Víctor Ibarbo
Colombian association football player (born 1990)
Segundo Víctor Ibarbo Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ iˈβaɾβo]; born 19 May 1990) is a Colombian former footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie D club Pontedera.
After starting his career at Atlético 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 Atlético 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 América.
He is also known in the EA Sports FIFA franchise as one of the most used players in FIFA 14 and FIFA 15 and in the latter had a popular partnership with Seydou Doumbia and Gervinho.
Club career
Atlético Nacional
Born in Tumaco, Colombia, Ibarbo started his career at Club La Cantera before moving to Atlético Nacional, where he started his professional career and quickly promoted to the first team.
Ibarbo made his Atlético 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 Zúñiga moved a year before.
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