Ilia Gruev
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
0
Goals
3
Assists
0
Started
23
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 29%
0.49
xG
0
Goals
7
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | W3 - 0 | 12 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Apr 13 |  Manchester United | W1 - 2 | 16 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| Apr 5 |  West Ham United | D2 - 2 | 51 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| Mar 21 |  Brentford | D0 - 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 15 |  Crystal Palace | D0 - 0 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.0 |
| Mar 8 |  Norwich City | W3 - 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 3 |  Sunderland | L0 - 1 | 62 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Feb 28 |  Manchester City | L0 - 1 | 75 | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Feb 21 |  Aston Villa | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 6.1 |
| Feb 15 |  Birmingham City | D1 - 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Ilia Gruev
Ilia Gruev is a professional 26-year-old footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Leeds United, born on May 5, 2000, who is left-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Ilia Gruev on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Ilia Gruev Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Premier League campaign, Ilia Gruev has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 23 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 0 goals and 3 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 6.61.
Compared to other central midfielders in the competition, Ilia Gruev ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Ilia Gruev's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- May 30, 2027: null-null vs Crystal Palace (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 23, 2027: null-null vs Sunderland (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs Manchester United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 8, 2027: null-null vs Arsenal (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 1, 2027: null-null vs Ipswich Town (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Liverpool (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 17, 2027: null-null vs Brentford (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 20, 2027: null-null vs Newcastle United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 13, 2027: null-null vs Brighton & Hove Albion (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Ilia Gruev's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Ilia Gruev's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Ilia Gruev currently plays for Leeds United alongside Largie Ramazani, Wilfried Gnonto, Isaac Schmidt, Mateo Joseph, Karl Darlow, Sam Byram, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Lucas Perri, Maximilian Wöber, James Justin, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jack Harrison, Ethan Ampadu. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Ilia Gruev's career has also included time at Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen II, Bulgaria, Bulgaria U21, Bulgaria U19, Bulgaria U17.
On the international stage, Ilia Gruev has represented Bulgaria.
Other notable players from Bulgaria include Kun Temenuzhkov, Ivan Turitsov, Hristo Ivanov, Viktor Popov, Petar Vutsov, Martin Smolenski, Aleksandar Todorov, Zapro Dinev, Yoan Baurenski, Andrey Yordanov, Mateo Stamatov, Plamen Krumov, Martin Petkov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Martin Paskalev. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Ilia Gruev has won 1 titles: Championship (2024/2025) with Leeds United.
Ilia Gruev has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Championship, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, 2. Bundesliga, Regionalliga. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Ilia Gruev, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Ilia Gruev to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.