Ilija Ilić

Ilija Ilić (born 26 April 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club New Mexico United.

Ilija Ilić
Ilić playing for Louisville City FC in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 14
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 13 (8)
2015–2018 Louisville City 75 (17)
2019–2020 Indy Eleven 30 (2)
2021– New Mexico United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2020

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]

Honors

Club

Louisville City FC

References
  1. "NEW KITS AND NEW PLAYERS: BIG DAY AT LCFC - Louisville Coopers". 26 March 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "2014 Premier Development League statistics". USLLeagueTwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. USLChampionship com Staff (3 December 2018). "Ilić Heads to Indy Eleven from LouCity". USL Championship.
  6. "New Mexico Adds Ilija Ilic to Attacking Options". USL Championship. 14 December 2020.
  7. Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  8. 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.
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