Segundo Víctor Ibarbo Guerrero (; born 19 May 1990) is a Colombian former footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Eccellenza Basilicata club San Cataldo.
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. 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 minute, 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 Medellín. 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 Categoría Primera A. In the Torneo Finalización semi-finals, Ibarbo played an important role in a 2–1 win over Deportes Tolima when he set up two goals on 22 November 2009. Despite his performance, this was not enough to help Nacional qualify for the finals, but a huge overturn from the Apertura where they finished second to last in the table. Despite suffering from injuries and suspension later in the season, Ibarbo finished the 2009 season making 30 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
Ibarbo started out the 2010 season mostly on the substitute bench. By April, Ibarbo soon quickly regained his place in the starting lineup in the first team. He then played a role when he made six assists in three matches against Cortuluá (twice), Independiente Medellín, and Real Cartagena. On 2 May 2010, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 win over Deportivo Pereira. Ibarbo scored two more goals later in the season. Despite missing out two matches in the 2010 season, Ibarbo went on to make 40 appearances and scoring 3 times in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2011 season, Ibarbo switched number shirt to 8. At the start of the season, however, Ibarbo missed the first two matches, due to an injury. On 20 February 2011 he returned from injury in a 3–1 win over América de Cali. Ibarbo quickly regained his first team place for the side since recovering. After receiving criticism for his performance in recent matches, he was able to redeem it when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Boyacá Chicó. A month later, on 11 May 2011, Ibarbo scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Deportes Quindío. In a match against La Equidad for the 2011 Liga Postobón Apertura, Ibarbo played in both legs, as the results were 3–3 all on aggregate and Atlético Nacional ended up winning its 11th National title after beating in the penalty shootout. By the time of his departure, Ibarbo went on to make 22 appearances and scoring 2 times in all competitions this season.
Cagliari
On 4 July 2011, Ibarbo transferred from Atlético Nacional to Cagliari, having previously been close to a move to Udinese two years prior.
Ibarbo made his Cagliari debut, where he came on as a substitute for Thiago Ribeiro in the 51st minute, in a 2–1 win over Roma in the opening game of the season. Since joining the club, he appeared on the substitute bench in number of matches. By mid–November, he began to make his way to the starting eleven. On 4 December 2011 he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Catania. Ibarbo later scored two more goals later in the season. He provided a double assist for the club's third goal in a game, in a 6–3 loss against Napoli on 9 March 2012. Ibarbo played in every Cagliari's matches in his first season, as he went on to make 39 appearances and scoring 3 times in all competitions. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Ibarbo was praised by the club's then owner Massimo Cellino.
In the 2012–13 season, Ibarbo continued to remain in the first team for the side, though he found himself behind a pecking order in the midfield position and was placed on the substitute bench as a result. Despite this, Ibarbo played a role in the fourth round of Coppa Italia against Pescara on 5 December 2012 when he set up twice for Thiago Ribeiro, who scored a hat–trick, in a 4–2 win to progress to the quarter–final. By January, he later regained his first team place and started in number of matches. On 10 February 2013 Ibarbo scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against AC Milan. A month later, on 10 March 2013, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over Sampdoria, having only scored once in 23 previous games that season. Ibarbo later scored two more goals in the season, in a 1–1 draw against regaining league champion, Juventus on 11 May 2013. Despite missing out three matches during the season, Ibarbo went to make 34 appearances and scoring 6 times in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Ibarbo was linked with a move away from Cagliari, as top clubs around Europe became interested in signing him. However, Ibarbo, himself, said he wanted to stay at the club, while Cellino placed a price tag on him for about 15 million. Despite this, he continued to remain in the first team at the start of the season. On 25 September 2013, Ibarbo scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against Livorno. He then scored again on 19 October 2013, in a 2–1 win over Catania. As a result, his performances led to starting a contract negotiations. However, in a 2–2 draw against Sassuolo on 1 December 2013, Ibarbo suffered an injury in early of the game. As a result, he was sidelined for a month. After returning to the first team from injury in early–January, his return was soon short–lived when he was sent–off at a last minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Atalanta on 19 January 2014. Shortly after, Ibarbo suffered an injury once again in early–February. After returning from injury, Ibarbo scored his third goal of the season, in a 3–0 win over Udinese on 2 March 2014. He scored his fourth goal of the season on 19 April 2017, in a 2–1 win over Genoa. At the end of the season, Ibarbo went on to make 31 appearances and scoring 4 times in all competitions.
