Ilia Gruev

Ilia Gruev

Leeds UnitedLeedsContract until 30 Jun 2027
185 cm
Height
26 years
6 May 2000
72 kg
Weight
Bulgaria
Country
Sofia, Bulgaria
Born

Position

Primary

Midfielder

MF

Leeds United2025/26 · All competitions

Leeds

Premier League 23·FA Cup 2·EFL Cup 1

0

Goals

3

Assists

17

Started

26

Matches

1,529

Minutes played

6.7

Rating

3

Yellow cards

0

Red cards

Expected goals

23 league games · 1310' · 7 shots

Non-penalty goals

0goals from 0.56

-0.56 below expectation

Assists

3assists from 1.41

+1.59 above expectation

npxG / 90

0.04

xA / 90

0.10

xGChain / 90

0.25

xGBuildup / 90

0.15

Form · npxG + xA per game (bars), 5-game average (line), goals and assists (dots)

0.00.51.02025-08-19 v Everton: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-08-23 at Arsenal: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-08-30 v Newcastle: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-09-20 at Wolves: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-10-25 v West Ham: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-11-29 at Man City: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.17 · 0G 0A2025-12-04 v Chelsea: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-12-06 v Liverpool: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2025-12-21 v Crystal Palace: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-01-01 at Liverpool: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-01-04 v Man Utd: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-01-08 at Newcastle: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.23 · 0G 1A2026-01-17 v Fulham: npxG 0.01 · xA 0.03 · 0G 0A2026-01-27 at Everton: npxG 0.04 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-01-31 v Arsenal: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-02-07 v Nott'm Forest: npxG 0.39 · xA 0.91 · 0G 2A2026-02-11 at Chelsea: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.03 · 0G 0A2026-02-21 at Aston Villa: npxG 0.11 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-02-28 v Man City: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-03-04 v Sunderland: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.05 · 0G 0A2026-03-15 at Crystal Palace: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-04-14 at Man Utd: npxG 0.02 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-04-18 v Wolves: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A
npxGxA5-game averagegoal

Shot map

Shots

7

Goals

0

On target

14%

xG

0.56

32' vs Aston Villa: missed, xG 0.0774' vs Aston Villa: missed, xG 0.0448' vs Nottingham Forest: blocked, xG 0.0665' vs Nottingham Forest: saved, xG 0.3314' vs Everton: missed, xG 0.0419' vs Fulham: missed, xG 0.0181' vs Manchester United: missed, xG 0.02

Size = xG where known.

vs Man Utd

14 Apr 2026 · Premier League · 81'

Missed

xG

0.02

Body part

Foot

Situation

Open play

Distance

28 m

Shot 1 of 7

Rating

6.56.38.26.96.06.26.36.76.97.06.36.97.26.76.6
Everton26 Jan
Arsenal31 Jan
Nott'm Forest6 Feb
Chelsea10 Feb
Aston Villa21 Feb
Man City28 Feb
Sunderland3 Mar
Crystal Palace15 Mar
West Ham5 Apr
Man Utd13 Apr
Wolves18 Apr
Luxembourg26 Sept
Estonia29 Sept
Iceland3 Oct
Luxembourg6 Oct

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

0games

Braces · hat-tricks

0·0
games with 2 · 3+ goals

Best rating

8.2vNott'm ForestNott'm Forest

3–1 · 6 Feb 2026

Attacking profile

0 goals · 17 shots
29%
Shots on target5 of 17
0%
Shot conversion0 goals from 17 shots
88%
Pass accuracy1680 of 1902
50%
Duels won159 of 316

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

0
1–15
1
16–30
0
31–45
1
46–60
0
61–75
1
76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating
Home34 apps · 1,681′020.116.71
Away35 apps · 2,141′010.046.78
Started42 apps · 3,375′030.086.80
Off the bench27 apps · 447′000.006.65
His team with him on the pitch36% won · 25W 18D 26L

When he starts: 21% won (9W 15D 18L)

Partnerships

from match events

Scored from his assists

Brenden AaronsonBrenden Aaronson1Jayden BogleJayden Bogle1Dominic Calvert-LewinDominic Calvert-Lewin1

Favourite opponents

goals + assists
Nott'm ForestNott'm Forest1 games · 0 G · 2 A2
NewcastleNewcastle2 games · 0 G · 1 A1

Managers

played under
Ole WernerOle Werner33 games · 0 G · 0 A30%Daniel FarkeDaniel Farke29 games · 0 G · 3 A38%Florian KohfeldtFlorian Kohfeldt3 games · 0 G · 0 A100%Aleksandar DimitrovAleksandar Dimitrov2 games · 0 G · 0 A0%Atanas Stefanov RibarskiAtanas Stefanov Ribarski2 games · 0 G · 0 A50%

Match stats

DateOpponentResultMinGARating
6 OctatLuxembourgUEFA Nations LeagueW0 - 290006.6
3 OctatIcelandUEFA Nations LeagueL3 - 055006.7
29 SeptvsEstoniaUEFA Nations LeagueD0 - 090007.2
26 SeptvsLuxembourgUEFA Nations LeagueL1 - 290006.9

Season by season

SeasonClubAppsMinRatingGAShotsKPPassesTklIntDuelsDribblesCards
2025/263 competitionsLeeds UnitedLeeds26 (17)1,5296.7039 (2)14702251756/120 · 47%6/7 · 86%30
2024/25EFL CupLeedsLeeds1 (0)266.9001 (0)–201–1/2 · 50%0/1 · 0%00
2023/24FA CupLeedsLeeds2 (2)2107.5002 (1)5161426/11 · 55%0/2 · 0%00
2023/24BundesligaWerder BremenBremen1 (0)36.300––1––––00
2022/232 competitionsWerder BremenBremen32 (19)1,7056.7004 (1)11841472285/164 · 52%5/9 · 56%20
2020/212 competitionsWerder BremenBremen3 (0)400––4–10/1 · 0%–00

BulgariaInternational career · Bulgaria

2022 – now
33

Caps

0

Goals

0

Assists

0.00

Goals per game

CompetitionYearsAppsGoalsAssists
UEFA Nations League2022–20261000
Friendlies2022–20251000
Euro qualifiers2023800
World Cup qualifiers2024500

Goals and assists by season

league and cups
GoalsAssists
3
2
0
2020/21
0
2022/23
0
2023/24
0
2025/26