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Ilija Ilić (born 26 April 1991) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently an assistant coach for USL League One club One Knoxville SC.
_(cropped).jpg) Ilić playing for Louisville City FC in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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