| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilia Iliev Gruev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| 2015–2019 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Werder Bremen II | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Werder Bremen | 59 | (1) |
| 2023– | Leeds United | 37 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (1) | |
| 2017 | Bulgaria U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 18 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:58, 4 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:11, 8 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ilia Iliev Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Илиев Груев; born 6 May 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Bulgaria national team. He is the son of former Bulgarian international footballer Iliya Gruev.
- ^ a b Ilia Gruev at WorldFootball.net
