Edgar Ié

Edgar lé
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Miguel lé
Date of birth1 May 1994
Place of birthBissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number5
Youth career
União Bissau
2007–2008Oeiras
2008–2012Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Barcelona B44(0)
2014–Barcelona0(0)
National team‡
2012Portugal U182(0)
2012Portugal U199(2)
2012–Portugal U2014(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2013

Edgar Miguel lé (born 1 May 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona 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 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]

International career

Ié was initially selected by Portugal for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[5] but missed the tournament in Estonia due to injury.

Club statistics

As of 9 February 2015[6]
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
2014–15 170—170
Total 360—360
Barcelona 2014–15 001000—10
Career totals 3601000—370

Personal

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

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). El 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. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Edgar Ié". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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