| General |
| Ilia Gruev | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Ilia Iliev Gruev | |
| Date of birth: | 6 May 2000 | |
| Place of birth: | Sofia,  Bulgaria
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Leeds United
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| Number | 44 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| –2015 2015–2019 |
 Rot-Weiß Erfurt Werder Bremen
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 2021–2023 2023– |
Werder Bremen II Werder Bremen Leeds United
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19 (2) 59 (1) 46 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2011–2012 2014 2014–2019 2018– |
Bulgaria U17 Bulgaria U18 Bulgaria U19 Bulgaria U21 Bulgaria
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3 (1) 5 (0) 2 (0) 14 (1) 20 (0) |
Ilia Iliev Gruev (born 6 May 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Leeds United and the Bulgaria national team. He is the son of former Bulgarian international footballer Iliya Gruev.
Honours[]
- Bulgarian Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2022, 2023
External links[]
Ilia Gruev at Soccerway- Ilia Gruev profile at Soccerbase
| Leeds United F.C. squad - 2025–26 |
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1 Perri · 2 Bogle · 3 Gudmundsson · 4 Ampadu · 5 Struijk · 6 Rodon · 7 James · 8 Longstaff · 9 Calvert-Lewin · 10 Piroe · 11 Aaronson · 14 Nmecha · 15 Bijol · 16 Meslier · 18 Stach · 19 Okafor · 20 Harrison · 21 Cairns · 22 Tanaka · 23 Bornauw · 24 Justin · 25 Byram · 26 Darlow · 29 Gnonto · 44 Gruev · Manager: Daniel Farke |
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