Ignacio de Arruabarrena

Ignacio de Arruabarrena
Personal information
Full name Ignacio de Arruabarrena Fernández
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 12
Youth career
Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Montevideo Wanderers 120 (0)
2018 → Tacuarembó (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2024 Arouca 61 (0)
2024 Al Wehda 2 (0)
2025–2026 Barcelona SC 29 (0)
2026– Arouca 16 (0)
International career
2015 Uruguay U20 1 (0)
2020 Uruguay U23 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026

Ignacio de Arruabarrena Fernández (born 16 January 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Club career

De Arruabarrena started his senior career at Montevideo Wanderers in 2017, and was loaned out to Tacuarembó in 2018.[1]

In May 2022, De Arruabarrena joined Primeira Liga club Arouca.[2]

In July 2024, he signed for Saudi side Al Wehda.[3]

On 13 February 2025, De Arruabarrena moved to Ecuador, joining LigaPro Serie A club Barcelona SC on a two-year contract.[4]

On 13 January 2026, he returned to Arouca, signing a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option for a further year.[5]

International career

De Arruabarrena is a former Uruguay youth international.[6] In December 2019, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montevideo Wanderers 2017 Uruguayan Primera División 00——2[a]0—20
2018 Uruguayan Primera División 140——00—140
2019 Uruguayan Primera División 370——6[b]0—430
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 340———1[c]0350
2021 Uruguayan Primera División 230——001[d]0240
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 12000—4[b]0—160
Total 120000—120201340
Tacuarembó (loan) 2018 Uruguayan Segunda División 130————130
Arouca 2022–23 Primeira Liga 3000020——320
2023–24 Primeira Liga 31000102[e]0—340
Total 610003020—660
Al Wehda 2024–24 Saudi Pro League 2000———20
Barcelona 2025 Ecuadorian Serie A 29010—2[f]0—320
Career total 22501020160202470
  1. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ↑ De Arruabarrena es un canto a la resistencia[link removed] elobservador.com.uy (Archived)
  2. ↑ "DE ARRUABARRENA OFICIALIZADO". 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "REPORT: Al-Wehda agree deals for goalkeeper & Raja Casablanca manager". KingFut. 23 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Galarza, Mario (14 February 2025). "Comunicado Oficial: Ignacio De Arruabarrena" [Official announcement: Ignacio De Arruabarrena] (in Spanish). Barcelona S.C. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Oficial: Ignacio de Arruabarrena está de regresso ao Arouca" [Official: Ignacio de Arruabarrena is back at Arouca]. Flashscore (in Portuguese). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "12 - Ignacio De Arruabarrena - AUF". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020" (in Spanish). auf.org.uy. 29 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Ignacio de Arruabarrena at Soccerway
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