Marko Ilić ( sr-cyr, Марко Илић; born 3 February 1998) is a Serbian

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who plays for

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on loan from

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Club career

Vojvodina

Born in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, Ilić passed

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

youth school and joined the first team during the

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season at the age of 17. He was used as a reserve option sitting on the bench a couple of times until the end of a season, without official appearances. He spent a short part of his career on loan at

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side Cement Beočin. Having spent first half of the 2016–17 season serving as a youth team first choice keeper, and a senior team backup keeper, in the second half of the season Ilić was sent on loan to Proleter Novi Sad. In summer 2017 he returned to the first team, being licensed with Vojvodina for the

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qualifications and the domestic competitions. On 8 December 2017, Ilić signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a three-year-deal. Ilić made his debut for Vojvodina in a 6–1 away win over Čukarički on 17 May 2018.

Voždovac

On 2 August 2018, Marko Ilić signed a three-year-deal with

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Kortrijk

On 10 September 2020, Ilić signed a four-year contract with

. One month after signing the contract, in December 2020, Ilić was named Player of the Month. In September and October 2021, Ilić was named Player of the Month by the votes of the fans. On 17 February 2023, Ilić was loaned to

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club

for their 2023 season.

International career

Youth

Early in his career, Ilić was a member of the Serbian under-16, under-17 and under-18 national team selections. In September 2016, he made his debut for the Serbian under-19 team, being elected for the best goalkeeper of the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele". Ilić was also invited in the squad for the

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under coach

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, where he appeared as the first choice keeper.

Senior

He made his debut for

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on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against

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, and he did not concede a goal in the half he spent on the field. After his debut, during 2021 and 2022, Ilić received several invitations to the national team, but he remained on the bench as a reserve goalkeeper.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilic, Marko 1998 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Association football goalkeepers Serbian footballers Serbia youth international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers FK Vojvodina players FK Cement Beočin players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FK Voždovac players K.V. Kortrijk players Colorado Rapids players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbia international footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States MLS Next Pro players