Article by Tudor Belivacă, Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, January 16, 2026, 1:49 p.m. / Updated Friday, January 16, 2026 1:51 p.m.
Ianis Târbă (19 years old), winger, was officially presented by Dinamo Bucharest. He spent the last 3 years in the academy of Celta Vigo and also went through La Masia, the famous academy of the Barcelona club.
Ianis Târbă signed a contract valid for at least two and a half years – until the summer of 2028, with an option to extend for another two years.
The Romanian footballer who grew up in Spain was supposed to arrive yesterday to initial the agreement with the “dogs”, but he had problems with the flight. Today, however, he landed in Bucharest and signed the contract with the red-and-white team.
UPDATE: Dinamo officially presented Târbă.
Welcome, Ianis Târba!
We are delighted to announce a new transfer to our club. The 19-year-old young player, Ianis Târbă, signed a contract valid until 30.06.2028, with an option to extend it for two more seasons. He evolves on the extreme right position, but he can also evolve on the left side.
Ianis arrives on a permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Club Celta de Vigo.
Our young player trained for 4 years in the famous Barcelona academy – La Masia, from where he transferred to Celta Vigo in the summer of 2022. He is also a Romanian junior international, with 11 caps and 2 goals for the U19 national team, performing at UEFA EURO U19 last summer.
We wish Ianis the best of luck and as many achievements as possible in Dinamo's shirt!
– Dinamo press release
Târbă is the second transfer of the winter to Dinamo, after the left defender Valentin Ticu (25 years old), free income from Petrolul, where he has not played since July 2024 due to a serious injury.
UPDATE 13:10 | Dinamo is to officially announce Ianis Târbă: “Made in La Masia”
Dinamo posted a photo announcing to followers that a “Made in La Masia” transfer is to be presented. It is about Ianis Târbă.
Ianis Târbă, the new transfer from Dinamo: he was at the Barcelona academy
Ianis Târbă is a Romanian player who was born in Spain, in Mollerussa, and had no experience in Romanian football until this moment. He evolves on the right wing position and did his junior training at the famous La Masia, Barcelona's academy, one of the strongest football schools in the world.
In 2022 he arrived at the Celta Vigo academy, at the U17 level. Since then, Târbă played in the small teams of Vigo, eventually reaching the second team of the formation in the first Spanish league.
This season Ianis Târbă played only 3 matches for the second team of Celta and collected only 124 minutes. In the 2023-2024 season he had better numbers: 13 goals in 1,507 minutes.
Ianis Târbă is a Romanian junior international. From the U16 level, the winger who can play on both flanks, has represented Romania in all age categories. With the “tricolor” U19 team, he collected 11 matches and two goals, after making his debut in September 2024.
Ianis Târbă will have a lot of competition for his position at Dinamo on the right side: Danny Armstrong, Adrian Mazilu, Alberto Soro. Things aren't looking any better for the 19-year-old on the left side either: Alexandru Musi, Adrian Caragea, Mamoudou Karamoko.
