This Tuesday, January 13, 2026 It was revealed that Ignacio de Arruabarrena left Barcelona SC for this season. The Uruguayan goalkeeper demanded several months’ salary and warned that his salary was not going to be lowered, given the ‘Idol’ crisis. Whereby, The player left and now has a new team.
Barcelona SC announced on its social networks that it reached an agreement with Ignacio De Arruabarrena for the termination of his contract. The negotiation would have been by mutual agreement. Therefore, the Uruguayan was a “Free Agent” and signed for a new team.
It was confirmed that From Arruabarrena he signed for FC Arouca in Portugal, and returns to this League for 2026. The player was already in this country a few years ago and only returned to South America to play with Barcelona SC in 2025, where he did not have the best results.
Although several LigaPro teams were attentive to what was happening with De Arruabarrena in the ‘Idol’, they did not manage to get the goalkeeper to stay in Ecuadorian soccer. Despite BSC’s bad season, Ignacio De Arruabarrena was one of the best in LigaPro for 2026.
The statement from Barcelona SC for the departure of Ignacio De Arruabarrena. (Photo: @BarcelonaSC)
De Arruabarrera was one of the “most fought” players with the current Barcelona SC board.. The Uruguayan goalkeeper made a strong claim for back wages and when he arrived in the country he confirmed that he was not going to accept any salary reduction for 2026.
Ignacio De Arruabarrena’s statistics in Barcelona SC
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With the Barcelona SC shirt, Ignacio De Arruabarrena played a total of 32 games, received 39 goals, and barely kept his goal score 0 on 10 occasions. The goalkeeper was questioned at all times by the fans and his complaints at the end of the season “broke” any relationship.
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In summary:
- Ignatius of Arruabarrena let Barcelona SC he January 13 after termination of contract.
- He signed for the FC Arouca of Portugal as a free agent for the season 2026.
- disputed 32 parties and received 39 goals after claiming back wages to the club.
