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Midfielder

Ilia Gruev

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Appearances
9
729 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
6.87
Age26
Date of birth6 May 2000
Height185 cm
Weight–
Preferred footLeft
Market value€11M
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Meniscus Injury · Missing Ended: 10 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

UEFA Nations League Bulgaria
Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes325
Rating7.00
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (1)
Passes · accuracy175 · 86%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 7
Duels won13 / 18
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.17 / 0.09
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls7
Accurate crosses0
Touches215
Possession lost30
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won4
Ground duels won9
Clearances5
Ball recoveries15
Fouls won4
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)27.34
Top speed (km/h)35.48
Premier League 2, Division 1 Leeds United U21
Appearances / Starts– / –
Minutes–
Rating–
Goals / Assists0 / –
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards– / –
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –
World Cup Qual. UEFA Bulgaria
Appearances / Starts5 / 4
Minutes404
Rating6.76
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy177 · 85%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions6 / 4
Duels won16 / 22
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls12
Accurate crosses0
Touches229
Possession lost32
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won13
Clearances13
Ball recoveries19
Fouls won5
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking50
Technical51
Tactical50
Defending52
Creativity53

Characteristics

Strengths

13

National team

  • Bulgaria31 caps · 0 goals · debut Sep 2022

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
13 Nov 2026 Bulgaria – Iceland – – –
31 Oct 2026 Bournemouth – Leeds United 2–0 – –
25 Oct 2026 Sunderland – Leeds United 0–0 – –
18 Oct 2026 Leeds United – Manchester United 1–1 – –
10 Oct 2026 Arsenal – Leeds United 2–1 – –
6 Oct 2026 Luxembourg – Bulgaria 0–2 90' 7.0
3 Oct 2026 Iceland – Bulgaria 3–0 55' 6.6
29 Sep 2026 Bulgaria – Estonia 0–0 90' 7.3
26 Sep 2026 Bulgaria – Luxembourg 1–2 90' 7.1
20 Sep 2026 Leeds United – Crystal Palace 0–0 – –
13 Sep 2026 Middlesbrough U21 – Leeds United U21 4–4 – –
18 Apr 2026 Leeds United – Wolverhampton 3–0 12' 6.5
13 Apr 2026 Manchester United – Leeds United 1–2 16' 7.0
5 Apr 2026 West Ham United – Leeds United 4–6 51' 6.9
21 Mar 2026 Leeds United – Brentford 0–0 – –

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 2 moves · total fees 6.5M €
  1. Bremen To: Leeds
    Transfer 6.5M €
  2. Werder U19 To: Bremen
    Transfer

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 World Cup Qual. UEFA Bulgaria 5 (4) 404 0 0 6.76
2026 UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 4 (4) 325 0 0 7.00
2026 Premier League 2, Division 1 Leeds United U21 – – 0 – –

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among midfielders (234 players)

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50 xA 62 Key passes 81 Completed passes 99 Pass accuracy 98 Progressive carries 45 Successful dribbles 2 Tackles + interceptions 65 Rating 95

23 matches · 1,701 min

Ilia Gruev: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.12
62
Key passes / 90 min 1.69
81
Completed passes / 90 min 63.4
99
Pass accuracy 90.7%
98
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
45
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.11
2
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.02
65
Rating 7.20
95

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