Edgar Ié


Edgar Miguel Ié is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Feyenoord on loan from Trabzonspor primarily as a central defender but also as a right back.

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 FC Barcelona in Spain alongside teammate and compatriot Agostinho Cá.
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.
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. On 27 August 2015, he signed a three-year deal at Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. 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.

Belenenses

On 26 December 2016, Ié returned to Lisbon, signing for C.F. Os Belenenses. He made his Primeira Liga debut the following 27 January, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win at Boavista FC.

Lille

On 5 July 2017, Ié transferred to French club Lille OSC for €3 million, the highest transfer fee Belenenses ever received for a player. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 28 January 2018, helping the hosts defeat RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 by heading home a corner kick from Anwar El Ghazi in injury time.
In late January 2019, Ié was loaned to FC Nantes also of the French top division.

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. He was loaned to Feyenoord four days later, making his Eredivisie debut on the 18th in a 1–1 home draw against FC Utrecht.

International career

Ié was initially selected by Portugal for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but missed the tournament in Estonia due to injury. Eventually, he won 37 caps at youth level, including 12 for the under-21 team.
Ié first appeared with the full side on 10 November 2017, coming on as a substitute for Pepe for the last 34 minutes of the 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu.

Personal life

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

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Honours

Barcelona