Romario Andrés Ibarra Mina (born 24 September 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays for

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

club

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...

and the Ecuador national team. He is the younger brother of

Renato Ibarra Alex Renato Ibarra Mina (born 20 January 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays for Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle. Club career El Nacional He had been playing throughout his youth at the Ecuadorian team El Naciona ...

Career

Ibarra was announced at Minnesota United on 9 July 2018. He scored his first goal for the club against

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on 12 August 2018, scoring in the 84th minute. On 21 May 2019, Ibarra moved to Pachuca on a 13 month loan, with an option to buy at the end of the loan. On 1 July 2020, Ibarra transferred permanently to Pachuca. On 16 June 2023, Ibarra was announced on loan at Real Oviedo until the end of the season. Ibarra left the club on 12 December 2023.

International career

On 5 October 2017, Ibarra made his debut for the senior national team in a World Cup qualifying match against

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. Ibarra was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the

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. Ibarra was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the

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Personal life

Romario's brother,

, is also a professional footballer and represented

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at senior level as well.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Pachuca *

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: Apertura 2022

References

External links

Romario Ibarra profile
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Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol * Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina * Federación Department, Argentina * Federación Municipality, Falcón State Falcón State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Coro. The state was named after Juan Crisóstomo ...

* * 1994 births Living people People from Atuntaqui Footballers from Imbabura Province Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian Serie A players Ecuadorian Serie B players Major League Soccer players Liga MX players C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Minnesota United FC players C.F. Pachuca players Real Oviedo players Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 2019 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{Ecuador-footy-bio-stub