Ilia Gruev #44
Midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Bulgaria
Premier League 2025/26 · 23 apps · 3 A
Avg 6.74 · top 65% of Premier League midfielders
Club
- Age
- 26 years
- born 6 May 2000
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2027
- At the club since
- Aug 2023
- from Werder Bremen
- Matches this season
- 26
- 1,519 min · 2025/26
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 6.74 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 |
| Carabao Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 |
Friendlies apart: 2 matches, 110 min. Not counted above.
Form
Rating curve · 2025/26 · Avg 6.77 across 26 rated matches · all competitions
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JULAPR
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating18 Apr · vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 3–0 · 6.40
18 AprPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers home
W 3–0
12′
6.40
13 AprPremier League
Manchester United away
W 2–1
16′
6.73
5 AprFA Cup
West Ham United away
W 2–2
51′
6.84
15 MarPremier League
Crystal Palace away
D 0–0
44′
6.58
3 MarPremier League
Sunderland home
L 0–1
62′
6.52
All 52 matches
28 FebPremier League
Manchester City home
L 0–1
75′
6.37
21 FebPremier League
Aston Villa away
D 1–1
90′
6.44
10 FebPremier League
Chelsea away
D 2–2
90′
6.82
6 FebPremier League
Nottingham Forest home
W 3–1
90′
2A
8.33
31 JanPremier League
Arsenal home
L 0–4
46′
6.38
26 JanPremier League
Everton away
D 1–1
66′
6.54
17 JanPremier League
Fulham home
W 1–0
81′
6.80
11 JanFA Cup
Derby County away
W 3–1
73′
6.91
7 JanPremier League
Newcastle United away
L 3–4
90′
1A
7.58
4 JanPremier League
Manchester United home
D 1–1
80′
6.72
1 JanPremier League
Liverpool away
D 0–0
90′
7.05
20 DecPremier League
Crystal Palace home
W 4–1
3′
6 DecPremier League
Liverpool home
D 3–3
65′
6.59
3 DecPremier League
Chelsea home
W 3–1
23′
6.58
29 NovPremier League
Manchester City away
L 2–3
90′
6.92
24 OctPremier League
West Ham United home
W 2–1
18′
6.44
20 SepPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers away
W 3–1
1′
30 AugPremier League
Newcastle United home
D 0–0
90′
7.06
26 AugCarabao Cup
Sheffield Wednesday away
L 1–1
71′
6.80
23 AugPremier League
Arsenal away
L 0–5
90′
6.24
18 AugPremier League
Everton home
W 1–0
12′
6.48
9 AugClub friendlies
AC Milan home
D 1–1
24′
1A
6.82
19 JulClub friendlies
Manchester United away
D 0–0
86′
7.10
2024/25
3 MayChampionship
Plymouth Argyle away
W 2–1
90′
7.44
28 AprChampionship
Bristol City home
W 4–0
90′
1A
8.32
21 AprChampionship
Stoke City home
W 6–0
90′
7.12
18 AprChampionship
Oxford United away
W 1–0
90′
7.31
12 AprChampionship
Preston North End home
W 2–1
90′
1A
7.21
8 AprChampionship
Middlesbrough away
W 1–0
90′
6.80
12 MarChampionship
Millwall home
W 2–0
3′
6.80
9 MarChampionship
Portsmouth away
L 0–1
79′
6.77
24 FebChampionship
Sheffield United away
W 3–1
58′
6.60
17 FebChampionship
Sunderland home
W 2–1
71′
7.21
11 FebChampionship
Watford away
W 4–0
90′
7.25
5 FebChampionship
Coventry City away
W 2–0
90′
7.73
27 JanChampionship
Burnley away
D 0–0
89′
7.41
22 JanChampionship
Norwich City home
W 2–0
35′
7.38
19 JanChampionship
Sheffield Wednesday home
W 3–0
20′
6.70
1 OctChampionship
Norwich City away
D 1–1
20′
6.50
28 SepChampionship
Coventry City home
W 3–0
90′
7.50
21 SepChampionship
Cardiff City away
W 2–0
89′
7.40
14 SepChampionship
Burnley home
L 0–1
90′
7.60
31 AugChampionship
Hull City home
W 2–0
86′
7.40
23 AugChampionship
Sheffield Wednesday away
W 2–0
90′
6.90
17 AugChampionship
West Bromwich Albion away
D 0–0
90′
7.30
14 AugCarabao Cup
Middlesbrough home
L 0–3
26′
6.80
10 AugChampionship
Portsmouth home
D 3–3
71′
7.60
Transfers
- 31 Aug 2023transfer Werder Bremen Leeds United €6.5m
- 1 Jul 2019transfer Bremen U19 Werder Bremen —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Leeds United Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Leeds United Premier League · FA Cup · Carabao Cup | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Leeds United Championship · Carabao Cup · FA Cup | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Leeds United Championship · FA Cup | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| Werder Bremen Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Werder Bremen Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Werder Bremen DFB-Pokal | 0 | 0 | 0 |