Andrej Ilić

Serbian footballer

Andrej Ilić
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	24
Youth career
	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Napredak Kruševac	29	(3)
2020–2021	Javor Ivanjica	27	(9)
2021–2023	RFS	65	(33)
2023–2024	Vålerenga	15	(9)
2024–	Lille	1	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Serbia U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Andrej Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Илић; born 3 April 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Club career

On 3 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with RFS in Latvia.^[1] On 22 September he played his first league game for the club, getting 62 minutes of playing time against Liepaja. He scored his first league goal for the Latvian club against city rival Spartaks on 16 October He went on to become the club's top scorer across all competitions in his first full season.

On 16 August 2023, Ilić signed a four-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Vålerenga.^[2] The transfer fee was reported to be just under €900.000.^[3] He made his league debut three days later in a 0–0 draw against Molde, replacing Mohamed Ofkir after 62 minutes. His first two league goals came against Aalesund on 17 September.^[4]

On 1 February 2024, Ilić signed with French side Lille.^[5] The transfer fee is believed to have been around €4-5 million, potentially reaching €7 million depending on different clauses.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 4 February coming on as a substitute in the last seven minutes in a 4–0 win against Clermont.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Napredak Kruševac	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	13	2	1	0	—		—		14	2
	2019–20	Serbian SuperLiga	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	Total		29	3	2	0	—		0	0	31	3
Javor Ivanjica	2020–21	Serbian SuperLiga	27	9	2	0	—		—		29	9
RFS	2021	Virsliga	8	3	2	1	—		—		10	4
	2022	Virsliga	32	16	3	1	12^[a]	4	—		47	21
	2023	Virsliga	25	14	0	0	4^[b]	2	—		29	16
	Total		65	33	5	1	16	6	—		86	41
Vålerenga (loan)	2023	Eliteserien	15	9	1	2	—		—		16	11
Lille	2023–24	Ligue 1	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			137	54	11	3	16	6	0	0	164	64

^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

RFS

References

^ "RFS VIENOJAS AR SERBIJAS U-21 IZLASES UZBRUCĒJU" (in Latvian). RFS. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Andrej Ilić er klar!" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ AS, TV 2 (2023-08-16). "TV 2 erfarer: VIFs storkjøp på vei etter overgangsdrama". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Andrej Ilic - Statistikk". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ "Mercato : Andrej Ilic à Lille, c'est fait" [Mercato : Andrej Ilic to Lille, it's done] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ Stenersen, Steffen; Arntzen, Mats (2024-01-29). "Opplysninger til VG: Lille inn i kampen om Ilic". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ Andrej Ilić at Soccerway