Which club does Ilia Gruev play for?

Ilia Gruev currently plays for Leeds United as a Defensive Midfield.

What is Ilia Gruev's market value?

Ilia Gruev's market value is estimated at around €12.00m (2026 data).

Where is Ilia Gruev from?

Ilia Gruev holds Bulgaria nationality.

Ilia Gruev is represented by the football agency feel soccer GmbH. The player currently plays for Leeds United; the current market value is €12.00m. Contract expires on 29.06.2027 — 8 months left.

timeline Career History

15/16

Bremen Alt.

16/17

Bremen U17

17/18

Werder U19

19/20

Bremen

23/24

Leeds

Rating

68

DEF

Leeds United

Ilia Gruev

Bulgaria • Defensive Midfield visibility382,0B

Q66433945

ATT

50

TEC

52

TAC

49

DEF

51

CRE

54

AGE

26

Height: 1,85

Foot: Left

euro €12.00m

support_agent Agent: feel soccer GmbH

ATT: Attacking • TEC: Technical • TAC: Tactical • DEF: Defending • CRE: Creativity

Position

Midfield

Age

26

Height

1,85

Foot

Left

scoreboard Recent Matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Rating
13 Sep 2026	Middlesbrough U21 (A) U21 Premier League 2	4 - 4 (D)	–
18 Apr 2026	Wolverhampton (H) Premier League	3 - 0 (W)	6.5
13 Apr 2026	Manchester United (A) Premier League	1 - 2 (W)	7.0
5 Apr 2026	West Ham United (A) FA Cup	4 - 6 (W)	6.9
21 Mar 2026	Brentford (H) Premier League	0 - 0 (D)	–

Market Value & Form

Premier League 2025/2026

Market Value

Comparison of two independent sources

Current Value

€12.00m

Model Estimate

€10,7m

€9,6m – €11,7m

20232026

Season Form

Goals

0 / xG 0.47

Assists

3 / xA 0.88

Şut

7 / on target 1

Pass accuracy

89.6

Goals

%0

Assists

%73

Rating

%23

Bars show the player's league percentile.

Detailed Statistics Show expand_more

Percentages show the player's league percentile.

Şut

Goals 0 %0

xG 0.47 %21

xGOT 0.20 %22

xG excl. penalty 0.47 %22

Şut 7 %20

Shots on target 1 %11

Headed shots 1 %42

Physical

Top Speed 32.2 %40

Total Distance Covered 175776.1 %36

Running 41130.0 %35

Sprinting 2771.4 %41

Number of Sprints 131 %40

Passing

Assists 3 %73

xA 0.88 %36

Accurate passes 523 %31

Pass accuracy % 89.6 %81

Accurate long balls 19 %27

Long ball accuracy % 67.9 %90

Line-breaking passes 70 %27

Chances created 11 %32

Big chances created 2 %43

Successful crosses 4 %48

Cross accuracy % 26.7 %60

Possession

Dribbles 6 %33

Dribble success % 85.7 %100

Duels won 52 %25

Duels won % 46.0 %16

Aerials won 14 %43

Aerials won % 41.2 %27

Touches 748 %27

Touches in opposition box 12 %30

Dispossessed 5 %79

Fouls won 9 %19

Defending

Defensive actions 115 %27

Tackles 24 %25

Interceptions 15 %31

Blocked shots 6 %43

Fouls committed 16 %62

Recoveries 51 %25

Possession won final 3rd 4 %27

Dribbled past 19 %35

Clearances 19 %27

Clean sheets 2 %38

Goals conceded while on pitch 23 %53

xG against while on pitch 25.66 %47

Discipline

Yellow cards 3 %48

Red cards 0 %100

Careers

Club career

Leeds United U21 Current Youth
09.2026 – present

1 apps · 0 goals

chevron_rightSeason breakdown

Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating

2026/2027 8.01

Premier League 2 1 0 1 8.01
Leeds United Current
08.2023 – present

86 apps · 1 goals

chevron_rightSeason breakdown

Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating

2025/2026 6.63

Premier Lig 23 0 3 6.61

FA Cup 2 0 0 6.96

EFL Cup 1 0 0 6.56

2024/2025 7.19

Championship 23 0 2 7.24

FA Cup 1 0 0 –

EFL Cup 1 0 0 6.09

2023/2024 7.01

Championship 32 1 1 7.01

FA Cup 3 0 0 7.11
Werder Bremen
07.2019 – 08.2023

62 apps · 1 goals

chevron_rightSeason breakdown

Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating

2023/2024

Bundesliga 1 0 0 –

2022/2023 6.62

Bundesliga 31 0 0 6.59

DFB Pokal 1 0 0 7.72

2021/2022 6.80

2. Bundesliga 26 1 0 6.80

2020/2021

DFB Pokal 2 0 0 –

Bundesliga 1 0 0 –
Werder Bremen II
07.2018 – 06.2021

19 apps · 2 goals

chevron_rightSeason breakdown

Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating

2020/2021

Regionalliga 4 0 0 –

2019/2020

Regionalliga 15 2 0 –
Werder Bremen U19 Youth
04.2017 – 06.2019

50 apps · 4 goals

chevron_rightSeason breakdown

Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating

2018/2019

U19 Bundesliga 24 3 0 –

2017/2018

U19 Bundesliga 26 1 0 –