating — 49.3 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.
€54.8M total transfer fees · 5 moves
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