Andrej Ilić ( sr-Cyrl, Андреј Илић; born 3 April 2000) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

On 3 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with RFS in Latvia. On 22 September he played his first league game for the club, getting 62 minutes of playing time against Liepaja. He scored his first league goal for the Latvian club against city rival Spartaks on 16 October He went on to become the club's top scorer across all competitions in his first full season. On 16 August 2023, Ilić signed a four-year contract with Norwegian

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club

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. The transfer fee was reported to be just under €900.000. He made his league debut three days later in a 0–0 draw against

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, replacing Mohamed Ofkir after 62 minutes. His first two league goals came against Aalesund on 17 September. On 1 February 2024, Ilić signed with French side

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. The transfer fee is believed to have been around €4-5 million, potentially reaching €7 million depending on different clauses. He made his debut for the club on 4 February coming on as a substitute in the last seven minutes in a 4–0 win against Clermont. On 30 August 2024, Ilić moved to

in Germany on loan with an option to buy. He scored 5 goals in the last 12 games of the season. On 2 June 2025, Ilić was announced at Union Berlin on a permanent transfer.

Career statistics

Honours

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2000 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers FK Javor Ivanjica players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK RFS players Vålerenga Fotball players Lille OSC players 1. FC Union Berlin players Serbian SuperLiga players Latvian Higher League players Eliteserien players Ligue 1 players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbia men's under-21 international footballers {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub