Nacho Monreal

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Nacho Monreal
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Monreal warming up with Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Monreal Eraso
Date of birth (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
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Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 18
Youth career
Pamplona
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Osasuna B 36 (3)
2006–2011 Osasuna 127 (3)
2011–2013 Málaga 45 (1)
2013– Arsenal 81 (1)
International career‡
2004–2005 Spain U19 4 (0)
2007–2009 Spain U21 9 (0)
2009– Spain 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Monreal and the second or maternal family name is Eraso.

Ignacio "Nacho" Monreal Eraso (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnatʃo monreˈal eˈɾaso]; born 26 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal as a left back.

He started playing with Osasuna in 2005, going on to appear in 144 official games over the course of five La Liga seasons. In 2011 he signed with Málaga and, two years later, joined Arsenal.

A full international since 2009, Monreal represented Spain at the 2013 Confederations Cup.

Club career

Osasuna

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Monreal in action for Osasuna in 2010

A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks, Monreal was born in Pamplona, and made his official debut for his hometown club in an away game against Valencia CF on 22 October 2006, in a 0–1 La Liga loss.[2] He finished his first season with ten league appearances, adding two in the campaign's UEFA Champions League; after the Navarrese's "demotion" to the UEFA Cup he appeared in four matches as the club reached the last four, being eliminated by fellow league side Sevilla FC.

In 2007–08 Monreal became first choice, retaining that status in the subsequent seasons, with another youth product, César Azpilicueta, being the undisputed starter in the other defensive wing.[3]

Málaga

On 10 June 2011, Monreal signed a five-year contract with Málaga CF, for €6 million.[4] In his first season he initially battled for first-choice status with Eliseu, but ended up only missing seven games as the club finished fourth and qualified for the Champions League for the first time.

Monreal scored his only goal for the Andalusians on 27 January 2013, in a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca.[5]

Arsenal

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Monreal marking Florian Thauvin during a Champions League match against Marseille in November 2013

On 31 January 2013, Monreal joined English side Arsenal on a long-term contract. He was handed the #17 kit.[6] The fee was undisclosed, but was believed to be around £8.3 million.[7] He made his Premier League debut against Stoke City two days later, in a 1–0 home win.[8][9]

On 23 February 2013, Monreal provided an assist for countryman Santi Cazorla, with the latter scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Aston Villa.[10] He scored his first goal for the Gunners on 16 March, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win at Swansea City.[11]

Monreal returned from injury[12] on 21 August 2013 to feature in Arsenal's 3–0 win at Fenerbahçe in the Champions League, playing the last three minutes in the place of Theo Walcott.[13] On 26 September he scored the deciding penalty in a shootout against West Bromwich Albion, to send his team into the fourth round of the League Cup.[14]

Upon the arrival of Alexis Sánchez in the 2014 off-season, Monreal took the vacant number 18 previously worn by Sébastien Squillaci. On 23 August, he assisted Olivier Giroud's late equalizer in a 2–2 draw against Everton;[15] additionally, an injury crisis in the squad saw him being deployed in an unfamiliar central defender role in a string of games, after Laurent Koscielny was put out of action due to an Achilles tendon injury.[16]

On 9 March 2015, Monreal scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford that qualified Arsenal to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.[17] On 30 May, he played the full 90 minutes in 2015 FA Cup Final, a 4–0 defeat of Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.[18]

International career

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Monreal taking on Chile's Eduardo Vargas in a 2013 friendly

In 2007, Monreal earned his first call for Spain U-21s. He started all matches in the 2009 UEFA European Championship, in an eventual group stage exit.

On 6 August 2009 Monreal was called for the first time to the senior side, for an exhibition game with Macedonia.[19] He played the last 15 minutes for Joan Capdevila in a 3–2 away success;[20] on 7 September 2010, in the nation's second game after the victorious FIFA World Cup in South Africa, he played the entire 1–4 friendly loss to Argentina.[21]

Monreal was a member of the Spanish squad which reached the final of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, although he was second-choice left back behind Barcelona's Jordi Alba. He started in the last two group games, beginning with a 10–0 win over Tahiti at the Maracanã in which he set up a David Villa goal.[22]

Statistics

As of match played 2 January 2016[23]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2004–05 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0
2005–06 35 3 0 0 – – – 35 3
Total 36 3 0 0 – 0 0 – 36 3
Osasuna 2006–07 10 0 3 0 – 6 0 – 19 0
2007–08 27 1 0 0 – – – 27 1
2008–09 28 0 1 0 – – – 29 0
2009–10 31 1 6 0 – – – 37 1
2010–11 31 1 1 0 – – – 32 1
Total 127 3 11 0 – 6 0 – 144 3
Málaga 2011–12 31 0 2 0 – – – 33 0
2012–13 14 1 3 0 – 4 0 – 21 1
Total 45 1 5 0 – 4 0 – 54 1
Arsenal 2012–13 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 11 1
2013–14 23 0 3 0 2 0 8 0 – 36 0
2014–15 28 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 39 1
2015–16 20 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 25 0
Total 81 1 8 1 2 0 18 0 2 0 111 2
Career Total 289 8 24 1 2 0 28 0 2 0 345 9

Honours

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Club

Arsenal

Country

References

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