| Edgar Ié | |
| Full Name: | Edgar Miguel Ié[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| Height: | 1.80 m[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | União Bissau |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Oeiras |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sporting CP |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps5: | 42 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Nantes (loan) |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps7: | 55 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Feyenoord (loan) |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2017 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps7: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:01, 25 March 2024 (UTC) |
Edgar Miguel Ié (pronounced as /pt-PT/; born 1 May 1994) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays primarily as a central defender but also as a right-back.
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.
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 FC 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 CF.[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 SD Huesca in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey.[5] On 27 August 2015, he signed a three-year deal at Villarreal CF, 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 CF Mestalla.[7]
On 26 December 2016, Ié returned to Lisbon, signing for C.F. Os 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 FC.[9]
On 5 July 2017, Ié transferred to French club Lille OSC 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 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 by heading home a corner kick from Anwar El Ghazi in injury time.[12]
Ié was loaned to FC Nantes also of the French top division in late January 2019.[13]
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 FC Utrecht.[18]
On 21 December 2021, Ié suffered a right knee anterior cruciate ligament injury in a 2–1 win at Altay SK, ruling him out for six months and therefore ending his season.[19] Days later, he was released.[20]
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 FK.[20] He was an unused substitute on 11 June as his team lost the Turkish Cup final 2–0 to Fenerbahçe SK.[21]
After playing only eight total games, Ié terminated his contract in January 2024.[22] He then moved to FC 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 was initially selected by Portugal for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[27] but missed the tournament in Estonia due to injury. Eventually, he won 37 caps at youth level, including 12 for the under-21 team. Coach Rui Jorge named him in the under-23 team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil.[28]
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.[29] In September 2021, however, he switched his allegiance to Guinea-Bissau,[30] being selected on 5 November for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Guinea and Sudan.[31] He missed the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations through injury.[32]
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.[33] [34]
Ié's twin brother, Edelino, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too came through the youth teams at Sporting.[35]
| +Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 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 | 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 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
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Trabzonspor
İstanbul Başakşehir