Photo: Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, España / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire about Mikel Merino is his quiet indispensability. He is the kind of midfielder casual fans overlook and managers cannot live without, equally capable of shielding a back line and arriving late in the box to score. At 188 cm he wins his duels, but it is his positional intelligence that earns my respect. Coming out of Pamplona to anchor both Arsenal and the Spanish national team is no small feat, and at his age the best may still be ahead. I find him a genuinely satisfying player to watch for those who value substance over flash.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mikel Merino
- Name (Japanese)
- ミケル・メリーノ
- Reading
- みける・めりーの
- Born
- June 22, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mikel Merino born?
Born June 22, 1996 (age 30).
Where is Mikel Merino from?
Mikel Merino is from Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
What does Mikel Merino do?
Mikel Merino works as association football player.
How tall is Mikel Merino?
Mikel Merino is 188 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.