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Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age44
CitizenshipSpain
Height1.77 m
Footright
BornMarch 26, 1982
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 5.1 Average
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.14
goals / match
Everton FC
top club · 209 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#207
goals rank
#215
assists rank
74
season goals
52
season assists

Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€20.00m
peak value · 2009
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 11/12
9
best season · 03/04
42 / 7
int'l caps / goals
538Appearances
74Goals
52Assists
85Yellow cards
3Red cards
215Full matches (90′)
Full nameMikel Arteta
Name in home countryMikel Arteta Amatriain
Date of birth1982-03-26 (44 yrs)
Place of birthDonostia-San Sebastián, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2016-07-01
Contract expires
OutfitterPuma
Jul 2016
Transfer: Arsenal → Retired
16/17 · Transfer
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC U21
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC U21
13 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Arsenal FC
43 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Arsenal FC
43 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2011
Transfer: Everton → Arsenal
11/12 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Arsenal FC, Everton FC
41 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Everton FC
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Everton FC
16 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2009
Injury: unknown
79 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Everton FC
31 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Everton FC
37 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Everton FC
39 matches · 9 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Everton FC
37 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Everton
05/06 · Transfer · €2.80m
May 2005
Transfer: Everton → Real Sociedad
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Everton
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
Transfer: Rangers → Real Sociedad
04/05 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Real Sociedad, Everton FC
30 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Rangers FC
32 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Rangers FC
33 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Barcelona → Rangers
02/03 · Transfer · €7.90m
Jun 2002
Transfer: Paris SG → Barcelona
01/02 · Return from loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Paris Saint-Germain
42 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: Barcelona → Paris SG
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Barcelona B, Paris Saint-Germain
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Barcelona B → Barcelona
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Barcelona B
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
Transfer: Barcelona C → Barcelona B
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1999
Transfer: Barça U19 → Barcelona C
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Barça U16 → Barça U19
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: Antiguoko Yth → Barça U16
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.05/90
9
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
6
Yellow cards8 total · 0.39/90
42
19,339 min
Minutes played by club
FC Barcelona B 13.0%
Arsenal FC 14.6%
Arsenal FC U21 0.0%
Everton FC 44.4%
Real Sociedad 2.5%
Rangers FC 8.1%
Paris Saint-Germain 17.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Barcelona B 2 00/01 99/00 42 3 0 2,520
Arsenal FC 5 11/12 15/16 150 16 8 2,815
Arsenal FC U21 2 14/15 15/16 2 0 0 0
Everton FC 8 04/05 11/12 209 35 35 8,589
Real Sociedad 1 04/05 04/05 17 1 1 479
Rangers FC 2 02/03 03/04 65 14 3 1,563
Paris Saint-Germain 2 00/01 01/02 53 5 5 3,373

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€5M10€10M14€15M19€20M00/01 — 3 goals (FC Barcelona B)00/01 — 1 assists400/0101/02 — 4 goals (Paris Saint-Germain)01/02 — 4 assists801/0202/03 — 5 goals (Rangers FC)02/03 — 3 assists802/0303/04 — 9 goals (Rangers FC)903/0404/05 — 2 goals (Everton FC)04/05 — 4 assists604/0505/06 — 3 goals (Everton FC)05/06 — 2 assists505/0606/07 — 9 goals (Everton FC)06/07 — 10 assists1906/0707/08 — 4 goals (Everton FC)07/08 — 7 assists1107/0808/09 — 7 goals (Everton FC)08/09 — 8 assists1508/0909/10 — 6 goals (Everton FC)09/10 — 1 assists709/1010/11 — 3 goals (Everton FC)10/11 — 4 assists710/1111/12 — 8 goals (Arsenal FC)11/12 — 2 assists1011/1212/13 — 6 goals (Arsenal FC)12/13 — 5 assists1112/1313/14 — 3 goals (Arsenal FC)313/1414/15 — 1 goals (Arsenal FC)14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/1699/00 — 1 goals (FC Barcelona B)199/0004/05 — €8.5M05/06 — €6.8M07/08 — €13.5M08/09 — €19M09/10 — €20M10/11 — €18M11/12 — €17M12/13 — €15M13/14 — €11M14/15 — €8M15/16 — €4MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 3300/0101/02: 4401/0202/03: 5502/0303/04: 9903/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 9906/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1699/00: 1199/00

