Andrej Ilić

Andrej Ilić
Андреј Илић
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2018 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)
2024–2025 Lille 2 (0)
2024–2025 Union Berlin (loan) 16 (7)
2025– Union Berlin 32 (5)
International career‡
2021–2022 Serbia U21 4 (0)
2025– Serbia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Andrej Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Илић; born 3 April 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Serbia national team.

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.

On 30 August 2024, Ilić moved to Union Berlin in Germany on loan with an option to buy.[7] He scored 5 goals in the last 12 games of the season.[8]

On 2 June 2025, Ilić was announced at Union Berlin on a permanent transfer.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Napredak Kruševac 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 13210——142
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 16110——171
Total 29320—00313
Javor Ivanjica 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 27920——299
RFS 2021 Virsliga 8321——104
2022 Virsliga 32163112[a]4—4721
2023 Virsliga 2514004[b]2—2916
Total 653351166—8641
Vålerenga 2023 Eliteserien 15912——1611
Lille 2023–24 Ligue 1 201000—30
2024–25 Ligue 1 00—1[c]0—10
Total 201010—40
Union Berlin (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 16700——167
Union Berlin 2025–26 Bundesliga 32521——346
Career total 186661351760021577
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 14 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 202510
Total10

Honours

RFS

References

  1. ↑ "RFS VIENOJAS AR SERBIJAS U-21 IZLASES UZBRUCĒJU" (in Latvian). RFS. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Andrej Ilić er klar!" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ↑ AS, TV 2 (16 August 2023). "TV 2 erfarer: VIFs storkjøp på vei etter overgangsdrama". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 13 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Andrej Ilic - Statistikk". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Stenersen, Steffen; Arntzen, Mats (29 January 2024). "Opplysninger til VG: Lille inn i kampen om Ilic". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Andrej Ilic to Sharpen Union's Attack". Union Berlin. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Fünf Profis verabschieden sich vom 1. FC Union Berlin" [Five professionals say goodbye to 1. FC Union Berlin]. www.fc-union-berlin.de (in German).
  9. ↑ "Andrej Ilic Plays on". www.fc-union-berlin.de.
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