Following his World Cup performance with Colombia, Ibarbo continued to be linked a move away from the club. As a result, the club began negotiation with Ibarbo over a new contract. Eventually, on 26 August 2014, Ibarbo ended the transfer speculation when he signed a three–year contract, keeping him until 2017. After missing the opening game of the season on 14 September 2014, due to an injury, Ibarbo returned to the follow–up match against Atalanta, where he assisted the club's only goal in the game, in a 2–1 loss. Since his return, Ibarbo quickly regained his place in the first team. On 29 October 2014 he scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against AC Milan. On 3 November 2014, he was given a straight red card in the 72nd minute of a 4–2 defeat at Lazio. After serving a one match ban, Ibarbo scored and set up one of the goals, on his return, in a 3–3 draw against Napoli on 23 November 2014. However, by the end of the year, he later faced suspension for one match after picking up five yellow cards, as well as, injuries. Throughout January, Ibarbo continued to be linked a move away from the club.
Loan spell at A.S. Roma On 1 February 2015, he joined fellow Serie A club A.S. Roma on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. The club paid €2.5 million, with the option to purchase him for €12.5 million. Shortly after the move, it was announced that Ibarbo would be out for another six weeks with another injury.
He made his debut two days later, replacing Francesco Totti for the last 17 minutes of a 0–2 home defeat against Fiorentina in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia. A month later, on 22 March 2015, he made his Roma league debut, coming on as a late substitute for the last 3 minutes of a 1–0 win against Cesena. Following his return from injury, Ibarbo quickly became involved in the first team in number of games towards the end of the season. Ibarbo then played a role against rivals Lazio on 25 May 2015 when he set up a goal for Juan Iturbe, in a 2–1 win to help Roma stay in second position and gave them a direct start in the Champions League in the next year.
On 3 July 2015, Ibarbo's time at Roma was extended further when he signed on loan for another season. Ibarbo appeared the first two matches of the 2015–16 season, both of the matches were late substitute.
Loan spell at Watford On transfer deadline day on 1 September 2015, Ibarbo joined Premier League side Watford on a season-long loan from Cagliari. However, his move to Watford initially suffered a setback over a visa issue to allow him to play in England; eventually, it was resolved in the end.
Ibarbo made his Watford debut, where he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Ben Watson, in a 1–0 loss against Crystal Palace on 27 September 2015. However, his first team opportunities with the club become more limited and was demoted to playing for the reserve side. Not a player who satisfied coach Quique Sánchez Flores, he made only four appearances for the Hornets, totalling just 64 minutes, and left in January 2016.
Loan spell at Atlético Nacional After a disappointing loan spell at Watford, Ibarbo returned to Colombia for the first time in almost five years, rejoining Atlético Nacional until the end of the season. Ibarbo became eligible to play for the club after he cannot play three different teams in a single season, under the European regulations.
On 7 February 2016 Ibarbo made his Atlético Nacional debut, where he started and played for 70 minutes before being substituted, and set up one of the goals, in a 3–0 win over Jaguares de Córdoba. On 31 March, he was sent off in a 2–1 loss at Millonarios, and was heavily criticized for his performance by website Futbol Red. He scored his first goal of the spell on 4 June, equalising at home to Rionegro Águilas in the quarter-final second leg and then converting in the penalty shootout victory.
However, Ibarbo was sidelined from playing in the league and instead played in the Copa Libertadores, as he went on to make 11 appearances and scored 3 times in all competitions. During the tournament, he scored two for the side. His loan spell ended on 30 June. During the spell, Ibarbo helped the side win the Superliga Colombiana and Copa Libertadores.