Assists by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 4401/0202/03: 3302/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 101006/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1699/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 2ª B - Grupo III FC Barcelona B 26 1 0 8 0 1,861
15/16 Champions League Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Community Shield Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Premier League Arsenal FC 9 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Arsenal FC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Arsenal FC 3 1 0 1 0 206
14/15 Champions League Qu. Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Community Shield Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Arsenal FC 7 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Arsenal FC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Arsenal FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Arsenal FC 5 1 0 0 0 495
13/14 League Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Premier League Arsenal FC 31 2 0 3 1 1,204
12/13 Champions League Arsenal FC 7 0 1 2 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Arsenal FC 34 6 3 6 0 498
11/12 Champions League Arsenal FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Everton FC 1 1 0 1 0 90
11/12 Premier League Arsenal FC 29 6 2 4 0 412
11/12 Premier League Everton FC 2 1 0 1 0 126
10/11 FA Cup Everton FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 League Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Everton FC 29 3 4 1 1 804
09/10 Europa League Everton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Everton FC 13 6 1 3 0 172
08/09 FA Cup Everton FC 3 1 0 1 0 300
08/09 Premier League Everton FC 26 6 8 3 0 375
08/09 UEFA Cup Everton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Everton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Everton FC 28 1 7 2 1 2,448
07/08 UEFA Cup Everton FC 7 3 0 0 0 201
06/07 FA Cup Everton FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Everton FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Everton FC 35 9 9 8 0 347
05/06 Champions League Qu. Everton FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
05/06 FA Cup Everton FC 4 1 0 1 0 360
05/06 League Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Everton FC 29 1 2 5 0 2,376
05/06 UEFA Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 1 1 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 LaLiga Real Sociedad 15 1 0 2 0 479
04/05 Premier League Everton FC 12 1 3 3 0 810
03/04 Champions League Rangers FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 Champions League Qu. Rangers FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
03/04 CIS Insur. Cup Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Premiership Rangers FC 23 8 0 2 0 237
03/04 SFA Cup Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 CIS Insur. Cup Rangers FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 Premiership Rangers FC 22 2 3 3 0 876
02/03 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Rangers FC 5 2 0 0 0 180
02/03 SFA Cup Rangers FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
02/03 UEFA Cup Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 0 1 0 256
01/02 Coupe de la Ligue Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 0 1 0 242
01/02 Division 1 Paris Saint-Germain 25 1 3 7 0 2,160
01/02 UEFA Cup Paris Saint-Germain 6 0 1 1 0 0
01/02 UI Cup Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 0 0 0 271
00/01 2ª B - Grupo III FC Barcelona B 16 2 0 3 0 659
00/01 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain 4 0 1 0 0 0
00/01 Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Division 1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 0 1 0 444
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1997-07-01 Antiguoko Yth Barça U16 Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Barça U16 Barça U19 Transfer 0
98/99 1999-01-01 Barça U19 Barcelona C Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 Barcelona C Barcelona B Transfer 0
00/01 2000-07-01 Barcelona B Barcelona Transfer 0
00/01 2001-01-25 Barcelona Paris SG Loan 0
01/02 2002-06-30 Paris SG Barcelona Return from loan 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Barcelona Rangers Transfer 0 €7.90m
04/05 2004-07-09 Rangers Real Sociedad Transfer 0 €4.00m
04/05 2005-01-31 Real Sociedad Everton Loan 8000000
04/05 2005-05-16 Everton Real Sociedad Return from loan 8000000
05/06 2005-07-01 Real Sociedad Everton Transfer 8000000 €2.80m
11/12 2011-08-31 Everton Arsenal Transfer 15000000 €12.00m
16/17 2016-07-01 Arsenal Retired Transfer 2000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Knock 2008-02-27 2008-03-10 13 3
08/09 Cruciate ligament tear 2009-02-22 2010-01-20 333 79
11/12 Calf problems 2012-01-13 2012-01-29 17 4
11/12 concussion 2012-03-03 2012-03-12 10 3
11/12 Ligament injury 2012-04-16 2012-05-15 30 5
12/13 Calf injury 2013-01-10 2013-02-01 23 8
13/14 Hamstring injury 2013-08-10 2013-09-20 42 13
14/15 Ankle injury 2014-08-20 2014-09-10 22 5
14/15 Calf problems 2014-09-27 2014-10-06 10 4
14/15 Hamstring strain 2014-11-06 2014-11-20 15 2
14/15 Calf problems 2014-11-26 2015-01-14 50 14
14/15 Ankle surgery 2015-01-15 2015-03-31 76 14
15/16 Ankle sprain 2015-10-22 2015-11-06 16 4
15/16 Calf problems 2015-11-21 2016-01-03 44 10
Current
Peak€20.00m
Low
Δ since start−€8.50m
€5.00m€10.00m€15.00m€20.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #33775 10 4 former national player
Team #20947 13 1 former national player
Team #12395 7 0 former national player
Team #9567 12 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Aaron Ramsey 2 1 0
Wojciech Szczesny 2 0 0
Santi Cazorla 2 0 0
Olivier Giroud 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
06/07 Premier League Everton FC 9 35
03/04 Premiership Rangers FC 8 23
11/12 Premier League Everton FC 7 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
06/07 Premier League Everton FC 9 35
08/09 Premier League Everton FC 8 26
07/08 Premier League Everton FC 7 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
04/05 2005-05-16 Everton Real Sociedad Return from loan €8.00m
04/05 2005-01-31 Real Sociedad Everton Loan €8.00m
01/02 2002-06-30 Paris SG Barcelona Return from loan
00/01 2001-01-25 Barcelona Paris SG Loan

