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Ilia Iliev Gruev
Leeds

Ilia Iliev Gruev

Midfielder · Leeds. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionMID Age26 ClubLeeds Market value€12mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-03
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubLeedsPremier League
PositionMidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth26 years old
NationalityBulgariaSofia
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€12mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-03
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedKnee Injury
Height185 cm72 kg
Shirt number#44Leeds
Performance
Season stats

Premier League · 2026

Leeds · Midfielder

Appearances00 starts
Minutes00 substitute entries
Rating0provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots00 on target
Passing—0 passes · 0 key
Defensive work00 interceptions · 0 blocks
Duels won—0 of 0
Dribble success—0 of 0
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedKnee InjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months1groups in recorded history
Last 24 months1groups in recorded history
Last 36 months1groups in recorded history
Provider records2fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
Knee InjuryKneeFixture date → 2Not equal to matches missedLeedsPremier LeagueAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Ilia Iliev Gruev

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Sean David LongstaffSean David LongstaffLeeds · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile81match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 0 min / 2026 · 10 min

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  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Ilia Iliev Gruev and Sean David Longstaff — stored season statistics
Context / metricIlia Iliev GruevSean David Longstaff
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League
Team in this sampleLeedsLeeds
Minutes010
Appearances02
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Carlos Jonas Alcaraz DuranCarlos Jonas Alcaraz DuranEverton · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile81match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 0 min / 2026 · 9 min

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Ilia Iliev Gruev and Carlos Jonas Alcaraz Duran — stored season statistics
Context / metricIlia Iliev GruevCarlos Jonas Alcaraz Duran
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League
Team in this sampleLeedsEverton
Minutes09
Appearances02
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 901— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Jack Peter GrealishJack Peter GrealishEverton · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar value range75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 0 min / 2026 · 8 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Ilia Iliev Gruev and Jack Peter Grealish — stored season statistics
Context / metricIlia Iliev GruevJack Peter Grealish
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League
Team in this sampleLeedsManchester City
Minutes08
Appearances01
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 901— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

James Daniel MaddisonJames Daniel MaddisonTottenham · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile74match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 0 min / 2026 · 59 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Ilia Iliev Gruev and James Daniel Maddison — stored season statistics
Context / metricIlia Iliev GruevJames Daniel Maddison
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League
Team in this sampleLeedsTottenham
Minutes059
Appearances03
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 904— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Raphael Onyedika NwadikeRaphael Onyedika NwadikeEintracht Frankfurt · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 0 min / 2026 · 360 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Ilia Iliev Gruev and Raphael Onyedika Nwadike — stored season statistics
Context / metricIlia Iliev GruevRaphael Onyedika Nwadike
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueBundesliga
Team in this sampleLeedsEintracht Frankfurt
Minutes0360
Appearances04
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 900— per 9020.5 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 900— per 9092.25 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€4.7mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€4.7MWerder Bremen → Leeds

Latest recorded move: Werder Bremen → Leeds · 31 Aug 2023, with terms recorded as €4.7M. The player was 23.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202331 Aug 2023Werder Bremen → LeedsTransfer€4.7M23
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Leeds · Premier League

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateKnee Injury

Leeds

Fixture dateKnee Injury

Leeds

TransferWerder Bremen → Leeds

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Sofia, Bulgaria

Value & contract

Market value

€12m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-03

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Ilia Iliev Gruev in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityIlia Iliev GruevHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubLeedsHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionPremier LeagueHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionMidfielderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability4MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours1 update · 1 retained record
ValuationValue record updated

€7m€7.3m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.