Mihajlo Ilić
{{Short description|Serbian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{for|the military officer|Mihailo Ilić}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mihajlo Ilić
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|7|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jagodina, Serbia and Montenegro
| height = 1.92 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Bologna
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Junior Jagodina
| youthyears2 = 2010–2016
| youthclubs2 = Jagodina
| youthyears3 = 2016–2022
| youthclubs3 = Partizan
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Partizan
| caps1 = 27
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Bologna
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–2025
| clubs3 = → Partizan (loan)
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Serbia U19
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Serbia U21
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 2025-5-25
| nationalteam-update = 2024-10-8
}}
Mihajlo Ilić ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Михајло Илић}}; born 4 June 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Bologna.
Club career
=Partizan=
Ilić started training in Junior Jagodina, later moving to Jagodina.{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/juniorjagodinafk/posts/mihajlo-ilic-2003-biv%C5%A1i-%C4%8Dlan-na%C5%A1eg-kluba-potpisao-je-profesionalni-ugovor-za-fk-/1855129281292581/|title=💥 Mihajlo Ilic 2003, bivši član našeg kluba potpisao je profesionalni ugovor za FK Partizan|date=29 October 2020|accessdate=30 January 2022|work=FK Junior Jagodina|publisher=FB|url-access=registration}} He became a member of Belgrade side FK Partizan in 2016, where he later passed the junior competition selections.{{cite news|url=https://mondo.rs/Sport/Fudbal/a1559136/Mihajlo-Ilic-debitovao-za-Partizan.html|title=Partizanov biser debitovao, a dan ranije igrao utakmicu: Upoznajte novog talenta crno-belih - Kad me je šef pozvao...|last=Marković|first=Nebojša|publisher=mondo.rs|date=22 November 2021|accessdate=30 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/super-liga/123074/partizan-na-pripreme-vodi-trojicu-juniora-ilica-vlahovica-i-petkovica|title=Партизан на припреме води тројицу јуниора, Илића, Влаховића и Петковића|publisher=Sportski žurnal|date=24 December 2021|accessdate=30 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/fudbal/vesti/crno-beli-dijamanti-na-mediteranskom-brusenju-petkovic-spreman-da-zablista-nazire-se-i-novi-stub-defanzive/410105|title=Crno-beli dijamanti na mediteranskom brušenju: Petković spreman da zablista, nazire se i novi stub defanzive|last=Džodić|first=Ivan|publisher=mozzartsport.com|date=23 January 2022|accessdate=30 January 2022}} At the end of October 2020, he signed a professional contract with the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.novosti.rs/c/sport/fudbal/930513/partizan-dobio-novog-stopera-omladinac-mihajlo-ilic-potpisao-profesionalni-ugovor|title=Партизан освојио новог штопера: Омладинац Михајло Илић потписао професионални уговор|publisher=Večernje novosti|date=29 October 2020|accessdate=30 January 2022}} He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 21 November 2021, against Vojvodina, replacing Danilo Pantić on the field in the 80th minute of the match.{{cite news|url=https://www.kurir.rs/sport/fudbal/3814131/poseban-dan-za-mane-mihajlo-ilic-ce-dugo-pamtiti-debi-za-partizan|title=Poseban dan za mane! Mihajlo Ilić će dugo pamtiti debi za Partizan|publisher=Kurir|date=22 November 2021|accessdate=30 January 2022}} He extended his contract with the club in July 2022 until 2027.{{cite news|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/sport/ci/story/31/fudbal/4894924/mihajlo-ilic-produzio-ugovor-sa-partizanom.html|title=Михајло Илић продужио уговор са Партизаном|work=Танјуг|publisher=Radio Television of Serbia|date=21 July 2022|accessdate=24 July 2022}} He was in the starting lineup of a Serbian SuperLiga match for the first time in the 18th round of the 2022–23 season against TSC.{{cite web|url=https://partizan.rs/tsc-partizan-2/|title=ТСЦ – Партизан 2:3 (1:1)|website=ФК Партизан, званична презентација|date=6 November 2022|accessdate=20 February 2023}} He made his debut in the Europa Conference League against Sheriff Tiraspol, in a match played in Chișinău on 16 February 2023, replacing Kristijan Belić in the second half after the exclusion of Igor Vujačić.{{cite news|url=https://sportklub.rs/fudbal/europa-conference-league/uzivo-serif-partizan-21-cas-sastavi/|title=Rikardo je šerif, Partizan slavio u Kišinjevu|last=Petrović|first=Aleksandar|publisher=Sport klub|date=16 February 2023|accessdate=20 February 2023}} He started the following season as a standard bonus footballer in Igor Duljaj's lineup. On 12 November 2023, Ilić scored his first goal for Partizan in a 2–1 win over Čukarički. With Mihajlo Ilic's goal in the 96th minute of stoppage time, Partizan overcame Čuakrički, who already thought he had ended the triumphant streak of Igor Duljaj's team and took the point home.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/12/serbia/super-liga/fk-partizan-beograd/fk-cukaricki/4185591/|title=PARTIZAN VS. CUKARICKI 2 - 1
|website=Soccerway.com|date=12 November 2023}} On 20 December 2023, Mihajlo Ilić won his first Eternal derby in a 2–1 win over Red Star.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/12/20/serbia/super-liga/fk-partizan-beograd/fk-crvena-zvezda-beograd/4185546/|title=PARTIZAN VS. RED STAR BELGRADE 2 - 1|website=Soccerway.com|date=20 December 2023}}
=Bologna=
On 19 January 2024, Ilić signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A club Bologna, for a reported €4.5 million transfer fee.{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=Mihajlo Ilić joins Bologna FC 1909 |url=https://www.bolognafc.it/en/mihajlo-ilic-joins-bologna-fc-1909/ |access-date=20 January 2024 |publisher=Bologna FC |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=Mihajlo Ilic al Bologna, il comunicato del club felsineo: "Arriva a titolo definitivo" |trans-title=Mihajlo Ilic at Bologna, the statement from the Bologna club: "He arrives permanently" |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/mihajlo-ilic-al-bologna-il-comunicato-del-club-felsineo-arriva-a-titolo-definitivo-1924754 |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=TuttoMercatoWeb |language=it}} On 12 September 2024, Ilić returned on loan to former club Partizan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://partizan.rs/en/article/4101|title=MIhajlo Ilic loaned to Partizan|publisher=FK Partizan|date=12 September 2024|accessdate=13 September 2024}}
International career
Serbia national under-19 team head coach Aleksandar Jović invited Ilić for a friendly match against Croatia in March 2022.{{cite news|url=https://fss.rs/u19-aleksandar-jovic-pozvao-omladince-za-proveru-protiv-hrvatske/|title=
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Partizan
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Serbian SuperLiga |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Serbian SuperLiga |18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Bologna
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Partizan (loan)
|Serbian SuperLiga |29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 4 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!56 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.bolognafc.it/player/mihajlo-ilic/ Profile] at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{FK Partizan squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Jagodina
Category:Serbian men's footballers
Category:Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Serbia men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:Serbian expatriate men's footballers