Ilia Gruev
Leeds UnitedHeight
44
Shirt
25 years
May 6, 2000
Left
Preferred foot
BulgariaCountry
€10.9M
Market value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches71%Shot attempts6%Goals0%
Chances created44%Aerial duels won41%Defensive contributions33%
Premier League 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists4
Started9
Matches392
Minutes played6.52
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
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Georgia
Turkiye
Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hove AlbionLeeds UnitedDec 20
Premier League
Crystal Palace
4-1
3’
-
Dec 14
Premier League
Brentford
1-1
Bench
Dec 6
Premier League
Liverpool
3-3
65’
6.7
Dec 3
Premier League
Chelsea
3-1
23’
6.4
Nov 29
Premier League
Manchester City
3-2
90’
6.7
2025/2026Season performanceMinutes played: 392
Shooting
Goals
0
Shots
0
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.23
Successful passes
164
Successful passes %
93.2%
Accurate long balls
7
Accurate long balls %
87.5%
Chances created
2
Successful crosses
2
Successful crosses %
33.3%
Possession
Touches
223
Touches in opposition box
1
Dispossessed
0
Fouls won
5
Defending
Tackles
11
Duels won
17
Duels won %
51.5%
Aerial duels won
2
Aerial duels won %
33.3%
Interceptions
4
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
6
Recoveries
20
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
5
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches71%Shot attempts6%Goals0%
Chances created44%Aerial duels won41%Defensive contributions33%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
70 1 | ||
62 1 | ||
19 2 | ||
Youth career | ||
50 4 | ||
National team | ||
27 0 | ||
8 0 | ||
2 0 | ||
3 1 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Leeds United
England1
Championship(24/25)