Brana Ilić

Brana Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Брана Илић; born 16 February 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Inđija.

Not to be confused with Branko Ilić.

Brana Ilić
Personal information
Full name Brana Ilić
Date of birth (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985
Place of birth Golubinci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Inđija
Number 30
Youth career
Jadran Golubinci
Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Zemun 93 (14)
2007–2008 Rad 59 (16)
2009–2010 Partizan 33 (5)
2010–2011 Vojvodina 35 (13)
2012 Aktobe 10 (3)
2012–2016 PAS Giannina 127 (26)
2016–2017 Aris Thessaloniki 31 (8)
2017–2019 Kisvárda 65 (14)
2019– Inđija 17 (2)
National team
2011 Serbia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2019

Club career

Zemun and Rad

Ilić made his first senior appearances with Zemun in the 2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro. He quickly established himself as a first-team regular, scoring four goals in 23 games. During his time at Zemun, Ilić amassed a total of 93 league appearances and scored 14 goals.

In the 2007 winter transfer window, Ilić moved to Serbian First League club Rad, staying there for the next two years. He helped them win promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga in 2008.

Partizan and Vojvodina

On 9 January 2009, it was announced that Ilić signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Partizan.[1] He made his competitive debut for the club on 14 March, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Lamine Diarra in a 2–0 home league victory over Čukarički. Four days later, in his second appearance for Partizan, Ilić scored his first goal for the club, giving his team a 1–0 away win against Jagodina.[2]

On 1 July 2010, it was announced that Ilić signed a one plus one-year contract with Vojvodina.[3] He made 44 appearances across all competitions and scored 15 goals for the club, before leaving Novi Sad in the 2012 winter transfer window.

Kazakhstan, Greece and Hungary

In early 2012, Ilić moved abroad to Kazakhstan and signed with Aktobe. He made 10 appearances and scored three goals in the first half of the 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League, before leaving the club during the summer transfer window.

In the summer of 2012, Ilić joined Superleague Greece side PAS Giannina. He made his first appearance for the club on 25 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home league draw with Platanias. On 7 October, Ilić scored his first goal for PAS Giannina in a 1–2 home loss to Panionios. He finished his debut season as the club's top scorer with 11 goals (10 in the league). During his four-year tenure at PAS Giannina, Ilić amassed 138 competitive appearances and scored 28 goals for the club.[4]

On 2 August 2016, Ilić signed with Football League club Aris Thessaloniki on a two-year contract plus one-year extension.[5] He netted his first goals for the side on 18 December, scoring a brace in a 3–2 win over Trikala. Eventually, Ilić left Aris Thessaloniki after just one season.

After five years in Greece, Ilić moved to Hungary and joined Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kisvárda in July 2017. He helped them gain promotion to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in his debut season, contributing with 10 goals in 35 appearances.

International career

On 18 March 2011, Ilić received his first call-up to the Serbia national team for their UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Estonia,[6][7] but remained unused in both matches. He eventually made his debut in a friendly match against South Korea on 3 June 2011.

Statistics
As of 13 August 2019[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Playoffs Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zemun 2003–04 23420——254
2004–05 28710——297
2005–06 27220——292
2006–07 15110——161
Total 931460——9914
Rad 2006–07 16900—2[lower-alpha 1]0189
2007–08 29610—4[lower-alpha 1]2348
2008–09 14120——161
Total 591630—626818
Partizan 2008–09 1122000—132
2009–10 2232093—336
Total 3354093—468
Vojvodina 2010–11 22640——266
2011–12 1373121—189
Total 35137121—4415
Aktobe 2012 1030000—103
PAS Giannina 2012–13 351041——3911
2013–14 34520——365
2014–15 31721——338
2015–16 27430——304
Total 12726112——13828
Aris Thessaloniki 2016–17 31800——318
Kisvárda 2017–18 351020——3710
2018–19 30452——356
Total 651472——7216
Career total 4539938511462508110
  1. Appearances in Promotion/Relegation playoffs

Honours
Partizan

References
  1. "Brana Ilić otvorio sezonu" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  2. "Branina "praćka" iz blata!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. "Brana Ilić novi 'Lala'" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  4. "Τέλος και οι Ίλιτς, Στρούνα από τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "Πήρε τον Ιλιτς ο Αρης" (in Greek). contra.gr. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. "Pižon vratio Pantelića, pozvao Branu Ilića!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  7. "Debituju Šaranov i Ilić" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. Brana Ilić at Soccerway
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