Profile Mikel Arteta

Personal information

Full name : Mikel Arteta Amatriain

Date of birth : 26 March 1982

Place of birth : San Sebastián, Spain

Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)

Playing position : Midfielder

Current club : Everton

Number : 10

Youth career :

1997 Antiguoko

1997–1999 Barcelona

Senior career :

1999–2002 Barcelona B

2000–2002 PSG (loan)

2002–2004 Rangers

2004–2005 Real Sociedad

2005 Everton (loan)

2005– Everton

National team :

1998–1999 Spain U16

1999 Spain U17

1999–2001 Spain U18

2002–2003 Spain U21

Club career

Early career

Arteta started his football vocation at the localized edge Antiguoko and befriended young individual midfielder Xabi Alonso as they would play simultaneously every weekend. The two would often play along the sandy coastlines of San Sebastián and dreamed of playing simultaneously at Real Sociedad when they were older. Arteta left for the FC Barcelona B squad at 15 years of age while Alonso marked for Real Sociedad later. Despite his promise Arteta failed to shatter into the first group, and went out on lend to French association Paris Saint-Germain in 2000.

Rangers

Arteta connected Scottish association Rangers in 2002, triumphant the 2003 Scottish Premier League name as well as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Arteta relished a thriving first time of the year at Rangers and rapidlyestablished himself as a first group normal and a fans' favourite. However, wounds, decrease of pattern and homesickness blighted his second time of the year and he was compelled to proceed on one time again.

Real Sociedad

He connected Real Sociedad for €5.2 million in 2004 with the concept of Arteta and Alonso playing together. However, Alonso left for Liverpool and Arteta failed to set up himself in the team.

Everton

Everton Manager David Moyes marked Arteta in the 2005 January move window on lend with a outlook to a enduringtransfer. Seen as a replacement for Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen, Arteta performed a crucial part in assistingEverton accomplish UEFA Champions League qualification. He tallied his first Everton aim in the 4–0 triumph over Crystal Palace. Arteta marked a enduring five-year deal in July 2005 for a charge of £2 million. The 2005–06 time of the year glimpsed Arteta choose up both the Everton Fans' Player of the Season and the Players' Player of the Season awards. Arteta's good pattern expanded into 2006–07. As well as keeping his beginning location, he oftenturned in man-of-the-match exhibitions, and completed the time of the year with nine goals from the 35 associationsport he played. Arteta was bestowed the Player of the Season Award for the second successive year. He wasfurthermore cast a vote the Premiership's 'Midfielder of the Year' by the readers of Sky Sports, drubbing PFA Players' Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo. Arteta's creativity was an absolutely crucial part of Everton's striking play the next season, and he had tallied six goals by the end of January. That advanced farther a time of the year subsequent, tallying nine times in the 2006–07 time of the year and one time afresh finish the time of the year as the Player of the Year. He assistedEverton protected a location in the UEFA Cup and was graded by the ACTIM Index as the sixth best contestant in the Premiership but it did not profit from him a call-up into the full Spain squad. During the summer of 2007, he marked a new five-year contract.

Arteta playing contrary to Brann in the UEFA Cup in 2008.

Arteta supplemented another accolade to his increasing assemblage throughout the 2007–08 time of the year, when he selected up North West Footballer of the Year award. He then became the first Everton contestant in five years toobtain the Liverpool Echo's Sports Personality of the Year accolade in January 2008. Arteta endured a stomachwound in the second half of the time of the year, and soon before the last game of the crusade, he underwent surgery to fix the problem. He tallied his first aim of the 2008–09 time of the year in the Premier League opener versus Blackburn Rovers with a free kick. He was entitled head individual for a 2–2 draw with Newcastle United, tallying apunishment in the game. In February, Arteta was conveyed off on a stretcher in a 0–0 draw with Newcastle having hurta ligament in his knee, days after his first addition in the Spanish nationwide group squad. The wound kept him out forremainder of the 2008–09 time of the year and the first five months of 2009–10. Arteta made his come back fromwound in January 2010 as a alternate in an FA Cup bind contrary to Birmingham City, before beginning in a 2–1dwelling Premier League win contrary to Chelsea. His first two goals of the time of the year were tallied in a 5–1 beatof Hull City in March 2010. In August that year he marked a five-year agreement elongation with Everton.

International career

Mikel Arteta is suitable for the Basque Country and the Spanish nationwide football teams. The Basque group are not affiliated to FIFA or a local confederation but play public displaying games. Arteta has performed for Spain at Under 16, Under 17, Under 18 and Under 21 grades but has not performed for the full worldwide team. He comprised Spain in the U16 European Championships, UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, FIFA U17 World Cup and captained Spain in the U21 European Championships qualifying campaign.

In August 2010, some British report organisations erroneously described that Arteta would be suitable to play for the England nationwide football group due to his eligibility for a British passport. The contestant is not suitable for England because FIFA Statutes stipulate that the contestant desires to have held a British identification at the time when hecomprised Spain at the U16 European Championships and in supplement he would have needed five years of learningin Britain before rotating 18.