Edgar Ié
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Miguel lé | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2014– | Portugal U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016– | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 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 of the following year, he signed a three-year deal at Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]
International career
Ié was initially selected by Portugal for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[6] 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 CP.
Club statistics
- As of 7 June 2015[7]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Barcelona
References
- ↑ "Edgar Ié". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Coerts, Stefan (19 July 2012). "Barcelona sign Sporting Lisbon duo Agostinho Ca & Edgar Ie". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Huesca 0–4 Barcelona: Iniesta and Rakitic inspire emphatic first-leg win". Goal.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Euro de sub-19: Sporting e Benfica em maioria nos convocados" [U-19 Euro: Sporting and Benfica dominate squad] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Edgar Ié profile at Soccerway
External links
- FC Barcelona official profile
- Edgar Ié at footballzz.co.uk
- Edgar Ié profile at ForaDeJogo
- Edgar Ié profile at BDFutbol
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