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Ilia Gruev

Ilia Gruev

Midfielder · Leeds United · 26 · Bulgaria

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Season score
46.3
UEFA Nations League 26/27, 4 matches
Last 5 weeks
45.0
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€12.0M
+€3.0M (+33%) since 9 Dec 2025
Transfermarkt, 3 Jun 2026

Photo: Timmy96, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
6 May 2000
Height
185 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
30 Jun 2027
Wikipedia views
2,848 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

20 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 49.6 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
6–12 Oct 202619043.949.143.7
29 Sep – 5 Oct 2026214545.549.446.1
22–28 Sep 202619049.949.449.9
14–20 Apr 202611227.349.626.5
7–13 Apr 202611674.149.376.2
10–16 Mar 202614537.149.736.7
3–9 Mar 202616245.349.945.2
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202617539.450.639.0
17–23 Feb 202619041.651.342.0
10–16 Feb 202619051.851.451.8
3–9 Feb 202619065.950.269.0
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202614546.650.446.5
20–26 Jan 202616642.250.942.6
13–19 Jan 202618142.851.542.9
6–12 Jan 202618970.549.971.2
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026216952.449.952.5
16–22 Dec 202511535.449.734.8
2–8 Dec 202528843.450.243.2
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519066.048.866.6
18–24 Nov 202519043.049.343.5
11–17 Nov 202519047.749.547.9
21–27 Oct 202511845.349.545.1
14–20 Oct 202518943.850.244.2
16–22 Sep 20251148.350.248.2
2–8 Sep 2025213556.548.756.0
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519048.948.748.9
19–25 Aug 202519043.449.543.2
12–18 Aug 202511241.549.741.2

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −3.2 a week below expectation.

30.040.050.060.070.080.019 Aug14 Oct25 Nov6 Jan3 Feb24 Feb29 SepExpected 49.1Score 43.9

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €12.0M +€3.0M (+33%) since 9 Dec 2025 3 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €11.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
0€5.0M€10M€15M2020202120222023202420252026€12.0M€11.0M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€11.0M
3 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€12.0M
9 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€12.0M
9 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€9.0M
17 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€8.0M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€5.0M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
24 May 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
7 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
21 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€4.0M
27 Oct 2023Transfermarkt€4.5M
22 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€3.0M
9 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€3.0M
16 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€1.0M
15 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€800k
9 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€400k
10 Feb 2021Transfermarkt€400k
16 Sep 2020Transfermarkt€200k
17 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€200k
28 Jul 2019Transfermarkt€200k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
18 Aug 2025SV Werder Bremen Leeds UnitedFirst match
31 Aug 2023Werder Bremen Leeds€6.5M

What the score is made of

UEFA Nations League 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.38
  • Creating −0.55
  • Progressing −0.50
  • Keeping the ball +0.71
  • Defending +0.23
  • Aerial −0.02
  • Finishing −0.13

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

02.0K4.0K6.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Allan Corinthians · 29 · cheaper48.0€2.5M95%Compare
Freddie Potts Club Brugge KV · 2347.8€10.0M94%Compare
Youri Regeer SV Werder Bremen · 23 · cheaper50.7€5.0M94%Compare
Ashraf El Mahdioui Al-Taawoun · 30 · cheaper48.3€3.3M94%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Ilia Gruev.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueBulgaria432546.346.5
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFABulgaria540448.748.8
Premier League 25/26Premier LeagueLeeds United231,33450.050.3
Bundesliga 23/24BundesligaSV Werder Bremen11133.633.0

Latest matches

32 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
6 Oct 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat LuxembourgW 2–09000–0.0343.9
3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat IcelandL 0–35500–0.0046.9
29 Sep 2026UEFA Nations LeagueEstoniaD 0–090000.150.0244.6
26 Sep 2026UEFA Nations LeagueLuxembourgL 1–29000–0.0549.9
18 Apr 2026Premier LeagueWolverhamptonW 3–01200–0.0027.3
13 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat Manchester UnitedW 2–116000.030.0174.1
15 Mar 2026Premier Leagueat Crystal PalaceD 0–04500–0.0037.1
3 Mar 2026Premier LeagueSunderlandL 0–16200–0.0145.3
28 Feb 2026Premier LeagueManchester CityL 0–17500–0.0539.4
21 Feb 2026Premier Leagueat Aston VillaD 1–190000.080.0241.6
All 32 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
6 Oct 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat LuxembourgW 2–09000–0.0343.9
3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat IcelandL 0–35500–0.0046.9
29 Sep 2026UEFA Nations LeagueEstoniaD 0–090000.150.0244.6
26 Sep 2026UEFA Nations LeagueLuxembourgL 1–29000–0.0549.9
18 Apr 2026Premier LeagueWolverhamptonW 3–01200–0.0027.3
13 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat Manchester UnitedW 2–116000.030.0174.1
15 Mar 2026Premier Leagueat Crystal PalaceD 0–04500–0.0037.1
3 Mar 2026Premier LeagueSunderlandL 0–16200–0.0145.3
28 Feb 2026Premier LeagueManchester CityL 0–17500–0.0539.4
21 Feb 2026Premier Leagueat Aston VillaD 1–190000.080.0241.6
10 Feb 2026Premier Leagueat ChelseaD 2–29000–0.0351.8
6 Feb 2026Premier LeagueNottingham ForestW 3–190020.290.4365.9
31 Jan 2026Premier LeagueArsenalL 0–44500–0.0046.6
26 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat EvertonD 1–166000.060.0042.2
17 Jan 2026Premier LeagueFulhamW 1–081000.030.0142.8
7 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat Newcastle UnitedL 3–48901–0.0470.5
4 Jan 2026Premier LeagueManchester UnitedD 1–18000–0.0344.2
1 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat Liverpool FCD 0–08900–0.0359.8
20 Dec 2025Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceW 4–11500–0.0035.4
6 Dec 2025Premier LeagueLiverpool FCD 3–36500–0.0043.1
3 Dec 2025Premier LeagueChelseaW 3–12300–0.0044.5
29 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat Manchester CityL 2–39000–0.2166.0
18 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAGeorgiaW 2–19000––43.0
15 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat TürkiyeL 0–29000––47.7
24 Oct 2025Premier LeagueWest Ham UnitedW 2–11800–0.0045.3
14 Oct 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat SpainL 0–48900––43.8
20 Sep 2025Premier Leagueat WolverhamptonW 3–1100–0.0048.3
7 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat GeorgiaL 0–34500––79.6
4 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFASpainL 0–39000––44.9
30 Aug 2025Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedD 0–09000–0.0148.9
23 Aug 2025Premier Leagueat ArsenalL 0–59000–0.0043.4
18 Aug 2025Premier LeagueEvertonW 1–01200–0.0041.5