Ilia Gruev (footballer, born 2000)

Ilia Iliev Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Илиев Груев; born 6 May 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen.[1] He has represented Bulgaria internationally at various youth levels.

Ilia Gruev
Personal information
Full name Ilia Iliev Gruev
Date of birth (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2015 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2015–2019 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Werder Bremen II 19 (2)
2019– Werder Bremen 24 (1)
National team‡
2016 Bulgaria U17 3 (1)
2017 Bulgaria U18 5 (0)
2017 Bulgaria U19 2 (0)
2021– Bulgaria U21 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:13, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Gruev made his professional debut for Werder Bremen in the second round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 23 December 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Jean-Manuel Mbom against Hannover 96. The away match finished as a 3–0 win for Bremen.[2]

International career

Gruev has appeared for the Bulgaria under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 national teams.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life

Gruev was born in Sofia, but also holds German citizenship.[1] He is the son of Iliya Gruev, former Bulgarian international footballer and manager.[8]

Career statistics
As of 26 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 152–—152 [9]
2020–21 Regionalliga Nord 40——40 [9]
Total 1920000192 —
Werder Bremen 2020–21 Bundesliga 1020—30 [9]
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 23100—231 [9]
Total 2412000261 —
Career total 4332000453 —

References
  1. Ilia Gruev at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Germany » DFB-Pokal 2020/2021 » 2. Round » Hannover 96 – Werder Bremen 0:3". WorldFootball.net. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "България U18 стартира с равенство участието си на турнира "Валентин Гранаткин"" [Bulgaria U18 starts its participation in the Valentin Granatkin tournament with a draw]. Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "България U18 e лидер в група "А" на турнира "Валентин Гранаткин"" [Bulgaria U18 is the leader in Group A of the Valentin Granatkin tournament]. Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "България U18 се класира за четвъртфиналите на турнира "Валентин Гранаткин"" [Bulgaria U18 qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Valentin Granatkin tournament]. Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "България U18 отстъпи на Русия U18 с 0:3 на четвъртфиналите от турнира "Валентин Гранаткин"" [Bulgaria U18 lost 0–3 to Russia U18 in the quarter-finals of the Valentin Granatkin tournament]. Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "България U18 загуби от Словакия U18 с 1:3 на турнира "Валентин Гранаткин"" [Bulgaria U18 lost 1–3 to Slovakia U18 at the Valentin Granatkin tournament]. Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. Ilia Gruev at FootballDatabase.eu
  9. "Ilia Gruev » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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