Brana Ilić
Personal information
Full name Brana Ilić
Date of birth (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985
Place of birth Golubinci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sloven Ruma
Youth career
Jadran Golubinci
1997–2003 Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Zemun 93 (14)
2007–2008 Rad 59 (16)
2009–2010 Partizan 33 (5)
2010–2011 Vojvodina 35 (13)
2012 Aktobe 10 (3)
2012–2016 PAS Giannina 127 (26)
2016–2017 Aris Thessaloniki 31 (8)
2017–2019 Kisvárda 65 (14)
2019–2021 Inđija 49 (3)
2021 Železničar Pančevo 18 (7)
2022 Feniks
2022– Sloven Ruma
International career
2011 Serbia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2021

Brana Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Брана Илић; born 16 February 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sloven Ruma.

Club career

Zemun and Rad

Ilić made his first senior appearances with Zemun in the 2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro. He quickly established himself as a first-team regular, scoring four goals in 23 games. During his time at Zemun, Ilić amassed a total of 93 league appearances and scored 14 goals.

In the 2007 winter transfer window, Ilić moved to Serbian First League club Rad, spending there the next two years. He helped them win promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga in 2008.

Partizan and Vojvodina

On 9 January 2009, it was announced that Ilić signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Partizan.[1] He made his competitive debut for the club on 14 March, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Lamine Diarra in a 2–0 home league victory over Čukarički. Four days later, in his second appearance for Partizan, Ilić scored his first goal for the club, giving his team a 1–0 away win against Jagodina.[2][3]

On 1 July 2010, it was announced that Ilić signed a one plus one-year contract with Vojvodina.[4] He made 44 appearances across all competitions and scored 15 goals for the club, before leaving Novi Sad in the 2012 winter transfer window.

Kazakhstan, Greece and Hungary

In March 2012, Ilić moved abroad to Kazakhstan and signed with Aktobe. He made 10 appearances and scored three goals in the first half of the 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League, before leaving the club during the summer transfer window.

In the summer of 2012, Ilić joined Super League Greece side PAS Giannina. He made his first appearance for the club on 25 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home league draw with Platanias. On 7 October, Ilić scored his first goal for PAS Giannina in a 1–2 home loss to Panionios. He finished his debut season as the club's top scorer with 11 goals (10 in the league). During his four-year tenure at PAS Giannina, Ilić amassed 138 competitive appearances and scored 28 goals for the club.[5]

On 2 August 2016, Ilić signed with Football League club Aris Thessaloniki on a two-year contract plus one-year extension.[6] He netted his first goals for the side on 18 December, scoring a brace in a 3–2 win over Trikala. Eventually, Ilić left Aris Thessaloniki after just one season.

After five years in Greece, Ilić moved to Hungary and joined Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kisvárda in July 2017. He helped them gain promotion to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in his debut season, contributing with 10 goals in 35 appearances.

International career

On 18 March 2011, Ilić received his first call-up to the Serbia national team for their UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Estonia,[7][8] but remained unused in both matches. He eventually made his debut in a friendly match against South Korea on 3 June 2011.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 December 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zemun 2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 23420——254
2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 28710——297
2005–06 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 27220——292
2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga 15110——161
Total 931460——9914
Rad 2006–07 Serbian First League 16900—2[lower-alpha 1]0189
2007–08 Serbian First League 29610—4[lower-alpha 1]2348
2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 14120——161
Total 591630—626818
Partizan 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 1122000—132
2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 2232093—336
Total 3354093—468
Vojvodina 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 22640——266
2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 1373121—189
Total 35137121—4415
Aktobe 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League 1030000—103
PAS Giannina 2012–13 Super League Greece 351041——3911
2013–14 Super League Greece 34520——365
2014–15 Super League Greece 31721——338
2015–16 Super League Greece 27430——304
Total 12726112——13828
Aris Thessaloniki 2016–17 Football League (Greece) 31800——318
Kisvárda 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 351020——3710
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 30452——356
Total 651472——7216
Inđija 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 26310——273
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 23000——230
Total 49310——503
Career total 50210239511462558113
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Promotion/relegation playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 201110
Total10

Honours

Partizan
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Brana Ilić otvorio sezonu" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  2. ↑ Milanović, R. (18 March 2009). "Prvaku bodovi po kaljuzi" (in Serbian). Politika. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Vujcic, Djuradj (20 March 2009). "Takav sam kakav sam" (in Serbian). Urban Book Circle. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Brana Ilić novi 'Lala'" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Τέλος και οι Ίλιτς, Στρούνα από τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Πήρε τον Ιλιτς ο Αρης" (in Greek). contra.gr. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pižon vratio Pantelića, pozvao Branu Ilića!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Debituju Šaranov i Ilić" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  9. ↑ Brana Ilić at Soccerway
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