Edgar Ié

Edgar lé
Personal information
Full name Edgar Miguel lé
Date of birth (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Youth career
União Bissau
2007–2008 Oeiras
2008–2012 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Barcelona B 48 (0)
2014 Barcelona 0 (0)
2015– Villarreal B 15 (0)
National team‡
2012 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 9 (2)
2012–2014 Portugal U20 14 (1)
2014– Portugal U21 4 (1)
2016– Portugal U23 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2016

Edgar Miguel lé (born 1 May 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF B. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Ié joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system in 2008, aged 14. In the 2012 summer, after concluding his formation, he moved to FC Barcelona in Spain alongside teammate and countryman Agostinho Cá.[2]

In Catalonia, Ié started playing with the B-team in Segunda División. He made his official debut on 8 December 2012, playing ten minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Elche CF.[3]

Ié made his first and only competitive appearance for Barcelona's main squad on 3 December 2014, replacing Jérémy Mathieu for the last 27 minutes of a 4–0 win at SD Huesca in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey.[4] On 27 August 2015, he signed a three-year deal at Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5] He appeared moderately often in a season which ended with a play-off berth, being sent off alongside Anton Shvets on 3 April in a 1–0 away success over Valencia CF Mestalla.[6]

International career

Ié was initially selected by Portugal for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[7] but missed the tournament in Estonia due to injury.

Personal life

Ié's twin brother, Edelino, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too came through the youth teams at Sporting.

Club statistics

As of 7 June 2015[8]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2012–13 60—60
2013–14 130—130
2014–15 290—290
Total 480—480
Barcelona 2014–15 001000—10
Career totals 4801000—490

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ "Edgar Ié". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Coerts, Stefan (19 July 2012). "Barcelona sign Sporting Lisbon duo Agostinho Ca & Edgar Ie". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "1–1: El Barça B, de tú a tú contra el líder" [1–1: Barça B, without fear against leader] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Huesca 0–4 Barcelona: Iniesta and Rakitic inspire emphatic first-leg win". Goal.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "El Villarreal confirma el fichaje de Edgar Ié" [Villarreal confirm the signing of Edgar Ié] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "El Mestalla cae ante un Villarreal que acabó con nueve jugadores" [Mestalla fall to a Villarreal who finished with nine players] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Euro de sub-19: Sporting e Benfica em maioria nos convocados" [Under-19 Euro: Sporting and Benfica dominate squad] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Edgar Ié profile at Soccerway
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