Ignasi Miquel i Pons is a Spanish

Spain

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 footballer who plays as a defender

Defender

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 for Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

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. He joined the club just after his 16th birthday.

Arsenal

Born in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Catalonia

Catalonia

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, Miquel made 12 appearances for the reserves

Arsenal F.C. Reserves

Arsenal Reserves are the reserve team of Arsenal Football Club.They have been members of the FA Premier Reserve League Southern Division since its foundation in 1999. They play their home games at Underhill Stadium, which is also the home of Barnet FC. The team mainly consists of Under-21 players...

 in the 2009–10 season, becoming reserve team captain. He was selected as part of the first team squad for Cup games against and Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

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 in January 2011 but did not feature in either game. On 20 February 2011, prior to Arsenal's FA Cup

FA Cup

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 fifth round match against Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient F.C.

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, it was announced that he would be starting his first competitive match for the club. He played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal drew with Leyton Orient 1–1. On 2 March, Miquel played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal beat Leyton Orient 5–0 in the FA Cup replay at the Emirates

Emirates Stadium

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.

Miquel made his Premier League debut against Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

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 on 20 August, coming on for the injured Laurent Koscielny

Laurent Koscielny

Laurent Koscielny is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal. He primarily plays as a centre back but he can also play as an right back, a position where he started his career. Koscielny is a youth product of Guingamp. He is described as an aggressive, uncompromising and...

 in the 16th minute as Arsenal lost 2-0. The first goal was scored as of his clearance hitting Aaron Ramsey

Aaron Ramsey

Aaron James Ramsey is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for the premier league club Arsenal and is the captain of the Wales national football team...

's chest for an own goal. Miquel made his secound apperance of the season in the League Cup defeat to Manchester City where he played the full 90 minutes on 29 November 2011.

International career

Miquel played for the Spain under-19 team

Spain national under-19 football team

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 that won the 2011 European Championship

2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

-Group B:----The match was scheduled to be played on July 20, but was abandoned after 15 minutes, due to adverse weather conditions while Spain was leading 1–0 after a goal from Álvaro Morata...

. He was ever-present, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in every game.

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA U-19 Championship
  UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
  The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
  
  : 2011
  2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
  -Group B:----The match was scheduled to be played on July 20, but was abandoned after 15 minutes, due to adverse weather conditions while Spain was leading 1–0 after a goal from Álvaro Morata...
  
  

Club statistics

Statistics accurate as of 29 November 2011

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	2010–11 2010–11 Arsenal F.C. season The 2010–11 season was Arsenal Football Clubs 19th season in the Premier League. Arsenal sought to win their first trophy in six seasons, but this once again proved unsuccessful. The team were within one point of league leaders Manchester United at the end of February, but a run of just one league...	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	2011–12 2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season The 2011–12 season is Arsenal Football Clubs 20th season in the Premier League, and also marks the club's 125th anniversary. Arsenal will seek to win their first trophy for six seasons, competing in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.-Pre-season:Arsenal's...	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Career total		1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0

External links

• Profile at Arsenal.com
• Ignasi Miquel career stats at Soccerbase
  Racing Post
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