Mikel Arteta
He began his football career at FC Barcelona B squad at 15 years of age. After 3 years of mediocrity he had a loan spell in 2000 with
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Paris Saint-Germain (where he played alongside Ronaldinho). He joined Scottish club Rangers in 2002 for £6m where he remained for two seasons, winning the 2003 Scottish Premier League title as well as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. He enjoyed a
successful first season at Rangers and quickly established himself as a first team regular and a fans favourite. But unfortunately injuries and loss of form blighted his second season and he was forced to move on once again.
He joined Real Sociedad in 2004 as a replacement for Liverpool bound Xabi Alonso but failed to establish himself in the team and was loaned out to Everton in the 2005 January transfer window with a view to a permanent transfer if the loan went well.
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| Full name | Mikel Amatriain Arteta | |
| Date of birth | March 26, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| Height | 1.76m | |
| Nickname | Mikky / Our Tater | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
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| Current club | Everton | |
| Number | 6 | |
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| 1997–2002 | FC Barcelona B | |
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| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2000-2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005– |
Paris Saint-Germain Rangers F.C. Real Sociedad Everton F.C. |
31 (2) 50 (12) 15 (1) 43 (3) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 25 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of July 23 2006 (UTC). |
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He played a vital part of helping Everton reach UEFA Champions League qualification and after the departure of Thomas Gravesen, Arteta filled the gap left by the Danish midfielder. He capitalised on his half-season form by an excellent free kick in the 4-0 demolition of Crystal Palace, and sealed his permanent transfer to Everton that summer, putting pen to paper on a five year deal on the 15 July 2005 - Arteta was signed permanently by the Merseyside club for a fee of £2 million.
Arteta has also played for Spain U21s, and his current form for Everton has been met with calls from manager David Moyes for him to be selected for the full national squad.
On May 2, 2006, at the Everton end of season awards ceremony, Mikel Arteta picked up the Player of the Season Award as voted by the fans on the Everton website. He also was voted the Player's Player of the Season by his teammates. He had this to say; "It means a lot when it comes from your teammates. It is a very special club, with special fans and special players. It is very difficult to find players like we have here and I am very happy to play at this club."
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