{"id":447549,"date":"2025-09-24T05:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447549\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T05:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:02:11","slug":"ilia-gruev-in-profile-age-salary-transfer-fee-and-stats-for-leeds-united-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447549\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilia Gruev in profile – Age, salary, transfer fee and stats for Leeds United midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ilia Gruev is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leeds United.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joining the club in 2023, Ilia Gruev<\/a> has been one of Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> most-relied-upon players in his first two seasons in charge.<\/p>\n

The Bulgarian played a big role in Leeds United\u2019s<\/a> Championship title triumph and return to the Premier League.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, with Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach arriving in the summer<\/a>, he now has strong competition for a starting place.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know about him.<\/p>\n

\"IliaPhoto by Marc Atkins\/Getty ImagesHow old is Ilia Gruev?<\/p>\n

Ilia Iliev Gruev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 6, 2000. As of September 2025, he is 25 years old.<\/p>\n

He is approaching the peak years of his career.<\/p>\n

Ilia Gruev height<\/p>\n

Gruev stands at 6\u20191\u2033 tall.<\/p>\n

That makes him an imposing size for a midfielder and fits Farke\u2019s new mould of building a tall squad.<\/a><\/p>\n

How much did Ilia Gruev cost Leeds United?<\/p>\n

Leeds paid \u00a35m to sign Gruev<\/a> from Werder Bremen in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n

He was one of Farke\u2019s first signings after taking charge of the club.<\/p>\n

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Ilia Gruev salary<\/p>\n

Gruev reportedly earns \u00a315,000 a week at Leeds,<\/a> which works out at \u00a3780,000 a year.<\/p>\n

If true, that makes him the lowest-paid first-teamer at Leeds. He is contracted until 2027.<\/p>\n

Ilia Gruev stats<\/p>\n

Gruev\u2019s career stats for club and country so far.<\/p>\n\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nGames<\/strong><\/td>\nGoals<\/strong><\/td>\nAssists<\/strong><\/td>\nYellow cards<\/strong><\/td>\nRed cards<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWerder Bremen II<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWerder Bremen<\/strong><\/td>\n62<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLeeds United<\/strong><\/td>\n65<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBulgaria<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Gruev has an official Instagram account with over 40k followers, which you can find @ilia_gruev.<\/a><\/p>\n

He does not appear to have an official X, formerly Twitter, account.<\/p>\n

Praise for Ilia Gruev<\/p>\n

Speaking in 2024, Farke was full of high praise for Gruev. He said: \u201cFrom the first day, humble, modest, down to earth, hard working and patient. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlways the first one in and the last one out. Always wanted extra work. He is one of the most professional players I have ever worked with.\u201d<\/p>\n