Mihajlo Ilić

For the military officer, see Mihailo Ilić.

Mihajlo Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло Илић; born 4 June 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Partizan on loan from Serie A club Bologna.

Mihajlo Ilić

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Jagodina, Serbia and Montenegro
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Partizan (on loan from Bologna)
Number	3
Youth career
	Junior Jagodina
2010–2016	Jagodina
2016–2022	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Partizan	27	(1)
2024–	Bologna	0	(0)
2024–	→ Partizan (loan)	7	(1)
International career‡
2022	Serbia U19	7	(1)
2022–	Serbia U21	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2024-11-3 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2024-10-8

Club career

Partizan

Ilić started training in Junior Jagodina, later moving to Jagodina.^[1] He became a member of Belgrade side FK Partizan in 2016, where he later passed the junior competition selections.^[2][3][4] At the end of October 2020, he signed a professional contract with the club.^[5] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 21 November 2021, against Vojvodina, replacing Danilo Pantić on the field in the 80th minute of the match.^[6] He extended his contract with the club in July 2022 until 2027.^[7] He was in the starting lineup of a Serbian SuperLiga match for the first time in the 18th round of the 2022–23 season against TSC.^[8] He made his debut in the Europa Conference League against Sheriff Tiraspol, in a match played in Chișinău on 16 February 2023, replacing Kristijan Belić in the second half after the exclusion of Igor Vujačić.^[9] He started the following season as a standard bonus footballer in Igor Duljaj's lineup. On 12 November 2023, Ilić scored his first goal for Partizan in a 2–1 win over Čukarički. With Mihajlo Ilic's goal in the 96th minute of stoppage time, Partizan overcame Čuakrički, who already thought he had ended the triumphant streak of Igor Duljaj's team and took the point home.^[10] On 20 December 2023, Mihajlo Ilić won his first Eternal derby in a 2–1 win over Red Star.^[11]

Bologna

On 19 January 2024, Ilić signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A club Bologna, for a reported €4.5 million transfer fee.^[12][13] On 12 September 2024, Ilić returned on loan to former club Partizan until the end of the season.^[14]

International career

Serbia national under-19 team head coach Aleksandar Jović invited Ilić for a friendly match against Croatia in March 2022.^[15] He made his debut in that game as Serbia won by a score of 3–0.^[16] Ilić was also invited to the final stage of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification rounds, played at the beginning of June 2022.^[17] He scored his first goal for the youth team of Serbia in a draw with Ukraine.^[18] By winning first place in the Group 6 table, Ilić and the team qualified for the European Championship.^[19] He played in all three games in the group stage, after which the Serbian team ended its participation.^[20] Goran Stevanović, head coach of the Serbia national under-21 team, sent Ilić an invitation for a friendly match with Bulgaria in September 2022.^[21] At that match, only the first half was played, as there was an interruption due to bad weather.^[22] He was then invited for friendly matches in Cyprus in November 2022, where he led Serbia as captain against the home team and against North Macedonia.^[23][24][25] At the start of European Championship qualifiers under Dušan Đorđević, Ilić scored both goals in a win over Azerbaijan in September 2023. The coach of the Serbia national team, Dragan Stojković, invited Ilić to a wider list of players for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches with Hungary and Montenegro during the following month.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partizan	2021–22	Serbian SuperLiga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23	Serbian SuperLiga	8	0	0	0	1[a]	0	0	0	9	0
	2023–24	Serbian SuperLiga	18	1	0	0	4[a]	0	0	0	22	1
	Total		27	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	32	1
Bologna	2023–24	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Partizan (loan)	2024–25	Serbian SuperLiga	7	1	1	1	—		—		8	2
Career total			34	2	1	1	5	0	0	0	40	3

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. "💥 Mihajlo Ilic 2003, bivši član našeg kluba potpisao je profesionalni ugovor za FK Partizan". FK Junior Jagodina. FB. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. Marković, Nebojša (22 November 2021). "Partizanov biser debitovao, a dan ranije igrao utakmicu: Upoznajte novog talenta crno-belih - Kad me je šef pozvao..." mondo.rs. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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6. "Poseban dan za mane! Mihajlo Ilić će dugo pamtiti debi za Partizan". Kurir. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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10. "PARTIZAN VS. CUKARICKI 2 - 1". Soccerway.com. 12 November 2023.
11. "PARTIZAN VS. RED STAR BELGRADE 2 - 1". Soccerway.com. 20 December 2023.
12. "Mihajlo Ilić joins Bologna FC 1909". Bologna FC. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
13. "Mihajlo Ilic al Bologna, il comunicato del club felsineo: "Arriva a titolo definitivo"" [Mihajlo Ilic at Bologna, the statement from the Bologna club: "He arrives permanently"]. TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
14. "MIhajlo Ilic loaned to Partizan". FK Partizan. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
15. "U19 | Александар Јовић позвао омладинце за проверу против Хрватске". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
16. "U19 | Убедљива победа омладинаца у провери са Хрватском (видео)". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
17. "Srbija i Holandija za EP: Omladinci sutra startuju u elit rundi kvalifikacija". Arena Sport. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
18. "U19 | Велики бод против Украјине, омладинци корак ближе великом успеху и пласману на Првенство Европе". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
19. "Nestvarno! Srbija zahvaljući žutim kartonima ide na Evropsko prvenstvo". mozzartsport.com. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
20. "Omladinci Srbije ispali sa PE". pancevoinfo.rs. 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
21. "U21 | Млада репрезентација има проверу у Бугарској, селектор Горан Стевановић позвао 23 играча". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
22. "U21 | Невреме прекинуло меч у Софији, полувреме без победника". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
23. "Orlići sa sedam Zvezdinih i dvojicom Partizanovih igrača napadaju Kipar". mozzartsport.com. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
24. "U-21 | Реми "Орлића" у провери са Кипром". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
25. "U-21 | Реми "Орлића" и С. Македоније у другој провери на Кипру". Fudbalski savez Srbije. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
• Mihajlo Ilić – UEFA competition record (archive)