Age today30
Recorded moves9
Peak recorded value€50.00m
Current market value€25.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Mikel Merino Zazón
- Born
- 22 Jun 1996
- Nationality
- Spain
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 188
- Joined current club
- 27 Aug 2024
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Real SociedadLast recorded move · 27 Aug 2024
- Newcastle UnitedLast recorded move · 12 Jul 2018
- Borussia DortmundLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2018
- CA OsasunaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- CA Osasuna PromesasLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- CA Osasuna U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- CA Osasuna YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 2026 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €25.00m |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €30.00m |
| 30 May 2025 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €35.00m |
| 18 Mar 2025 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €35.00m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €45.00m |
| 07 Jun 2024 | 27 | Real Sociedad | €50.00m |
| 22 Dec 2023 | 27 | Real Sociedad | €50.00m |
| 13 Jun 2023 | 26 | Real Sociedad | €50.00m |
| 07 Nov 2022 | 26 | Real Sociedad | €50.00m |
| 03 Jun 2022 | 25 | Real Sociedad | €50.00m |
| 30 Dec 2021 | 25 | Real Sociedad | €50.00m |
| 10 Jun 2021 | 24 | Real Sociedad | €40.00m |
| 05 Jan 2021 | 24 | Real Sociedad | €40.00m |
| 08 Oct 2020 | 24 | Real Sociedad | €35.00m |
| 23 Jul 2020 | 24 | Real Sociedad | €35.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 23 | Real Sociedad | €24.00m |
| 05 Mar 2020 | 23 | Real Sociedad | €30.00m |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 23 | Real Sociedad | €20.00m |
| 11 Jun 2019 | 22 | Real Sociedad | €15.00m |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 22 | Real Sociedad | €10.00m |
| 21 Dec 2018 | 22 | Real Sociedad | €8.00m |
| 12 Jul 2018 | 22 | Real Sociedad | €12.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 21 | Newcastle United | €10.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 21 | Newcastle United | €10.00m |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 21 | Newcastle United | €7.00m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 20 | Borussia Dortmund | €2.50m |
| 07 Feb 2017 | 20 | Borussia Dortmund | €3.00m |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 20 | Borussia Dortmund | €3.00m |
| 22 Feb 2016 | 19 | CA Osasuna | €2.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 19 | CA Osasuna | €1.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2024 | Real Sociedad | Arsenal FC | Transfer | €32.00m |
| 12 Jul 2018 | Newcastle United | Real Sociedad | Transfer | €12.00m |
| 01 Jul 2018 | Borussia Dortmund | Newcastle United | Transfer | €7.00m |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Newcastle United | Borussia Dortmund | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Borussia Dortmund | Newcastle United | Loan | €3.00m |
| 01 Jul 2016 | CA Osasuna | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | €3.75m |
| 01 Jul 2014 | CA Osasuna Promesas | CA Osasuna | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2013 | CA Osasuna U19 | CA Osasuna Promesas | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2012 | CA Osasuna Youth | CA Osasuna U19 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.