| Ilija Ilić | |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Čukarički |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | → FK Sopot (loan) |
| Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| College1: | Young Harris Mountain Lions |
| Collegecaps1: | 72 |
| Collegegoals1: | 64 |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Ocala Stampede |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Louisville City |
| Caps2: | 72 |
| Goals2: | 17 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Indy Eleven |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | New Mexico United |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | One Knoxville |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Manageryears1: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs1: | One Knoxville (assistant) |
| Club-Update: | October 18, 2023 |
Ilija Ilić (born 26 April 1991) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently an assistant coach for USL League One club One Knoxville SC.
Ilić began his career with the youth clubs of FK Čukarički and Red Star Belgrade, as well as a loan spell with FK Sopot during their 2010 and 2011 season.[1]
Ilić played college soccer in the United States with Young Harris College between 2011 and 2014.[2] While at college, he also spent time with USL PDL club Ocala Stampede.[3]
After leaving college, he signed with USL club Louisville City on March 26, 2015.[4]
Ilić signed for USL Championship side Indy Eleven on 3 December 2018.[5]
On 14 December 2020 he moved to USL Championship side New Mexico United ahead of their 2021 season.[6] He was released by New Mexico in July 2022.[7]
On December 12, 2022, Ilić signed with USL League One club One Knoxville SC.[8] He was the newly promoted club's first major signing announcement, and will also serve as assistant coach.
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ocala Stampede | 2014 | USL PDL | 11 | 7 | 1[10] | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | |
| Louisville City FC | 2015 | USL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 14 | |||
| Total | 72 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 91 | 22 | |||
| Indy Eleven | 2019 | USL Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
| New Mexico United | 2021 | USL Championship | 22 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 133 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 158 | 35 | |||