Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | One Knoxville | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Čukarički | ||
2008–2011 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
2009–2010 | → FK Sopot (loan) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Young Harris Mountain Lions | 72 | (64) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Ocala Stampede | 11 | (7) |
2015–2018 | Louisville City | 72 | (17) |
2019–2020 | Indy Eleven | 28 | (2) |
2021–2022 | New Mexico United | 24 | (3) |
2023– | One Knoxville | 21 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2023– | One Knoxville (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023 |
Ilija Ilić (born 26 April 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL League One club One Knoxville SC.
Career
Ilić began his career with the youth clubs of FK Čukarički and Red Star Belgrade, as well as a loan spell with FK Sopot during their 2010 and 2011 season.[1]
Ilić played college soccer in the United States with Young Harris College between 2011 and 2014.[2] While at college, he also spent time with USL PDL club Ocala Stampede.[3]
After leaving college, he signed with USL club Louisville City on March 26, 2015.[4]
Ilić signed for USL Championship side Indy Eleven on 3 December 2018.[5]
On 14 December 2020 he moved to USL Championship side New Mexico United ahead of their 2021 season.[6] He was released by New Mexico in July 2022.[7]
On December 12, 2022, Ilić signed with USL League One club One Knoxville SC.[8] He was the newly promoted club's first major signing announcement, and will also serve as assistant coach.
Career statistics
- As of match played April 23, 2022[9]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ocala Stampede | 2014 | USL PDL | 11 | 7 | 1[lower-alpha 1][10] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 14 | 8 |
Louisville City FC | 2015 | USL | 19 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2016 | 12 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
2017 | 13 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
2018 | 28 | 11 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 35 | 14 | ||
Total | 72 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 91 | 22 | ||
Indy Eleven | 2019 | USL Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 2 |
2020 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
New Mexico United | 2021 | USL Championship | 22 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
2022 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Career total | 133 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 158 | 35 |
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in US Open Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in PDL playoffs
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
Honors
Club
References
- ↑ "NEW KITS AND NEW PLAYERS: BIG DAY AT LCFC - Louisville Coopers". 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ilija Ilic - Young Harris". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "2014 Premier Development League statistics". USLLeagueTwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ↑ "Ilic, Lancaster, Ranjitsingh Sign with Louisville - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (3 December 2018). "Ilić Heads to Indy Eleven from LouCity". USL Championship.
- ↑ "New Mexico Adds Ilija Ilic to Attacking Options". USL Championship. 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "United plays at Detroit, hopes the best is yet to come - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Signed: Ilija Ilić". oneknox.com. 12 December 2022.
- ↑ "Serbia - I. Ilic - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ↑ "City Takes Comfortable 4-1 Win over Ocala Stampede". ism3.infinityprosports.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ Arlia, John (November 8, 2018). "Spencer's Strike Leads Louisville to Second Straight USL Cup". www.uslsoccer.com. Louisville, KY: USL. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Ilija Ilić at Wikimedia Commons
- Ilija Ilić at USL Championship
- Ilija Ilić at Louisville City FC
- Young Harris profile