Nacho Monreal

Nacho Monreal
	Monreal warming up with Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Monreal Eraso
Date of birth	26 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Pamplona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Osasuna B
2006–2011	Osasuna
2011–2013	Málaga
2013–2019	Arsenal
2019–2022	Real Sociedad
Total
International career
2004–2005	Spain U19
2007–2009	Spain U21
2009–2018	Spain
Medal record
Representing Spain
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ignacio "Nacho" Monreal Eraso (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo monreˈal eˈɾaso] or pronounced [ˈnatʃo monreˈal]; born 26 February 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back.

He started playing with Osasuna in 2005, going on to appear in 144 official games over the course of five La Liga seasons.^[4] In 2011 he signed with Málaga and, two years later, joined Arsenal, winning three FA Cup trophies with the latter club while taking part in 251 matches in all competitions.^[5] He ended his career in 2022 with Real Sociedad, winning the 2019–20 Copa del Rey.

A full international from 2009 to 2018, Monreal represented Spain at the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup.

^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 27 de enero de 2013, en Palma de Mallorca" [Minutes of the match held on 27 January 2013, in Palma de Mallorca] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Nacho Monreal: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Nacho Monreal Eraso". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "El navarro Nacho Monreal ya está en San Sebastián para jugar con la Real Sociedad hasta el año 2021" [Navarre's own Nacho Monreal is already in San Sebastián to play with Real Sociedad until the year 2021]. El Español (in Spanish). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ "Monreal leaves Arsenal for Real Sociedad". Business Standard. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[1] "Acta del partido celebrado el 27 de enero de 2013, en Palma de Mallorca" [Minutes of the match held on 27 January 2013, in Palma de Mallorca] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Nacho Monreal: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

[3] "Nacho Monreal Eraso". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[4] "El navarro Nacho Monreal ya está en San Sebastián para jugar con la Real Sociedad hasta el año 2021" [Navarre's own Nacho Monreal is already in San Sebastián to play with Real Sociedad until the year 2021]. El Español (in Spanish). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[5] "Monreal leaves Arsenal for Real Sociedad". Business Standard. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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