- Tier SS — 89+ proficiency with both a booster and a Link-up Play.
- Best Team Playstyle: Possession Game on 89 — joint #2 of 1,727 for that playstyle.
- Acceleration and Place Kicking boosters. Link-up Play: Over-the-Top Pass B.
Mikel Arteta: overview
| Tier | SS |
|---|---|
| Released | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Best Team Playstyle | Possession Game 89 |
| Booster | Acceleration +1 / Place Kicking +1 |
| Link-up Play | Over-the-Top Pass B |
| Age | 42 |
Mikel Arteta is an SS manager in eFootball LABO’s ranking (89+ proficiency with both a booster and a Link-up Play). Their strongest Team Playstyle is Possession Game on 89, which is joint #2 of 1,727 managers for that playstyle.
Team Playstyle Proficiency
Every Team Playstyle for Mikel Arteta, strongest first. The bar is the proficiency — the higher it is, the more of your squad’s stats reach the +2 and +3 bands.
What proficiency 89 does to each stat
Proficiency boosts each stat individually, based on that stat’s own value.
| Boost | Stat value |
|---|---|
| +1 | up to 55 |
| +2 | 56-83 |
| +3 | 84 and up |
So with Mikel Arteta on Possession Game, any player stat of 84 or higher picks up the full +3.
Booster
Mikel Arteta carries two boosters, applied to every player in the squad on top of the proficiency boost.
| Booster | Effect |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | +1 to that stat, squad-wide |
| Place Kicking | +1 to that stat, squad-wide |
Link-up Play
Link-up Play: Over-the-Top Pass B
| Role | Playing Style | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Centrepiece | Orchestrator | CMF |
| Key Man | Prolific Winger | LWF/RWF |
It does nothing unless you actually field an Orchestrator at CMF and a Prolific Winger at LWF/RWF.
Other versions of Mikel Arteta
eFootball has released 4 versions of Mikel Arteta. They share a name but not the numbers — proficiency, booster and Link-up Play all differ. The number on the right is their best Team Playstyle proficiency.
