PLAYER PROFILE

Ilia Gruev.

Leeds United · Bulgaria

Matrix 25484

At a glance

Full name: Илия Илиев Груев
Born: 06 May 2000
Age today: 26
Nationality: Bulgaria

Career by season

183 recorded appearances

Ilia Gruev appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
26/27	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	4	4	0	0	325	0
25/26	Premier League	Leeds United	23	15	0	3	1,335	3
25/26	FA Cup	Leeds United	2	1	0	0	124	0
25/26	EFL Cup	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	71	0
2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Bulgaria	5	4	0	0	403	0
24/25	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	4	4	0	0	359	1
24/25	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	176	1
24/25	FA Cup	Leeds United	1	0	0	0	1	0
24/25	EFL Cup	Leeds United	1	0	0	0	26	0
24/25	Championship	Leeds United	23	20	0	2	1,741	3
23/24	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria	4	4	0	0	311	1
23/24	FA Cup	Leeds United	3	3	0	1	300	0
23/24	Championship	Leeds United	32	23	1	1	2,038	8
23/24	Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen	1	0	0	0	3	0
22/23	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	161	1
22/23	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	135	0
22/23	EURO, Qualification	Bulgaria	8	8	0	0	715	1
22/23	DFB-Pokal	SV Werder Bremen	1	1	0	0	120	0
22/23	Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen	31	18	0	0	1,587	2
21/22	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen	26	11	1	0	1,193	4
20/21	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria U21	4	2	1	0	213	0
20/21	DFB-Pokal	SV Werder Bremen	2	0	0	0	4	0
20/21	Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen	1	0	0	0	1	0

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

Ilia Gruev match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
11 Feb 2022	2. Bundesliga	FC Hansa Rostock v SV Werder BremenSubstitute, on 90′	1 – 2	1
15 Jan 2022	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v Fortuna DüsseldorfSubstitute, on 88′	3 – 0	2
19 Dec 2021	2. Bundesliga	Hannover 96 v SV Werder BremenSubstitute, on 78′	1 – 4	12
10 Dec 2021	2. Bundesliga	SSV Jahn Regensburg v SV Werder BremenSubstitute, on 77′	2 – 3	13
03 Dec 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v FC Erzgebirge AueSubstitute, on 61′	4 – 0	30
27 Nov 2021	2. Bundesliga	Holstein Kiel v SV Werder Bremen	2 – 1	82
20 Nov 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v FC Schalke 04	1 – 1	90
05 Nov 2021	2. Bundesliga	1.FC Nuremberg v SV Werder Bremen	1 – 2	90
30 Oct 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v FC St. Pauli	1 – 1	90
24 Oct 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Sandhausen v SV Werder Bremen	2 – 2	90
17 Oct 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Darmstadt 98 v SV Werder Bremen	3 – 0	90
01 Oct 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v 1.FC Heidenheim 1846	3 – 0	90
26 Sep 2021	2. Bundesliga	SG Dynamo Dresden v SV Werder Bremen	3 – 0	90
18 Sep 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v Hamburger SVSubstitute, on 38′	0 – 2	52
11 Sep 2021	2. Bundesliga	FC Ingolstadt 04 v SV Werder BremenSubstitute, on 79′	0 – 3	11
29 Aug 2021	2. Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen v FC Hansa RostockSubstitute, on 75′	3 – 0	15
08 Jun 2021	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria U21 v Albania U21	4 – 0	70	1
03 Jun 2021	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria U21 v Russia U21	0 – 1	78
29 Mar 2021	International Friendly Games	North Macedonia U21 v Bulgaria U21Substitute, on 46′	5 – 1	45
26 Mar 2021	International Friendly Games	Bulgaria U21 v Kazakhstan U21Substitute, on 70′	3 – 1	20

Career transfers

5 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Ilia Gruev career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
31 Aug 2023	SV Werder Bremen	Leeds United	Transfer	€6.5m
01 Jul 2019	SV Werder Bremen U19	SV Werder Bremen	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2017	SV Werder Bremen U17	SV Werder Bremen U19	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2016	SV Werder Bremen Youth	SV Werder Bremen U17	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2015	Rot-Weiß Erfurt Youth	SV Werder Bremen Youth	Transfer	Free

Contracts and market values are not available yet.