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Manager dossier

Mikel Arteta

Arsenal· Premier League · Spain flag Spain · Age 44

Employed4-3-3PossessionPremier League hub →

GafferScore

89/ 100

Elite

98th percentile of covered managers

High confidenceUpdated today

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 20 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

44

26 MAR 1982

Appointed

22 DEC 2019

Tenure

6Y 9M

6 years, 9 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jun 2027

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

6 years, 9 months

Since 22 DEC 2019

In coaching

10 years, 3 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-3-3

Appointed

22 Dec 2019

Contract expiry

30 Jun 2027

Senior managerial experience

6 years, 9 months

Date of birth

26 Mar 1982

Place of birth

San Sebastián, Spain

Tactical identity

Possession

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review

Arsenal

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

355

Wins

215

Draws

67

Losses

73

Win %

60.6%

GF 671 · GA 327 · GD 344 · 2019-12-26 → 2026-08-21

Current Season — League

1 matches · 1–0–0 · 100%

Current Club — League

249 matches · 150–48–51 · 60.2%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	88	90th	Covered managers
Defence	91	97th	Covered managers
Pressing	86	87th	Covered managers
Possession	90	93rd	Covered managers
Build-Up	89	92nd	Covered managers
Transition	78	52nd	Covered managers
Player Development	87	90th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	85	87th	Covered managers
GafferScore	89	98th	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches355

Wins215

Draws67

Losses73

Win percentage60.6%

Points per game2.01

Goal difference+344

Senior spells counted1

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

News & analysis

Latest on Mikel Arteta

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Head-to-Head

Arteta vs Guardiola: the same grammar, a different sentence

Shared coaching language, increasingly different priorities. A tactical matchup read, not a prediction.

18 August 20268 min read

MA

vs

PG

GafferLens original graphic

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated today · Confidence HIGH · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Arsenal shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Mikel Arteta (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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