PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Ilia Gruev.
Leeds United · Bulgaria
TM 381753 · Current player profileAge today26
Recorded moves5
Peak recorded value€12.00m
Current market value€12.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Илия Илиев Груев
- Born
- 06 May 2000
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 185
- Joined current club
- 31 Aug 2023
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- SV Werder BremenLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2023
- SV Werder Bremen U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2019
- SV Werder Bremen U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
- SV Werder Bremen YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- Rot-Weiß Erfurt YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 2026 | 26 | Leeds United | €12.00m |
| 09 Mar 2026 | 25 | Leeds United | €12.00m |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 25 | Leeds United | €9.00m |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 25 | Leeds United | €8.00m |
| 27 May 2025 | 25 | Leeds United | €5.00m |
| 30 Dec 2024 | 24 | Leeds United | €5.00m |
| 24 May 2024 | 24 | Leeds United | €5.00m |
| 07 Mar 2024 | 23 | Leeds United | €5.00m |
| 21 Dec 2023 | 23 | Leeds United | €4.00m |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 23 | Leeds United | €4.50m |
| 22 Jun 2023 | 23 | SV Werder Bremen | €3.00m |
| 09 Nov 2022 | 22 | SV Werder Bremen | €3.00m |
| 16 Jun 2022 | 22 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.00m |
| 15 Dec 2021 | 21 | SV Werder Bremen | €800k |
| 09 Jun 2021 | 21 | SV Werder Bremen | €400k |
| 10 Feb 2021 | 20 | SV Werder Bremen | €400k |
| 16 Sep 2020 | 20 | SV Werder Bremen | €200k |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €200k |
| 28 Jul 2019 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €200k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2023 | SV Werder Bremen | Leeds United | Transfer | €6.50m |
| 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 |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.