
Mikel Merino plays as a Midfielder from ESP and has turned out for 3 clubs across 3 leagues. In PlayFutbol, Mikel is a common trivia answer (★☆☆☆☆), eligible in 9/12 games.
In PlayFutbol's database, Mikel is a valid answer for 3 club × ESP cells. The fewer players who share a cell, the rarer the answer.
★ Rarest cell: Borussia Dortmund × ESP — solved by no one else in our database.
Players who played for both clubs — the “who connects X and Y?” grid intent.
Tap a club to reveal it from the clue trail — the same way Career Path plays.
3 clubs still hidden — can you name Mikel's path?
On PlayFutbol's 1–5 rarity model, Mikel scores 1/5 — Common. Mikel is a household name you'll recognise instantly — stacked on megaclub CVs.
Mikel is eligible as an answer in 9 of the 12 games we track answer eligibility for. Here's the full breakdown:
| Game | Status | Why | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futbol Grid | Eligible | Eligible in Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga grids | Play → |
| Futbol 11 | Eligible | Fills a Midfielder slot when their nationality is drawn | Play → |
| Futbol Wordle | Eligible | All six attributes available (nationality, league, position, age, jersey #, club) | Play → |
| Futbol Connections | Eligible | Pooled into nationality, era, and career-trait groups | Play → |
| Futbol Tic-Tac-Toe | Eligible | Valid pick for cells in PL / LL / BL | Play → |
| Futbol Top Five | Eligible | Candidate across our 47 ranking categories | Play → |
| Football Timeline | Eligible | Part of the 365-career chronological pool | Play → |
| Who Am I? | Eligible | 3 career clubs provide enough 6-clue depth | Play → |
| Guess the Badge | N/A | Badge game is club-based, not player-based | — |
| Career Path | N/A | Only 3 career clubs (minimum is 4) | — |
| Futbol Bingo | Eligible | Matches several of the 100 bingo tasks | Play → |
| Missing XI | N/A | Not currently in our 15 curated classic match lineups | — |






Mikel Merino has plays for 3 clubs across 3 leagues: Borussia Dortmund, Real Sociedad, Arsenal FC.
Yes — Mikel is in the Futbol Wordle eligible pool, with all six attributes available.
1/5 — Common. Mikel is a household name you'll recognise instantly — stacked on megaclub CVs.
Notable teammates include Henrikh Mkhitaryan (shared club: Borussia Dortmund); Martin Odegaard (shared club: Arsenal FC); Tomas Rosicky (shared club: Borussia Dortmund).
Yes — Mikel is in the Who Am I? eligible pool. 3 career clubs provide enough 6-clue depth.
No — Career Path requires at least 4 career clubs, and Mikel currently has 3.
Try Futbol Grid, Futbol 11, Futbol Wordle — each rotates eligible players like Mikel into the daily pool.
Mikel Merino plays as a Midfielder for Arsenal FC.
Career data (clubs, appearances, goals) sourced from Transfermarkt and club official pages; cross-checked against Wikipedia. Trivia eligibility and rarity scores are computed directly from PlayFutbol's own puzzle generators.
Age is calculated from this player’s date of birth. League appearances and goals, per Wikidata. Cup and continental matches are not included.
Author: PlayFutbol Data Team · Questions or corrections? support@playfutbol.app