Ilia Gruev

Ilia Gruev is a 25-year-old football player who plays as a defensive 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, 1,294 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.64, 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:

• 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)
• February 10, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Chelsea (90 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• February 6, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 2 assists, 8.9 FotMob rating)
• January 31, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Arsenal (45 minutes, 5.9 FotMob rating)

Ilia Gruev's next match is on April 5, 2026 when Leeds United face West Ham United in the FA Cup.

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Ilia Gruev currently plays for Leeds United alongside 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, Illan Meslier, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Alex Cairns, Ao Tanaka, Sebastiaan Bornauw, James Justin, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto, Facundo Buonanotte, and Charlie Crew. 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, Rosen Bozhinov, Viktor Popov, Emil Tsenov, Kristian Dimitrov, Teodor Ivanov, Alex Petkov, Hristiyan Petrov, Georgi Rusev, Andrian Kraev, Aleksandar Kolev, Vladimir Nikolov, Bozhidar Kraev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Nikola Iliev, Daniel Naumov, Berk Beyhan, Anton Nedyalkov, Filip Krastev, Petko Hristov, Simeon Petrov, Marin Petkov, Georgi Milanov, Martin Minchev, Fabian Nürnberger, Kristiyan Balov, Ivan Turitsov, Martin Georgiev, Nikolay Minkov, Dimitar Velkovski, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ilian Iliev Jr., Kristiyan Stoyanov, Dimitar Sheytanov, Martin Velichkov, Dominik Yankov, Lukas Petkov, Stanislav Shopov, Tonislav Yordanov, Teodora Ivanova, Martina Ilieva, Nikoleta Boycheva, Yanitsa Ivanova, Gergana Halyanova, Teodora Todorova, Ivana Chalakova, Nora Dimitrova, Bianka Demirova, Silviya Kefalova, Antonina Shopska, Evdokia Popadinova, Polina Rasina, Lora Petrova, Leonora Zheleva, Zdravka Parapunova, Kristiana Karaivanova, Veronika Gotseva, Darena Radeva, Gabriela Genova, Aleksandra Yaneva, Dimitra Ivanova, Polina Demirova, Yoana Popova, Bozhidara Ivanova, Katerina-Maria Ravnachka, Yana Yordanova, Simona Petkova, Nikol Dimanova, Rona Mihaylova, Yana Dineva, Yoana Stankova, Eva Atanasova, Ismigül Yalçiner, Ivelina Pavlova, Nadezhda Ivanova, Yuliana Aleksandrova, Ivana Naydenova, 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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