Ilia Gruev

Ilia Gruev is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Leeds United, born on 6 maj 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 6.58, 3 yellow cards.

Ilia Gruev scores highly on Rating 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:

• 18 oktober 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Manchester United (unused substitute)
• 10 oktober 2026: 1-2 loss away at Arsenal (unused substitute)
• 6 oktober 2026: 2-0 win away at Luxembourg (90 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)
• 3 oktober 2026: 0-3 loss away at Iceland (55 minutes, 6.4 FotMob rating)
• 29 september 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Estonia (90 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)
• 26 september 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Luxembourg (90 minutes, 7.0 FotMob rating)
• 20 september 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Crystal Palace (unused substitute)
• 13 september 2026: 4-4 draw away at Middlesbrough U21 (84 minutes, 1 assist, 8.0 FotMob rating)
• 18 april 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 minutes, 6.1 FotMob rating)
• 13 april 2026: 2-1 win away at Manchester United (16 minutes, 6.6 FotMob rating)

Ilia Gruev's next match is on 25 oktober 2026 when Leeds United face Sunderland in the Premier League.

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Ilia Gruev currently plays for Leeds United alongside Mateo Joseph, James Trafford, Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ethan Ampadu, Tarik Muharemović, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harry Wilson, Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Michael Zetterer, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Alex Cairns, Ao Tanaka, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, James Justin, Melvin Bard, 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 Ivaylo Chochev, Daniel Naumov, Yoni Stoyanov, Andrea Hristov, Kristian Dimitrov, Emil Tsenov, Borislav Tsonev, Andrian Kraev, Atanas Iliev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Georgi Rusev, Dimitar Mitov, Stefan Velkov, Asen Chandarov, Hristiyan Petrov, Teodor Ivanov, Marin Petkov, Petko Panayotov, Martin Minchev, Kristiyan Balov, Ivan Turitsov, Lukas Petkov, Vladimir Nikolov, Dimitar Velkovski, Stanislav Ivanov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, and Aleks Bozhev. 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 2, UEFA Nations League C, Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Championship, 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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