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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
Ilia Gruev
Percentile rankings — vs Def. Midfielders in Premier League
Minutes played: 1306
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
48%
Start rate
80
Avg mins
82%
vs Top 6
4
Injuries
Match-by-match
League start
European start
Sub
Unused
Goal
xG timeline
Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality.
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Goals
xG
Shot map
Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
0 Goals
0.7 xG
6 Shots
0.0% Conv.
0
Goals
0.7
xG
6
Shots
0.0%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
| Season | League | GP | G | xG | xA | Shots | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | EPL | 21 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 6 | -0.7 |
| 2023/2024 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022/2023 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6 | -0.3 |
| 2020/2021 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
| Date | From | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2023 | Werder Bremen | Leeds | fee | € 4.7M |
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
4 recorded injuries
| Type | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 28 Jan 2025 | 3 days |
| Knee Injury | 02 Oct 2024 | 14 weeks, 1 days |
| Ankle Injury | 18 Mar 2024 | 2 weeks, 4 days |
| Ankle/Foot Injury | 16 Mar 2021 | 3 weeks, 3 days |
International
National team appearances and goals.
Bulgaria
15 caps
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
| Date | Window | Opponent | Competition | Role | Mins | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | 2025 November Window | Georgia | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 2025 November Window | Türkiye | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 2025 October Window | Spain | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 Sep 2025 | 2025 September Window | Georgia | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | SUB | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 04 Sep 2025 | 2025 September Window | Spain | WC Qualifiers (UEFA) | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 2025 June Window | Greece | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 06 Jun 2025 | 2025 June Window | Cyprus | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Mar 2025 | 2024-25 Nations League | Rep. Of Ireland | Nations League | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 2024-25 Nations League | Rep. Of Ireland | Nations League | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 08 Sep 2024 | 2024-25 Nations League | Northern Ireland | Nations League | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 Sep 2024 | 2024-25 Nations League | Belarus | Nations League | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Mar 2024 | 2024 March Window | Azerbaijan | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 2024 March Window | Tanzania | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | 2023 October Window | Albania | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 Sep 2023 | 2023 September Window | Iran | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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