Ilia Gruev has featured in 26 Premier League matches this season, accumulating 1,529 minutes of play. He has not found the back of the net, but has supplied three assists, with nine shots taken and only two on target. Gruev has delivered 14 key passes, a figure that falls short of the league average for his position, and has been active defensively with 25 tackles and 17 interceptions. His per-90 statistics show 0.0 goals, 0.53 shots, 0.82 key passes, 1.47 tackles and 0.35 successful dribbles, all below the baseline for midfielders. Gruev’s overall match rating averages 6.7, reflecting a season that has been solid in work rate but modest in creative output.
Ilia Gruev has played 1,529 minutes across 26 appearances in Premier League, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.13, converting 0% of 9 shots and averaging 6.70 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | F | 39 | 2957 | 15 | 1 | 74 | 39 | 20% | 22 | 58% | 8 | 27% | 11 | 5 | 9 | 39% | 48 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 5.4 |
| Noah Okafor | F | 33 | 1971 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 25% | 31 | 77% | 49 | 42% | 30 | 12 | 1 | 41% | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 8.6 |
| Lukas Nmecha | F | 37 | 1483 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 20% | 16 | 65% | 11 | 48% | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43% | 24 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 7.2 |
| Anton Stach | M | 34 | 2507 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 14% | 66 | 78% | 22 | 48% | 71 | 20 | 9 | 53% | 38 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.12 | 2.9 |
| Brenden Aaronson | M | 42 | 2752 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 12% | 37 | 81% | 34 | 36% | 61 | 16 | 4 | 40% | 23 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 5.9 |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 33 | 1707 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 20% | 22 | 86% | 7 | 47% | 40 | 29 | 3 | 51% | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 3.8 |
| James Justin | D | 34 | 2291 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15% | 12 | 76% | 4 | 24% | 62 | 32 | 11 | 61% | 16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 5.3 |
| Sean Longstaff | M | 28 | 1363 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 18% | 28 | 86% | 2 | 25% | 47 | 15 | 6 | 52% | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 4.8 |
| Jayden Bogle | D | 39 | 3087 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14% | 24 | 76% | 24 | 36% | 73 | 35 | 6 | 45% | 44 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 7.4 |
| Joe Rodon | D | 38 | 3080 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14% | 10 | 87% | 2 | 67% | 38 | 30 | 22 | 55% | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 1.4 |
| Ethan Ampadu | M | 40 | 3588 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6% | 22 | 86% | 13 | 62% | 93 | 61 | 20 | 62% | 55 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.18 | 4.0 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | D | 35 | 2939 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7% | 25 | 77% | 39 | 49% | 74 | 35 | 8 | 54% | 34 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 | 4.3 |
| Jaka Bijol | D | 31 | 2474 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8% | 9 | 86% | 3 | 75% | 33 | 33 | 19 | 60% | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 | 3.3 |
| Wilfried Gnonto | F | 29 | 884 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 7% | 15 | 79% | 8 | 36% | 23 | 3 | 0 | 49% | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 2.8 |
| Joël Piroe | F | 21 | 647 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6% | 8 | 76% | 6 | 67% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 7.1 |
| Pascal Struijk | D | 37 | 3167 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0% | 16 | 88% | 5 | 71% | 43 | 34 | 21 | 55% | 32 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 3.6 |
| Karl Darlow | G | 24 | 2166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 59% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 7.02 | 7.3 |
| Lucas Perri | G | 20 | 1860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 55% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79% | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 6.86 | 7.4 |
| Ilia Gruev | M | 26 | 1529 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0% | 14 | 90% | 6 | 86% | 25 | 17 | 6 | 47% | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.2 |
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | D | 17 | 783 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 85% | 1 | 50% | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47% | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 4.3 |
| Daniel James | M | 21 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0% | 10 | 61% | 6 | 35% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 49% | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 4.0 |
| Jack Harrison | F | 13 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 84% | 3 | 38% | 8 | 6 | 0 | 55% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 3.1 |
| Sam Byram | D | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 87% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| Facundo Buonanotte | M | 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 70% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leeds | Premier League | 23 | 1334 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0% | 11 | 90% | 6 | 24 | 15 | 46% | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | FA Cup | 2 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 87% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | League Cup | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 93% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | Championship | 23 | 1701 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0% | 32 | 91% | 2 | 36 | 19 | 52% | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7.24 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | League Cup | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 85% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023/24 | Leeds | Championship | 32 | 2053 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 17 | 93% | 2 | 56 | 28 | 55% | 35 | 8 | 0 | 7.01 |
| 2023/24 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2022/23 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 31 | 1596 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 87% | 5 | 44 | 22 | 50% | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | v Wolves | – | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 3.1 |
| 13 Apr | a Manchester United | – | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 4.6 |
| 05 Apr | a West Ham | D | 51 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 7.4 |
| 15 Mar | a Crystal Palace | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.0 |
| 03 Mar | v Sunderland | – | 62 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.2 |
| 28 Feb | v Manchester City | – | 75 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 2.6 |
| 21 Feb | a Aston Villa | – | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 4.2 |
| 10 Feb | a Chelsea | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 6.5 |
| 06 Feb | v Nottingham Forest | – | 90 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.20 | 10.0 |
| 31 Jan | v Arsenal | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 3.4 |
| 26 Jan | a Everton | – | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | 3.4 |
| 17 Jan | v Fulham | – | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.9 |
| 11 Jan | a Derby | W | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.6 |
| 07 Jan | a Newcastle | – | 89 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 10.0 |
| 04 Jan | v Manchester United | – | 80 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 5.0 |