Ivan Ilić (footballer)

Ivan S. Ilić
Personal information
Full name Ivan Ilić
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001[1]
Place of birth Niš, FR Yugoslavia[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position Defensive midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 95
Youth career
Filip Filipović
2008–2016 Real Niš
2016–2017 Red Star Belgrade
2017– Manchester City
2017– → Red Star Belgrade (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Red Star Belgrade 1 (0)
2017– Manchester City 0 (0)
2017– → Red Star Belgrade (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Serbia U14 2 (0)
2015−2016 Serbia U15 3 (0)
2016 Serbia U16 3 (0)
2016− Serbia U17 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2018

Ivan Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Илић; born 17 March 2001) is a Serbian football midfielder, who plays for Red Star Belgrade, on loan from Manchester City.[2]

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Ivan started playing football with local football club Filip Filipović.[5] Ilić moved to Red Star Belgrade youth team from Real Niš in summer 2016.[6] Shortly after he joined the new club, he signed his first three-year professional contract.[4] Ilić made his senior debut for Red Star Belgrade in 28 fixture match of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season against Spartak Subotica, replacing Srđan Plavšić in last minute of the game played on 1 April 2017. He became the youngest debutant in the club history[7] and first player born 2001 who appeared in the Serbian SuperLiga.[8] In summer 2017, Ilić had been sold to Manchester City along with his older brother Luka, staying on loan at Red Star until his 18th birthday.[9][10] At the beginning of October 2017, The Guardian picked Ilić as the most prospective first-year scholar in the academy of Manchester City.[11] Ilić played his first full-time senior match in 5–0 Serbian Cup victory over Dinamo Vranje on 11 October 2017.[12]

International career

Ilić made his first competitive matches with Serbia under-14 national team at the international tournament in Croatia in 2015. He noted 2 caps for the team, in matches against host country[13][14] and the United States.[15][16] In November 2015, Ilić was invited into the Serbia U15 squad,[17] after which he represented the team until 2016.[18] In early 2016, he was also with U16 national team.[19] He has been called into the Serbia U17 squad since 2016.[20] As a team member, he qualified for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[21] Ilić also continued playing with under-17 level in 2017–18 UEFA qualifications, scoring his first goal for the team in 2–1 victory over Norway on 21 October 2017.[22]

Style of play

As a left-footed player, Ivan appeared as a left-back in early years of playing football. Later he converted his position on the field to defensive midfielder, and through the youth career, Ilić usually played pairing with his older brother Luka as a central midfielder.[5] He is also available to play a classic defensive role in 4–1–4–1 formation, which he mostly played in national team. Like his brother, Ivan is 1.82 m tall.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 October 2017[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade 2016–17[23] SuperLiga 1000——10
2017–18 (loan)[24] 001000—10
Total 101000—20

Personal life

Born in Niš,[2] Ilić grew up in a sports family. His father Srđan played as a winger with Radnički Niš and his mother Danijela Ilić played basketball professionally. Ivan's older brother, Luka is also a professional footballer.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Иван Илић". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Иван Илић". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Лука Илић, син прослављене кошаркашице, одрадио четврте припреме са првим тимом Звезде". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 11 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Иван Илић постао професионалац". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "ZVEZDINI BISERI: Braća Luka i Ivan Ilić velika budućnost crveno-belih". Kurir (in Serbian). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ↑ ""FUDBAL" 32/16 - page 2078" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Иван Илић најмлађи дебитант Звезде!". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Zvezda i Srbija dobili novog najmlađeg debitanta!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Терзић: Звездаши, будите поносни". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. ↑ O'Rourke, Peter (17 July 2017). "Man City to sign brothers Luka, Ivan Ilic from Red Star Belgrade - sources". ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Next Generation 2017: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "KRAJ: Crvena zvezda - Dinamo Vranje 5:0 (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "У-14: Млaђи пиoнири прoтив Хрвaтске и СAД". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "У-14: Пoбедa пиoнирa нa премијери". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "У-14: Србијa - СAД 1:1". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "U-14 BNT Ties Serbia 1-1 To Close Camp". United States Soccer Federation. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "У-15: Прoверa прoтив Мaђaрске". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  18. ↑ "У-15: Мини припреме пред Хoлaндију". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Ivan Ilić [01] Serbian Top Talent 2015,2016". YouTube (in Serbian). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  20. 1 2 Ivan Ilić at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "Кадети Србије на Европском првенству". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  22. ↑ "Кадети победили Норвешку – 2:1(1:0) и пласирали се у завршни круг квалификација за Европско првенство". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ilić, Ivan 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  24. ↑ "Ilić, Ivan 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Лука и Иван Илић предводе нови талас талената: Живимо за фудбал и Звездин дрес!". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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