Ilian Ilianov Iliev
Midfielder · İstanbulspor · №73
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Manisa FK
İstanbulspor
1. Lig
|
0:1 | |
Kayserispor
İstanbulspor
1. Lig
|
4:0 | |
İstanbulspor
76 Iğdır Belediyespor
1. Lig
|
1:2 | |
Bursaspor
İstanbulspor
1. Lig
|
4:0 | |
Bandırmaspor
İstanbulspor
1. Lig
|
3:0 | |
CSKA Sofia
Levski Sofia
First League
|
1:1 | |
Montana
CSKA Sofia
First League
|
0:1 | |
Beroe
CSKA Sofia
First League
|
0:3 | |
CSKA Sofia
Dobrudzha
First League
|
2:0 | |
CSKA Sofia
Botev Vratsa
First League
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| First League | 2025 | 8 |
| 1. Lig | 2026 | 5 |
About the player
Ilian Iliev made his Bulgaria debut on 25 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Switzerland. He has since won 21 caps for the senior side without scoring. Earlier he played five times for the under-18s and five times for the under-21s, scoring once at that level.
Iliev was born in Funchal, Portugal, but his football began in Bulgaria. He joined the Cherno More Varna youth system in 2006 and played his first three senior games for the club in 2016–17. In 2017 he moved to the Académica de Coimbra academy, where he stayed for two years without a senior appearance. He then returned to Varna and played over two seasons, scoring five goals.
In July 2021 he moved to Apollon Limassol for a reported fee of around €360,000 to €400,000. Apollon won the Cypriot First Division in his first season there. Over three years he made 49 appearances and scored twice. His last year at the club was spent away from it: he played 19 games on loan at AE Kifisia, then went back to Cherno More on loan in 2024 and played 13 matches.
That September he joined CSKA Sofia on a free transfer.
Career path
- 2027 — now Istanbulspor 5 matches
- 2025 — 2026 CSKA Sofia 60 matches
- 2024 AE Kifisia 22 matches
- 2017 — 2024 Cherno More Varna 66 matches
- 2022 — 2023 Apollon Limassol 52 matches
- 2019 Académica de Coimbra U23 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Istanbulspor | 1.Lig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 404 |
| 25/26 | CSKA Sofia | efbet Liga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 031 |
| 25/26 | CSKA Sofia | Bulgarian Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 |
| 24/25 | CSKA Sofia | efbet Liga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 386 |
| 24/25 | CSKA Sofia | Bulgarian Cup | 6 | 1 | 0 | 345 |
| 24/25 | CSKA Sofia | UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 23/24 | AE Kifisia | Super League 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 846 |
| 23/24 | Cherno More Varna | efbet Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 019 |
| 23/24 | AE Kifisia | Kypello Elladas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 22/23 | Apollon Limassol | Cyprus League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 432 |
| 22/23 | Apollon Limassol | Cyprus League Championship Round | 8 | 1 | 0 | 349 |
| 22/23 | Apollon Limassol | Kypello Kyprou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 21/22 | Apollon Limassol | Cyprus League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 162 |
| 21/22 | Apollon Limassol | Cyprus League Championship Round | 5 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| 21/22 | Apollon Limassol | Kypello Kyprou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 21/22 | Apollon Limassol | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 20/21 | Cherno More Varna | efbet Liga | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 046 |
| 20/21 | Cherno More Varna | UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 20/21 | Cherno More Varna | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Cherno More Varna | efbet Liga | 20 | 3 | 1 | 875 |
| 19/20 | Cherno More Varna | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 18/19 | Académica de Coimbra U23 | Liga Next Gen U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 16/17 | Cherno More Varna | efbet Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 16/17 | Cherno More Varna | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Total | Cherno More Varna | 66 | 5 | 9 | 4 235 | |
| Total | CSKA Sofia | 60 | 5 | 4 | 2 968 | |
| Total | Apollon Limassol | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 299 | |
| Total | AE Kifisia | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 067 | |
| Total | Bulgaria | 21 | 0 | 1 | 739 | |
| Total | Istanbulspor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 404 | |
| Total | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 293 | |
| Total | Bulgaria U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
| Total | Académica de Coimbra U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 CSKA Sofia Istanbulspor
- 24/25 Apol. Limassol CSKA Sofia
- 23/24 Cherno More Apol. Limassol
- 23/24 Apol. Limassol Cherno More
- 23/24 AE Kifisias Apol. Limassol
- 23/24 Apol. Limassol AE Kifisias
- 21/22 Cherno More Apol. Limassol €360.00K
- 19/20 Académica U23 Cherno More
- 18/19 Académica U19 Académica U23
- 17/18 Cherno More Académica U19
- 16/17 Cherno More U19 Cherno More
