Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta, 2012

Mikel Arteta Amatriain ( born March 26, 1982 in San Sebastián ) is a Spanish football player.

Career

Arteta comes from the youth of FC Barcelona. Already the age of fifteen he ran for the second team of the club, but could never recommend for the first team itself. Therefore, he was released in January 2001 on loan to Paris Saint- Germain, where he played, among other things on the side of Ronaldinho.

After the end of the lending agreement, he joined in the summer of 2002 to Scotland to Glasgow Rangers, with whom he also won the Scottish Cup and the League Cup next to the title in the Scottish Premier League. While he had quickly earned a regular place in the first season, but slowed injuries and loss of form him in the second year.

That's why he went back to Spain in 2004 and replaced the migrated to Liverpool Xabi Alonso at Real Sociedad. However, since he could not prevail, he was loaned to Everton in January 2005. In a successful season with the club at the end of which stood the achievement of the qualifying matches for the UEFA Champions League, he managed to convince the leaders of the Association of himself and Everton paid £ 2 million transfer fee when he commissioned in the summer firmly under contract been. In the summer of 2006, he also received the award for player of the year, which has been determined by the followers Everton. In the following season he won again. In June 2007 he signed a new contract dated to 2012.

On August 31, 2011, Arsenal announced the signing of Arteta. Arteta has signed a four -year contract until 30 June 2015 and was given the number 8 back