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Central midfielder · age 33 · Ghana · 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) · right foot · contract to Jun 2027
Career 357 apps · 29 goals · 12 assists · league games since 2012/13
Runner-up: Premier League 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23 · La Liga 2018/19, 2017/18, 2016/17
78 minutes · 1 starts · 39 a game
Central midfielder 83% · Right-back 14% · Defensive midfielder 3% · of his last 100 starts
Each attribute, out of 99: how he compares with the 365 outfield players in La Liga with ten full games or more, over 2025/26, marked down when he's below par among midfielders (so playing up front alone doesn't make a shooter); passing against other midfielders only, since where you play decides how safe your passes are. Rating is Sportmonks’ match rating, averaged. League matches only.
League matches in the competitions we cover, from Sportmonks. Per 90 shown from five full games. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included.
| Season | Club | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Al ShababPro League | 2 (1) | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 |
| 2025/26 | VillarrealLa Liga | 25 (8) | 929 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2024/25 | ArsenalPremier League | 35 (31) | 2,804 | 4 | 2 | 7.18 |
| 2023/24 | ArsenalPremier League | 14 (9) | 788 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 2022/23 | ArsenalPremier League | 33 (28) | 2,485 | 3 | 0 | 7.25 |
| 2021/22 | ArsenalPremier League | 24 (23) | 2,032 | 2 | 1 | 7.14 |
| 2020/21 | ArsenalPremier League | 24 (18) | 1,535 | 0 | 2 | 7.10 |
| 2020/21 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 3 (2) | 199 | 0 | 0 | 7.41 |
| 2019/20 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 35 (29) | 2,551 | 3 | 0 | 7.23 |
| 2018/19 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 32 (22) | 2,066 | 3 | 4 | 7.16 |
| 2017/18 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 33 (28) | 2,382 | 3 | 0 | 7.27 |
| 2016/17 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 16 (6) | 629 | 0 | 2 | 6.89 |
| 2015/16 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 13 (3) | 433 | 2 | 1 | 7.08 |
| 2014/15 | AlmeríaLa Liga | 31 (28) | 2,367 | 4 | 0 | – |
| 2013/14 | MallorcaLa Liga 2 | 37 (35) | 2,972 | 5 | 0 | – |
| 2012/13 | Atlético de MadridLa Liga | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| All 15 seasons | 357 (271) | 24,250 | 29 | 12 | 7.15 | |
Apps (starts). Ratings are Sportmonks’ match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover, from Sportmonks.
From the historical record: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s transfer lists (CC BY-SA 4.0), each fee credited to the outlet or club that reported it. Dates are only as exact as the record; “Move” means the type wasn’t recorded. Retrospective record, not Swoop intelligence.
Latest matchday: not in the squad v Al Ahli, Fri 30 Oct
Games he started or came on in; league games only (cups and European games aren’t in our data). Ratings from Sportmonks.