Jovan Ilić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Илић; born 30 January 2000) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Radnički 1923.

Club career

Born in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jovan is a product of the Serbian football club

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. On January 1, 2019, he signed a contract with the Serbian football club Brodarac. On February 6, 2020, he moved to

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. On August 1, 2020, in a match against the club Rad, he made his debut in the

, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute instead of Danilo Bacanović. On October 21, 2020, in a match against the club Radnički Pirot, In

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made his debut in the

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. On July 1, 2022, he became a player of the Serbian club

RFK Novi Sad RFK Novi Sad 1921 () is a professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Vojvodina, the third tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1921 as NTK, the club was refounded in 1948 ...

. On February 14, 2023, he signed a contract with the Kazakhstan club

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who, under the command of Serbian coach Milić Ćurčić, created a real sensation by eliminating the Swiss team

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in the

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qualifiers last season. On July 1, 2024, for the second time, he became a player of the Serbian club

. On July 5, 2024, he became a new player of the Kazakhstan club

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. On January 11, 2025, Radnički 1923 announced that they had signed a two-year contract with Ilić.

International career

On March 29, 2021, he made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 team in a match against the Montenegro U21 team (2:2), coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute for Stefan Santrač.

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