Mikel Merino

Spain · MF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team
Spain
Position
MF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#3
Intl caps
41
Intl goals
10
Intl assists
5
0.95(model rating, 0–1)
10.2%

See Mikel Merino on the full Spain scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2024/25 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.26 vs 0.12).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Euro 20246209100.334301842
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.72
83
Interceptions / 90
0.86
49
Ball recoveries / 90
7.32
98
Blocks / 90
1.29
29
Clearances / 90
1.29
73
Pressures / 90
19.81
82

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
12.92
85
Key passes / 90
1.72
93
Prog. carries / 90
7.75
54
Pass completion %
84.6%
52

Possession

Carries / 90
49.09
83
Dribbles / 90
0.43
40

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 103 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Mikel Merino has 41 caps and 10 international goals for Spain, a MF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Spain →Spain squad & model →

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