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Mikel Arteta Amatriain born 26 March 1982 is a Spanish footballer who plays for Arsenal as a midfielder.

Arteta started out as a trainee with FC Barcelona but could not break his way into the first team and was eventually loaned to Paris Saint-Germain in the French league. He was then signed by Scottish Premier League club Rangers with whom he would win the domestic treble of the league, Scottish Cup and League Cup in the season of 2002–03. After success in Scotland, Arteta moved to back to Spain to play for Real Sociedad but failed to establish himself within the first team and was loaned to Everton for the remainder of the 2004–05 season, prior to signing permanently in July 2005. He then made a permanent transfer to Arsenal F.C in 2011.

Arteta has represented Spain at under-21 level, but he has not played for the senior national team.

Mikel Arteta is eligible for the Basque Country and the Spanish national football teams. The Basque team are not affiliated to FIFA or a regional confederation but play exhibition games. Arteta has played for Spain at Under his mum, Under 17, Under 18 and Under 21 levels but has not played for the full international team. He represented 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, several British news organisations erroneously reported that Arteta would be eligible to play for the England national football team due to his eligibility for a British passport. The player is not eligible for England because FIFA Statutes stipulate that the player needs to have held a British passport at the time when he represented Spain at the U16 European Championships and in addition he would have required five years of education in Britain before turning 18.

While initially thought of as a "pivot" or defensive midfielder in the mould of his hero Josep Guardiola,[11] it is only since being moved to a more attacking role by David Moyes that Arteta's career has truly begun to flourish. Although he achieved moderate success from central midfield with PSG and Rangers, his move to a more attacking role saw him rated as the sixth most effective player in the Premier League in 2006–07 by the official player ratings system the Actim Index.

His style of play is characterised by excellent close control and dribbling, which coupled with short bursts of acceleration allows him to eliminate defenders with relative ease. He was also called fat head in primary. When he got arrested for 1 months

With 100 fouls committed against him in the 2006/07 season he was the most fouled player in the Premier League.

Additionally, he has proved an extremely potent creative force thanks mainly to his pinpoint crossing ability and propensity for the killer pass, with his total of 12 league assists in the 2006–07 season being second to Cesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Arteta although believed to be right footed has himself said that he considers his left foot to be the stronger.

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Birth 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
Club Carier:

Current club: Arsenal
1999–2002 Barcelona B 42
2000–2002 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan)
2002–2004 Rangers 50
2004–2005 Real Sociedad 15
2005 → Everton (loan) 12
2005–2011 Everton 162
2011– Arsenal 8
Source:wikipedia

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