Ilia Gruev

MFBUL6 May 2000 · age 26
Available

Eligibility

PL homegrown
No

Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.

UEFA training origin
Not locally trained

Not locally trained on record.

Work permit / GBE
Exempt — Settled / no permit required

Registration & availability

On squad lists
PL 25
Availability
Available

No injury or suspension on record.

Contract & caps

Contract term
2023 → 2027 · £15,000/wk
Transfer fee / amortisation
£5,000,000 · £1.3m/yr over 4y
Senior caps
Not on record

Claims & citations

Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.

  • Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1Official
  • Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3Press
  • Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4Aggregator
  • Tier 5 · User — community-submitted, unverified5User
Nationality
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

BUL2000-05-06 → live

“44 | MF | Ilia Gruev | Bulgaria”

2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season – Wikipedia2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Club history2
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Leeds United Football Club2023-08-31 → live

“On 31 August 2023, Gruev signed for EFL Championship club Leeds United on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.”

WikipediaIlia Gruev (footballer, born 2000) - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Werder Bremen2020 → 2023

“2020–2023 | Werder Bremen | 59 | 1”

WikipediaIlia Gruev (footballer, born 2000) - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Registration
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

#44 MF2026-07-01 → live

“44 | MF | Ilia Gruev | Bulgaria”

2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season – Wikipedia2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Contract3
Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1

Contract term2023-08-31 → 2027-06-30

“penned a four-year contract at Elland Road running until the summer of 2027”

Leeds United (official site)Ilia Gruev joins Leeds United from Werder Bremen ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 5,000,000 fee2023-08-31 → 2027-06-30

“Leeds United confirm Ilia Gruev transfer and contract length in £5m deal”

Yorkshire Evening PostLeeds United confirm Ilia Gruev transfer and contract length in £5m deal ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 15,000/wk2023-08-31 → 2027-06-30

“Ilia Gruev - £15,000 per week”

Football FanCastWeekly wages: Leeds United FC 2025/26 highest-paid players ↗retrieved 2026-07-13