Quick Facts
Biography
Ivan Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Илић; born 17 March 2001) is a Serbian football midfielder, playing for Red Star Belgrade.
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
Born in Niš, Ivan started playing football with local football club Filip Filipović. In early years, he appeared as a left-back, but later converted his position on the field to defensive midfielder. Ilić moved to Red Star Belgrade youth team from Real Niš in summer 2016. Shortly after he joined the new club, he signed his first three-year professional contract. Ilić made his senior debut for Red Star Belgrade in 28 fixture match of the 2016–17 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 and first player born 2001 who appeared in the Serbian SuperLiga.
International career
In November 2015, Ilić was invited into the Serbia U15 squad. He appeared with the team until 2016. In early 2016, he was also with U16 national team. He has been called into the Serbia U17 squad since 2016. As a team member, he qualified for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Personal life
Ivan is a son of former professional female basketball player Danijela Ilić. His older brother, Luka is also footballer.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2016–17 | SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||