Ilia Gruev (footballer, born 2000)
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Gruev with Bulgaria in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ilia Iliev Gruev | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| 2015–2019 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Werder Bremen II | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Werder Bremen | 59 | (1) |
| 2023– | Leeds United | 70 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Bulgaria U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 27 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:14, 21 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:58, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ilia Iliev Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Илиев Груев; born 6 May 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leeds United and the Bulgaria national team.