Dejan Iliev (Macedonian: Дејан Илиев; born 25 February 1995) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Dejan Iliev Дејан Илиев | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Strumica, Macedonia (now North Macedonia) | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarajevo | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Belasica | ||
| 2012–2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sereď (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Orion Tip Sereď (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | AS Trenčín | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | HJK Helsinki | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sarajevo | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Macedonia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Macedonia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 | |||
Career edit
Early life edit
Iliev was born in Strumica, Macedonia[3] and first played youth club football for his hometown club of FK Belasica. He was spotted by Arsenal scouts and signed to join their academy in London in 2012.[4]
Arsenal edit
Iliev joined the Arsenal Academy immediately upon signing the youth contract.[4] He signed a three-year contract extension from March 2015 until June 2018,[5] when he signed another extension.[6] Iliev appeared three times in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute: against Norwich in the Carabao Cup in October 2017; and twice in the UEFA Europa League: against Qarabağ and against Chelsea in the final as the third goalkeeper.[7][8][9]
Iliev's contract with the club was terminated in January 2022 by mutual consent.[10][11]
Loan to Sereď edit
In July 2019, he moved to ŠKF Sereď for a one-year loan, and on the 22nd of the same month he made his debut for his new club in the 2–0 loss to Spartak Trnava.[12][13][14]
Loan to Jagiellonia Białystok edit
After an early end to his loan with ŠKF Sereď, Iliev opted to join Polish Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[15] He made four appearances after suffering an injury.
Loan to Shrewsbury Town edit
On 8 October 2020, Iliev joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term loan deal.[16] On 28 January 2021, he returned to Arsenal.[17]
Second loan to Sereď edit
On 26 July 2021, Arsenal announced that Iliev had returned to ŠKF Sereď on a season-long loan deal.[18]
AS Trenčín edit
On 7 February 2022, Iliev signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Fortuna Liga club AS Trenčín.[19] He made his debut in goal on 30 April in a 5–2 victory against Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš.[20]
HJK Helsinki edit
On 8 February 2023, Iliev signed with HJK in Finland for the 2023 season, with an option for 2024.[21] On 1 August 2023, it was announced that Iliev will be ruled out for the rest of the season following an elbow injury suffered in a match against SJK.[22] In the end of the season, HJK did not exercise their option and Iliev was released.
Sarajevo edit
In December 2023, Iliev signed with Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.[23][24]
International career edit
Iliev has appeared for Macedonia's under-19 and under-21 teams a total of ten times. He has been called up to the senior squad and made the bench ten times.[citation needed]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Sereď (loan) | 2019–20 | Fortuna Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Orion Tip Sereď (loan) | 2021–22 | Fortuna Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| AS Trenčín | 2021–22 | Fortuna Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| HJK Helsinki | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Sarajevo | 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup, Finnish Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup, Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Aappearances in Fortuna Liga Conf. League Playoff
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours edit
Arsenal
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19[27]
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2023
References edit
- ^ "Deyan Iliev: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Dejan Iliev: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Dejan Iliev: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b "'I'm in a place everyone wants to be'". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Deyan Iliev signs new contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Deyan Iliev signs contract extension". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Arsenal 2-1 Norwich City". 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Europa League: Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny returns in easy 1-0 win over Qarabag". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 to win Europa League final". 29 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Malley, Tom (8 January 2022). "Premier League done deals in January window so far". mirror. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Deyan Iliev leaves club". Arsenal.com. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "V 1. kole Fortuna ligy prehra v Trnave". skficlinicsered.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Деби со пораз за Војнески и Илиев во словачки Серед". gol.mk (in Macedonian). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Macedonian internationals performances (19-22.07.2019)". www.macedonianfootball.com. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Iliev agrees to join Jagiellonia Bialystok on loan". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Dejan Iliev: Shrewsbury sign Arsenal goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Deyan Iliev departs Town". Shrewsbury Town FC. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Deyan Iliev joins SKF Sered on loan for 2021-22". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "A-tím | Iliev prichádza zvýšiť konkurenciu medzi brankármi". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO: Trenčín si doma zgustol na Lipt. Mikuláši. Hetrikom sa blysol srbský mladík | TVNOVINY.sk". TVNoviny (in Czech). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Dejan Iliev HJK:n maalille" [Dejan Iliev for HJK's goal] (in Finnish). HJK. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ HJK:n maalivahti Dejan Iliev joutuu leikkaukseen – sivussa loppukauden, Yle, Juuso Koskinen, 1 August 2023
- ^ Dejan Iliev novi golman FK Sarajevo, faktor.ba, 12 December 2023
- ^ Macedonian national goalkeeper Iliev is linked with a transfer to FC Sarajevo?!, slobodenpecat.mk, 9 December 2023
- ^ Dejan Iliev at Soccerway
- ^ Deyan Iliev at Soccerbase
- ^ "2018/19, Final: Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 4 June 2020.