Romario Ibarra Mina

ACQUIRED: Transferred from Universidad Catolica on 7.9.2018

Ibarra, 23, began his youth career at Club Valle del Chota in his native Ecuador in 2006 before moving to Espoli and then Universidad Católica, where he made his professional debut in 2011. He spent time with Liga de Quito in 2013, but returned to Universidad Católica in 2014. Since then, he has scored 16 goals in 131 matches with the club.

2019: Scored first goal and provided first assist of the year on March 2 at VAN...Scored second goal on April 6 at NY

2018: Made MNUFC debut on July 22 vs LAFC...Scored first MLS goal on August 11 at LA...Made first start on September 15 at RSL...Scored second and third goals of the season on September 22 vs POR

INTERNATIONAL: Ibarra received his first call-up to the Ecuador national team in October 2017 for the final round of CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He struck the equalizer in the 83rd minute of his first match against Chile, an eventual 2-1 defeat for Ecuador, and scored 38 seconds into the second game against Argentina (a 3-1 loss). Ibarra has scored three goals in four caps so far with the senior squad. His older brother Renato Ibarra, also an Ecuador international, currently plays for Club América in Liga MX.