Nacho Monreal
Nacho Monreal was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain on February 26th, 1986 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 38, Nacho Monreal biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Club career
Monreal, a native of Pamplona, was a member of CA Osasuna's youth system and made his official debut for his hometown team against Valencia CF on October 22, 2006, a 1–0 loss in La Liga. He played in ten league appearances in his first season, as well as two in that season's UEFA Champions League; following Navarrese's relegation to the UEFA Cup, he was suspended by fellow league side Sevilla FC.
Monreal was first-choice from 2007-08, retaining that status in subsequent seasons, with César Azpilicueta, the disputed starter in the other defensive wing, being the undisputed starter.
Monreal signed a five-year deal with Málaga CF on a €6 million transfer fee on June 10, 2011. In his first season with Eliseu, he began fighting for first-choice status, but the club finished fourth and qualified for the Champions League for the first time.
In a 3–2 away win over RCD Mallorca on January 27, 2013, Monreal scored his only goal for the Andalusians.
Monreal joined England on a long-term deal for an undisclosed fee, which Sky Sports estimates to be around £8.5 million. He was given the number 17 shirt and made his Premier League debut against Stoke City two days later in a 1–0 home win.
In a 2–1 win over Aston Villa on February 23, 2013, Monreal gave the assist to countryman Santi Cazorla to be the winner. On March 16, the Gunners' first goal was scored, leading to a 2–0 win at Swansea City.
Monreal recovered from injury on August 21, 2013 to appear in Arsenal's 3–0 victory over Fenerbahce SK in the Champions League group stage play-off, with the role of Theo Walcott in the last three minutes. In a shootout against West Bromwich Albion, he scored the deciding penalty, sending his team into the fourth round of the League Cup on September 26.
Monreal obtained the vacant number 18 previously worn by Sébastien Squillaci upon Alexis Sánchez's arrival in the 2014 off-season. In a 2–2 draw against Everton on August 23, he assisted Olivier Giroud's late equalizer. In addition,, an injury problem in the squad had him deployed in an unfamiliar central defender role in a string of games, after Laurent Koscielny was forced to cancel action due to an Achilles tendon injury.
Monreal scored the first goal in a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on March 9, 2015, sending Arsenal through to the FA Cup semi-finals. In the pivotal match, a 4–0 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, he played the full 90 minutes.
Monreal signed a new long-term deal on January 19, 2016. He scored the vital equalizer on his team came from behind to defeat Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley on April 23, 2017.
After good results on the left side of a three-man defense, Monreal received the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Month award for October of that year. He netted once and made two assists before being forced to leave early 30 minutes against Crystal Palace in an eventual 4–1 home win.
Monreal returned to Spain on August 31, 2019, with the 33-year-old starting Real Sociedad on a two-year deal. He scored on his debut two weeks later, converting a simple tap-in at the hour of Anoeta Stadium's eventual 2–0 victory over Atlético Madrid.
Monreal did not complete the 2021–22 season due to a knee injury. The club revealed his resignation on May 23rd, 2022.
Monreal announced his resignation at 36 on August 16, 2022.
International career
Monreal was granted his first call for the Spain under-21 team in 2007. In an eventual group stage exit, he started all of their matches in the 2009 UEFA European Championship.
Monreal was called up to the senior side of Macedonia for the first time on August 6th. He was at 3:2 away victory in Joan Capdevila's second game after winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and he lost in the country's second game on September 7th.
Monreal was a member of Spain's squad that qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, but he was second-choice left-back behind FC Barcelona's Jordi Alba. He started playing in two group games, starting with a 10–0 loss of Tahiti at the Maracane, where he set up a David Villa goal.
On November 12, 2016, Monreal scored his first goal for Spain, leading to a 4–0 loss of Macedonia in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Granada. Thenobdictive was then chosen by boss Julen Londescu for the finals in Russia.