Stefan Ilić ( sr-cyr, Стефан Илић; born 7 April 1995) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Sloboda Grbice.

Club career

He represented the Serbia U-20 team, that took part in the Youth World Cup 2015. Serbia finished as the champion of the Championship that season. He also played for the heavyweight Serbian Club Red Star Belgrade. In the 2020–21 season, he joined and appeared with Serbian first division club

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. In June 2021, he moved to India and signed with

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side Mohammedan Sporting for their 2021–22 season. He was part of the team's

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campaign, in which he appeared in all the matches, and reached to the final, defeating

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4–2. On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side

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. Ilić also appeared in the

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league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating

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1–0.

International career

Ilić represented Serbia U20 national team at the

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, where the clinched the title, winning gold medal.

Honours

International

;Serbia U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup:

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Club

;Mohammedan Sporting * Durand Cup runner-up:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilic, Stefan 1995 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers FK Spartak Subotica players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Radnički Niš players FK Bežanija players FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players OFK Bačka players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Calcutta Football League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Serbian expatriate sportspeople in India