Mikel Merino
Spain · MF
2026 World Cup squad profile
Recovering — Foot surgery. Expected return: 2026-05-24
- Team
- Spain
- Position
- MF
- Squad role
- Bench
- Position rank
- #5
- Intl caps
- 41
- Intl goals
- 10
- Intl assists
- 5
- Composite rating
- 0.94(model rating, 0–1)
- P(scores ≥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
| Tournament | MP | Min | G | A | xG | Sh | KP | PrgP | PrgC | Tkl | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro 2024 | 6 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
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.
Full definitions in the glossary.
International profile
Mikel Merino has 41 caps and 10 international goals for Spain, a MF in the projected squad. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.