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.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ocala Stampede | 2014 | USL PDL | 11 | 7 | 1[a][10] | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| Louisville City FC | 2015 | USL | 19 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | 1[a] | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 2[a] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 28 | 11 | 3[a] | 1 | 4[c] | 2 | 35 | 14 | ||
| Total | 72 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 91 | 22 | ||
| Indy Eleven | 2019 | USL Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 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[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 158 | 35 | ||
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in US Open Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in PDL playoffs
- ^ a b c d e 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
