Victor Ibarbo

Segundo Victor Ibarbo Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiktoɾ iˈβaɾβo]; born 19 May 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Japanese side V-Varen Nagasaki.

After starting his career at Atletico Nacional, he moved to Cagliari in 2011, where he made over 100 Serie A appearances. He also had unsuccessful loans at Roma, Watford, back at Atletico Nacional and Panathinaikos.

A full international for Colombia since 2010, he was part of their teams that reached the quarter-finals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa America.

He is also known in the EA Sports FIFA Franchise as one of the most used players in FIFA 14 and FIFA 15.

Club Career

Atletico Nacional

Born in Tumaco, Colombia, Ibarbo started his career at Club La Cantera before moving to Atletico Nacional, where he started his professional career and quickly promoted to the first team.

Ibarbo made his Atletico Nacional debut, in a 1–0 loss against Envigado on 21 February 2008. Throughout the 2008 season, he quickly established himself in the starting eleven for the side, playing in the midfield position. This resulted in him making 16 appearances for the side later in the season.

Ahead of the 2009 season, Ibarbo was linked with a move to Serie A side Udinese, which saw his teammate Juan Camilo Zuniga moved a year before. Despite this, he continued to remain in the first team regular for the club. However, on 5 April 2009, Ibarbo was sent–off in the 59th minutes, just 13 minutes after coming on as a substitute at half–time, in a 2–0 loss against Once Caldas. After returning from suspension, he then scored his first goal for the club on 14 May 2009, in a 2–1 win over Independiente Medellin. During the summer transfer window, Udinese continued to be interested in signing Ibarbo and the deal was agreed. However, the move never materialised and stayed at the club to allow him to participate in the Categoria Primera A. In the Torneo Finalizacion semi-f

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