SOCCER PLAYER
Mikel Merino
1996 - Today

Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino Zazón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmikel meˈɾino]; born 22 June 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team. After starting out at Osasuna, he had short spells with Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United before signing for Real Sociedad in 2018. With the last of those clubs, he won the 2019–20 Copa del Rey and totalled 242 appearances and 27 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikel Merino has received more than 2,219,855 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Mikel Merino is the 6,077th most popular soccer player (up from 7,085th in 2019), the 2,069th most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,130th in 2019) and the 445th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
49.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mikel Merino ranks 6,077 out of 21,273. Before him are John de Wolf, Johnny Douglas, Víctor Púa, Gonzalo Montiel, Hedwiges Maduro, and Mazarópi. After him are Marko Pjaca, Alberto García Aspe, Rónald Gómez, Alain Roche, Nayef Aguerd, and Heiko Westermann.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn de Wolf
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,071
Johnny Douglas
1882 - 1930
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,072
Víctor Púa
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,073
Gonzalo Montiel
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,074
Hedwiges Maduro
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,075
Mazarópi
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 6,076
Mikel Merino
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 6,077
Marko Pjaca
1995 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 6,078
Alberto García Aspe
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 6,079
Rónald Gómez
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 6,080
Alain Roche
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 6,081
Nayef Aguerd
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 6,082
Heiko Westermann
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 6,083
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Mikel Merino ranks 82. Before him are Sergio Reguilón, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Anya Chalotra, Karsten Warholm, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Liza Koshy. After him are Nayef Aguerd, Normani, James Maddison, Thilo Kehrer, Kostas Tsimikas, and Diogo Jota.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsSergio Reguilón
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 76
Abdelhamid Sabiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 77
Anya Chalotra
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 78
Karsten Warholm
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 79
Lorenzo Pellegrini
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 80
Liza Koshy
YOUTUBER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 81
Mikel Merino
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 82
Nayef Aguerd
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 83
Normani
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 84
James Maddison
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 85
Thilo Kehrer
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 86
Kostas Tsimikas
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 87
Diogo Jota
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 88
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Mikel Merino ranks 2,069 out of 3,355. Before him are Fran García (1999), Joaquín (1956), Sergio Rodríguez (1986), Iñaki Peña (1999), Juan Ignacio Martínez (1964), and Virginia Ruano Pascual (1973). After him are Pedro Uralde (1958), Tomás Reñones (1960), Carlos Aguilera (1969), Isabel Díaz Ayuso (1978), Bárbara Lennie (1984), and Fernando León de Aranoa (1968).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsFran García
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 2,063
Joaquín
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 2,064
Sergio Rodríguez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 2,065
Iñaki Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 2,066
Juan Ignacio Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 2,067
Virginia Ruano Pascual
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 2,068
Mikel Merino
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 2,069
Pedro Uralde
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 2,070
Tomás Reñones
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 2,071
Carlos Aguilera
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 2,072
Isabel Díaz Ayuso
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 2,073
Bárbara Lennie
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 2,074
Fernando León de Aranoa
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 2,075
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain
Among soccer players born in Spain, Mikel Merino ranks 445. Before him are Javier de Pedro (1973), Marc Cucurella (1998), Fran García (1999), Joaquín (1956), Iñaki Peña (1999), and Juan Ignacio Martínez (1964). After him are Pedro Uralde (1958), Tomás Reñones (1960), Carlos Aguilera (1969), Mista (1978), Javier Portillo (1982), and Eugenio Leal (1954).
Javier de Pedro
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 439
Marc Cucurella
1998 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 440
Fran García
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 441
Joaquín
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 442
Iñaki Peña
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 443
Juan Ignacio Martínez
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 444
Mikel Merino
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 445
Pedro Uralde
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 446
Tomás Reñones
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 447
Carlos Aguilera
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 448
Mista
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 449
Javier Portillo
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 450
Eugenio Leal
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 451