Ilia Gruev

Ilia Gruev is a 25-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Leeds United, born on 6 mei 2000, who is left-footed. Follow Ilia Gruev on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Ilia Gruev has recorded 0 goals, 3 assists, 1.249 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.68, 3 yellow cards.

Ilia Gruev scores highly on Assists compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

Ilia Gruev's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• 3 maart 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Sunderland (62 minutes, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• 28 februari 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Manchester City (75 minutes, 5.8 FotMob rating)
• 21 februari 2026: 1-1 draw away at Aston Villa (90 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• 15 februari 2026: 1-1 draw away at Birmingham City (unused substitute)
• 10 februari 2026: 2-2 draw away at Chelsea (90 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• 6 februari 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 2 assists, 8.9 FotMob rating)
• 31 januari 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Arsenal (45 minutes, 5.9 FotMob rating)
• 26 januari 2026: 1-1 draw away at Everton (66 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• 17 januari 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Fulham (81 minutes, 6.7 FotMob rating)
• 11 januari 2026: 3-1 win away at Derby County (73 minutes, 7.0 FotMob rating)

Ilia Gruev's next match is on 8 maart 2026 when Leeds United face Norwich City in the FA Cup.

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Ilia Gruev currently plays for Leeds United alongside Isaac Schmidt, Jack Harrison, Joe Gelhardt, Largie Ramazani, Mateo Joseph, Maximilian Wöber, Lucas Perri, Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ethan Ampadu, Pascal Struijk, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joël Piroe, Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Ao Tanaka, Sebastiaan Bornauw, James Justin, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto, and Facundo Buonanotte. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Ilia Gruev's career has also included time at Werder Bremen and Werder Bremen II.

On the international stage, Ilia Gruev has represented Bulgaria, Bulgaria U21, Bulgaria U19, and Bulgaria U17.

Ilia Gruev is from Bulgaria, and the national teams include Dimitar Mitov, Hristiyan Petrov, Atanas Chernev, Kristian Dimitrov, Viktor Popov, Georgi Rusev, Vladimir Nikolov, Radoslav Kirilov, Zdravko Dimitrov, Kiril Despodov, Rosen Bozhinov, Anton Nedyalkov, Filip Krastev, Petko Hristov, Stefan Velkov, Marin Petkov, Martin Minchev, Ivaylo Chochev, Ivan Yordanov, Martin Georgiev, Dimitar Evtimov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Teodora Ivanova, Martina Ilieva, Yoana Popova, Yanitsa Ivanova, Gergana Halyanova, Teodora Todorova, Ivana Chalakova, Nora Dimitrova, Bianka Demirova, Silviya Kefalova, Antonina Shopska, Evdokia Popadinova, Polina Rasina, Zdravka Parapunova, Kristiana Karaivanova, Veronika Gotseva, Darena Radeva, Gabriela Genova, Aleksandra Yaneva, Polina Demirova, Bozhidara Ivanova, Katerina-Maria Ravnachka, Yana Yordanova, Simona Petkova, Nikol Dimanova, Rona Mihaylova, Yana Dineva, Eva Atanasova, Ismigül Yalçiner, Ivelina Pavlova, Nadezhda Ivanova, Yuliana Aleksandrova, and Milena Karakoleva. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Ilia Gruev has won 1 title: Championship (2024/2025) with Leeds United.

Ilia Gruev has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Championship, UEFA Nations League C, Bundesliga, EURO Qualification qualification, DFB Pokal, and 2. Bundesliga. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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