Brana Ilić

Brana Ilić

Personal information
Full name	Brana Ilić
Date of birth	16 February 1985
Place of birth	Golubinci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	PAS Giannina
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2006	Zemun	93	(14)
2007–2008	Rad	59	(16)
2009–2010	Partizan	33	(5)
2010–2011	Vojvodina	35	(13)
2012	Aktobe	10	(3)
2012–	PAS Giannina	127	(26)
National team
2011	Serbia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Brana Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Брана Илић; born 16 February 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAS Giannina.

Club career

Zemun and Rad

Ilić made his senior debut with Zemun in 2003. He quickly became a first team regular, scoring four league goals from 23 appearances in his debut season. During his time at Zemun, Ilić amassed a total of 93 league appearances and scored 14 goals.

In the 2007 winter transfer window, Ilić moved to Rad, staying there for the next two years. He helped them win promotion to the top flight of Serbian football in 2008.

Partizan and Vojvodina

On 9 January 2009, it was announced that Ilić signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Partizan.^[1] He made his competitive debut for the club on 14 March 2009 in a 2–0 home league victory over Čukarički. On 18 March 2009, in his second appearance for Partizan, Ilić scored his first goal for the club, giving his team a 1–0 away win against Jagodina.^[2]

On 1 July 2010, it was announced that Ilić signed a one plus one year contract with Vojvodina.^[3] He made 44 appearances in all competitions and scored 15 goals for the club, before leaving Novi Sad in the 2012 winter transfer window.

Aktobe and PAS Giannina

In early 2012, Ilić moved abroad to Kazakhstan and signed with Aktobe. He made 10 league appearances and scored three goals during his short stint with the club.

In the summer of 2012, Ilić joined Greek side PAS Giannina. He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home league draw with Platanias. Ilić scored his first goal for PAS Giannina in a 1–2 home loss to Panionios on 7 October 2012.

International career

On 18 March 2011, Ilić received his first call up to the Serbia national team for their UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Estonia,^[4][5] but remained unused in both matches. He eventually made his debut in a friendly match against South Korea on 3 June 2011.

Statistics

As of 30 April 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zemun	2003–04	23	4	2	0	0	0	25	4
	2004–05	28	7	1	0	0	0	29	7
	2005–06	27	2	2	0	0	0	29	2
	2006–07	15	1	1	0	0	0	16	1
	Total	93	14	6	0	0	0	99	14
Rad	2006–07	16	9	0	0	0	0	16	9
	2007–08	29	6	1	0	0	0	30	6
	2008–09	14	1	2	0	0	0	16	1
	Total	59	16	3	0	0	0	62	16
Partizan	2008–09	11	2	2	0	0	0	13	2
	2009–10	22	3	2	0	9	3	33	6
	Total	33	5	4	0	9	3	46	8
Vojvodina	2010–11	22	6	4	0	0	0	26	6
	2011–12	13	7	3	1	2	1	18	9
	Total	35	13	7	1	2	1	44	15
Aktobe	2012	10	3	0	0	0	0	10	3
	Total	10	3	0	0	0	0	10	3
PAS Giannina	2012–13	35	10	4	1	0	0	39	11
	2013–14	34	5	2	0	0	0	36	5
	2014–15	31	7	2	1	0	0	33	8
	2015–16	27	4	3	0	0	0	30	4
	Total	127	26	11	2	0	0	138	28
Career total		357	77	31	3	11	4	399	84

Honours

Partizan

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2008–09, 2009–10
• Serbian Cup: 2008–09

References

1. "Brana Ilić otvorio sezonu" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
2. "Branina "praćka" iz blata!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
3. "Brana Ilić novi 'Lala'" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
4. "Pižon vratio Pantelića, pozvao Branu Ilića!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
5. "Debituju Šaranov i Ilić" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

External links

• Brana Ilić profile at Soccerway
• Brana Ilić profile at Reprezentacija