Teams faced most often by Mikel Arteta's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 68 15 24 29 71 105 -34 22%
Manchester United 62 13 15 34 61 104 -43 21%
Tottenham Hotspur 60 21 21 18 94 82 +12 35%
Liverpool FC 60 16 22 22 76 93 -17 27%
Aston Villa 60 28 20 12 107 69 +38 47%
Manchester City 56 29 11 16 84 66 +18 52%
Newcastle United 56 29 15 12 100 63 +37 52%
Fulham FC 52 34 7 11 97 43 +54 65%
West Ham United 48 30 12 6 89 38 +51 63%
Sunderland AFC 48 27 14 7 79 34 +45 56%
Bolton Wanderers 44 23 10 11 71 51 +20 52%
Blackburn Rovers 44 23 9 12 78 40 +38 52%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
09/10 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 26 1,861 8 1 0 0.44
15/16 15 0 2 0 0 0
14/15 13 206 2 0 0 0.87
13/14 43 1,699 6 1 1 0.42
12/13 43 498 8 0 0 1.45
11/12 41 628 7 0 0 1
10/11 33 804 2 0 1 0.34
09/10 16 172 3 0 0 1.57
08/09 31 675 4 0 0 0.53
07/08 37 2,649 2 0 1 0.1
06/07 39 347 8 0 0 2.07
05/06 37 2,916 6 1 0 0.22
04/05 30 1,289 6 0 0 0.42
03/04 32 417 3 0 0 0.65
02/03 33 1,146 4 0 0 0.31
01/02 42 2,929 10 0 0 0.31
00/01 27 1,103 4 1 0 0.41

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
284 apps
42 G
40 A
Premiership
45 apps
10 G
3 A
FA Cup
25 apps
3 G
2 A
UEFA Cup
17 apps
3 G
1 A
2ª B - Grupo III
42 apps
3 G
0 A
Division 1
31 apps
2 G
3 A
Champions League Qu.
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League
31 apps
1 G
2 A
League Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Mikel Arteta

Who is Mikel Arteta?

Mikel Arteta is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Mikel Arteta?

Mikel Arteta is 44 years old. He was born on March 26, 1982 in Donostia-San Sebastián.

What position does Mikel Arteta play?

Mikel Arteta plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Mikel Arteta play for?

Mikel Arteta currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Mikel Arteta scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mikel Arteta has scored 74 goals in 538 appearances.