Career
El Nacional
= 2007–2011 He had been playing throughout his youth at the Ecuadorian team El Nacional. He would go on to score 2 more goals for El "Nacho", against Deportivo Cuenca and Imbabura. A great showing in the Ecuadorian Serie A and at the 2011 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup have gained him interest from several European clubs, such as Chelsea and Vitesse Arnhem, the latter signing him in the summer of 2011.
He would finish his career for El Nacional having played 31 games and scoring 3 goals.
Vitesse
= 2011-2012 On 8 July 2011 Vitesse acquired Renato Ibarra"s services for a contract of three years at the club His debut came on 27 November 2011 in a 0–0 draw versus Football Club Twente.
His second goal came on 15 April 2012, in a 1–0 victory over ADO Den Haag. His third and final goal of the season came against RKC Waalwijk on 20 May.
He would finish his debut season with 3 goals in 23 league games played, and became part of the squad"s starting line-up.
= 2012-2013 In just several games he"s become an influential winger for Vitesse, assisting Wilfried Bony with great accurate crosses. Renato finished the season having scored a total of 5 goals in all competitions for Vitesse. = 2013-2014 Renato scored his first goal of the season on 4 August, in his season debut match, winning 3–1 against Heracles at home stadium.
Ecuador U-20
Ibarra was part of the Ecuadorian squad which played at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship, qualifying 4th for the 2011 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup.
The Squad went on to reach the Round of 16, being defeated by France. Ecuador
On, 20 April 2011, Ibarra made his debut for the senior Ecuadorian national team against Argentina in an Friendly.