Who is Edgar Ie as ex-Barcelona defender is accused of letting twin brother play in his place for Dinamo Bucuresti

Who is Edgar Ie as ex-Barcelona defender is accused of letting twin brother play in his place for Dinamo Bucuresti

Edgar Ie is an ex-Barcelona defender who was recently accused of letting his twin brother pose as him and play for him, find out more about him and the incident below

Edgar Ie is currently in the middle of a controversy following accusations from a Romanian reporter about having his twin brother pose for him on the field.

Who is Edgar Ie as ex-Barcelona defender is accused of letting his twin brother Edelino play in his place for Dinamo Bucuresti

The shocking accusations against Edgar Ie have left the entire football world in shock and curiosity.

Edgar Ie bio

Edgar Miguel Ie is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who was born on May 1, 1994, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. He primarily plays as a central defender but can also play as a right-back. Edgar currently plays for Dinamo București in the Romanian Liga I club. Edgar has a twin brother named Edelino, who is also a footballer.

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Age and height

Edgar Ie is currently 30 years old and stands at a height of 1.8 m.

Nationality

Edgar Ie is a Portuguese national.

Career

Edgar started out his football career in the Sporting Clube de Portugal youth team in 2008 aged just 14. After playing there for 4 seasons, he eventually secured a move to Barcelona in 2012. He played for the Barcelona B team in the Segunda Division, making his debut against Elche FC on December 2012.

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That same year, Edgar Ie also got a call up to join the Portugal U19 team debut during the 2012 UEFA European Under 19 Championship. However, he missed the tournament due to injury. Edgar made only one appearance for the Barcelona senior team in December 2014 against SD Huesca. The following year in 205, he moved to Villarreal FC on a 3-year deal where he played for the Reserves team.

After two seasons, he moved to Lisbon to join Belenenses in 2017. By July of 2017, Edgar secured another moved to Lille OSC for 3 million euros. Edgar Ie made his senior international debut for Portugal during an International friendly against Saudi Arabia where Portugal won 3-0. He currently plays for Dinamo București in the Romanian Liga I club.

Edgar Ie accused of switching place with twin

A Romanian journalist by the name Emmanuel Rosu recently gave a report stating that the directors of Dinamo Bucharest are currently under suspicion that Edgar Ie has replaced himself at the club with his twin brother Edelino. According to the report, the suspicions came up due to “Language”. Edgar is reportedly fluent in English but “this version” of Edgar reportedly has had a lot of difficulty communicating with the club officials.

Moreover, Edelino Ie has also added to the suspicion after refusing to show his driver’s license. According to reports, if Dinamo Bucharest do not identify the player in question, then they will face a deduction in points. As a result, the club has gone on to conduct DNA tests to find out the identity of the player. There is also the issue about Edgar’s scar on his right knee, from an ACL surgery repair in 2022.

Edgar Ie clarifies on twin switch accusations

In response to all the accusations, Edgar Ie has come out to state that the accusations were “false” and that “he would never do something like this.”

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