Edgar Ié

What draws me to Edgar Ié is the geography of his career more than any single trophy. Born in Bissau, he earned one substitute cap at Barcelona and then chose, or was pushed into, a journeyman's life across Portugal, France, Turkey, the Netherlands and Romania. I have a soft spot for defenders who survive by adapting, learning new leagues, languages and weather year after year. He is versatile too, central defender or right-back. That quiet durability, carrying the Barcelona stamp while quietly building a long top-flight career, is exactly the kind of unglamorous resilience I admire in football.

Name (English)

Edgar Ié

Name (Japanese)

エドガル・イエ

Reading

えどがる・いえ

Born

May 1, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Origin

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/edgarmiguelie
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.