Ilia Gruev

Ilia Gruev is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Leeds United, born on May 6, 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, 1,322 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.61, 3 yellow cards.

Ilia Gruev scores highly on Assists compared to central 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:

• April 18, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 minutes, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• April 13, 2026: 2-1 win away at Manchester United (16 minutes, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• April 5, 2026: 2-2 draw away at West Ham United (51 minutes, 6.9 FotMob rating)
• March 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Brentford (unused substitute)
• March 15, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Crystal Palace (45 minutes, 6.0 FotMob rating)
• March 8, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Norwich City (unused substitute)
• March 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Sunderland (62 minutes, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• February 28, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Manchester City (75 minutes, 5.8 FotMob rating)
• February 21, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Aston Villa (90 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• February 15, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Birmingham City (unused substitute)

Ilia Gruev's next match is on September 5, 2026 when Leeds United face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.

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Ilia Gruev currently plays for Leeds United alongside Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Mateo Joseph, Melvin Bard, Michael Zetterer, James Trafford, Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ethan Ampadu, Tarik Muharemovic, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harry Wilson, Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Alex Cairns, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, and Nico Elvedi. 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 team includes Daniel Naumov, Dimitar Mitov, Rosen Bozhinov, Andrea Hristov, Patrik-Gabriel Galchev, Kristian Dimitrov, Hristiyan Petrov, Borislav Tsonev, Andrian Kraev, Vladimir Nikolov, Bozhidar Kraev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Georgi Rusev, Efe Ali, Dimitar Sheytanov, Teodor Ivanov, Nikola Iliev, Marin Petkov, Martin Minchev, Tonislav Yordanov, Ivan Turitsov, Martin Georgiev, Dimitar Velkovski, Emil Tsenov, Martin Velichkov, Petko Panayotov, Lukas Petkov, and Berk Beyhan. 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, 2. Bundesliga, and Regionalliga North. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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