Veljko Ilić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro[1] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Widzew Łódź | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Radnički Obrenovac | ||
| 2014–2017 | Obrenovac 1905 | ||
| 2017–2021 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2021 | → IMT (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | TSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | TSC | 104 | (0) |
| 2025– | Widzew Łódź | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:05, 4 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Veljko Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Илић; born 21 July 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.
Club career
[edit]Ilić started training football with the youth academy of Radnički Obrenovac, and continued them with the youth categories of Red Star Belgrade for four years.[2] He spent several months on loan at FK IMT in 2021, and then moved to FK TSC.[3] During the summer of 2022, they planned that he would go on loan to Loznica. Due to the injury of Nikola Bursać, Ilić was given the opportunity at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.[4] He established himself in front of his team's goal, and at the beginning of 2023, he extended his contract with TSC.[5]
On 2 September 2025, Ilić signed for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź on a four-year deal, with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee.[6]
International career
[edit]Ilić received an invitation to the Serbia U19s for the "Stevan Vilotić Ćele" Memorial Tournament in 2021.[7] He made his debut against his peers from Montenegro, replacing Marko Ćopić in front of the goal after one hour of play.[8] The head coach of the Serbia U21s, Goran Stevanović, sent Ilić an invitation for a friendly match with Bulgaria in September 2022.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ilić Veljko – FK TSC".
- ^ "24 sata o Obrenovcu - VELJKO ILIĆ MEĐU NAJBOLJIM MLADIM GOLMANIMA". www.rtvmag.co.rs.
- ^ "TSC u Humskoj sa golmanom iz "klase 2003": Tražio pozajmicu u Loznicu, sad brani protiv Partizana | MozzartSport". www.mozzartsport.com.
- ^ Marković, Mirko (26 July 2022). "VELJKO ILIĆ ZA MAXBET SPORT Verovao sam da ću da budem nagrađen za šest sati treninga! TSC mi je posle školovanja u Zvezdi ukazao poverenje".
- ^ "Ilić produžio ugovor sa TSC-om". 10 January 2023.
- ^ "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Veljko Ilić nowym bramkarzem Widzewa" [PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Veljko Ilić is Widzew's new goalkeeper]. sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "24 sata o Obrenovcu - VELJKO ILIĆ NA GOLU MLADE REPREZENTACIJE". www.rtvmag.co.rs.
- ^ "Ubjedljiv poraz u drugom kolu". FSCG.me.
- ^ "U21 | МЛАДА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА ИМА ПРОВЕРУ У БУГАРСКОЈ, СЕЛЕКТОР ГОРАН СТЕВАНОВИЋ ПОЗВАО 23 ИГРАЧА | Фудбалски савез Србије". fss.rs.