Gabriel Arteta is 17 years old and plays in Arsenal’s academy, the same club where his father Mikel manages the first team.
When the club published the official photos of the U-18 squad, something immediately caught everyone’s attention: his right eye is blue and his left one brown.
Complete heterochromia, a genetic condition that affects less than 1% of the population. According to several sources, Gabriel is said to have inherited one eye from each of his parents, Mikel Arteta and Lorena Bernal, making the case even more curious.
The condition does not affect his vision or his career: he has already made his competitive debut against Reading and plays as a right winger or forward.
He has just signed his first scholarship contract with Arsenal, so the Arteta name will continue to be heard in London for many more years.