Edgar Ié
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 1994)
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Edgar Miguel Ié (European Portuguese: [ɛðˈɣaɾ ˈjɛ]; born 1 May 1994) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays primarily as a central defender but also as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense.
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Ié with Portugal at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Miguel Ié[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Feirense | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | 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) |
| 2015–2016 | Villarreal B | 31 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belenenses | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lille | 42 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Nantes (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Trabzonspor | 55 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Dinamo București | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Feirense | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Portugal Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 | |||
After making one substitute appearance for Barcelona, he went on to play top-flight football in Portugal, France, Turkey, the Netherlands and Romania.
Ié represented Portugal at youth international level, including the under-23 team at the 2016 Olympics, and earned one senior cap in 2017. He switched to Guinea-Bissau in 2021.
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Ié joined Sporting CP's youth system in 2008, aged 14. In summer 2012, after concluding his development, he moved to Barcelona in Spain alongside his teammate and compatriot Agostinho Cá.[3]
In Catalonia, Ié started playing with the B team in the Segunda División. He made his official debut on 8 December 2012, playing ten minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Elche.[4]
Ié made his only competitive appearance for Barcelona's main squad on 3 December 2014, coming on for Jérémy Mathieu for the last 27 minutes of a 4–0 win at Huesca in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey.[5] On 27 August 2015, he signed a three-year deal at Villarreal, being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[6] 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 victory over Valencia Mestalla.[7]
Belenenses
On 26 December 2016, Ié returned to Lisbon, signing for Belenenses.[8] He made his Primeira Liga debut the following 27 January, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 away defeat of Boavista.[9]
Lille
On 5 July 2017, Ié transferred to French club Lille for €3 million, the highest transfer fee Belenenses ever received for a player.[10][11] He scored his only goal in Ligue 1 on 28 January 2018, helping the hosts beat Strasbourg 2–1 by heading home a corner kick from Anwar El Ghazi in injury time.[12]
Ié was loaned to Nantes also of the French top division in late January 2019.[13]
Trabzonspor
On 12 August 2019, Ié signed a three-year contract with Trabzonspor of the Turkish Süper Lig as part of the deal involving Yusuf Yazıcı.[14][15] He was loaned to Feyenoord four days later,[16][17] making his Eredivisie debut on the 18th in a 1–1 home draw against Utrecht.[18]
On 21 December 2021, Ié suffered a right knee anterior cruciate ligament injury in a 2–1 win at Altay, ruling him out for six months and therefore ending his season.[19] Days later, he was released.[20]
Later career
Having been unemployed for over a year, Ié remained in Turkey's top division, signing an 18-month contract on 23 January 2023 with İstanbul Başakşehir.[20] He was an unused substitute on 11 June as his team lost the Turkish Cup final 2–0 to Fenerbahçe.[21]
After playing only eight total games, Ié terminated his contract in January 2024.[22] He then moved to Dinamo București, 15th in Romania's Liga I.[23] In May, the press announced that the latter had launched an investigation following accusations that he had sent his twin brother, Edelino, to play for the club instead;[24] Dinamo denied this had ever taken place,[25] and he was released at the end of the campaign.[26]
Ié returned to Portugal for 2025–26 after eight years away, joining Liga Portugal 2 side Feirense.[27]
International career
Ié was initially selected by Portugal for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[28] but missed the tournament in Estonia due to injury; eventually, he won 37 caps at youth level, including 12 for the under-21 team.[29] Coach Rui Jorge named him in the under-23 team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil.[30]
Ié first appeared with the full side on 10 November 2017, replacing Pepe for the last 34 minutes of the 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu.[31] In September 2021, however, he switched his allegiance to Guinea-Bissau,[32] being selected on 5 November for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Guinea and Sudan.[33] He missed the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations through injury.[34]
Ié made his debut for Guinea-Bissau on 14 June 2023, in a 1–0 away defeat of São Tomé and Príncipe for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying phase.[35][36]
Personal life
Ié's twin brother, Edelino, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too came through the youth teams at Sporting.[37]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 April 2024[38]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona | 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Belenenses | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Lille B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Nantes (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 219 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 4 | ||
- Includes appearances in Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, KNVB Beker and Turkish Cup
- Includes appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Includes appearances in Turkish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
