| Ilija Vukotić | |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Cetinje, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Boavista |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lovćen |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Grbalj |
| Youthyears3: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Vitória Setúbal |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Grbalj |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Benfica B |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Boavista (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Boavista |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Montenegro U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Montenegro U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Montenegro U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Montenegro U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 6 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam5: | Montenegro |
| Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 1 June 2023 |
Ilija Vukotić (born 7 January 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Boavista.
Vukotić began playing football competitively at the age of 12.[1] On 21 March 2015, he scored a goal against Berane from distance in his debut for Grbalj, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Montenegrin First League at the age of 16.[1]
In the Summer of 2017, Vukotić moved to Portugal, joining Benfica's youth setup.[2]
On 17 August 2021, Vukotić signed a new contract with Benfica and was immediately sent on a two-season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Boavista.[3] In the Summer of 2022, Vukotić joined Boavista on a permanent basis, as part of the deal that saw Petar Musa move to Benfica. The Eagles kept 50% of Vukotić's economic rights and a buy-back option.[4]
He made his debut for Montenegro national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands. He came on as a substitute in the 69th minute with his country down 2–0 and scored in the 82nd minute, making the score 2–1 on the way to the eventual 2–2 final result.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grbalj | 2014–15 | Montenegrin First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Montenegrin First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Montenegrin First League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 24 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | — | — | 52 | 4 | |||||
| Boavista (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Boavista | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 6 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Montenegro goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vukotić goal.