# Marko Ilić (footballer, born 1998)

Marko Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Илић; born 3 February 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk.

## Club career
### Vojvodina

Born in Novi Sad, Ilić passed Vojvodina youth school and joined the first team during the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga season at the age of 17. He was used as a reserve option sitting on the bench a couple of times until the end of a season, without official appearances. He spent a short part of his career on loan at Serbian League Vojvodina side Cement Beočin. Having spent first half of the 2016–17 season serving as a youth team first choice keeper, and a senior team backup keeper, in the second half of the season Ilić was sent on loan to Proleter Novi Sad. In summer 2017 he returned to the first team, being licensed with Vojvodina for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifications and the domestic competitions. On 8 December 2017, Ilić signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a three-year deal. Ilić made his debut for Vojvodina in a 6–1 away win over Čukarički on 17 May 2018.

### Voždovac

On 2 August 2018, Marko Ilić signed a three-year deal with Voždovac.

### Kortrijk

On 10 September 2020, Ilić signed a four-year contract with Kortrijk. One month after signing the contract, in December 2020, Ilić was named Player of the Month.
In September and October 2021, Ilić was named Player of the Month by the votes of the fans.

### Colorado Rapids

On 17 February 2023, Ilić was loaned to Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids for their 2023 season.
On 15 July 2023, Colorado Rapids made the transfer permanent and signed a two-and-a-half contract with Ilić.

### Return to Kortrijk

On 24 January 2025, Ilić returned to Kortrijk on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

## International career
### Youth

Early in his career, Ilić was a member of the Serbian under-16, under-17 and under-18 national team selections. In September 2016, he made his debut for the Serbian under-19 team, being elected for the best goalkeeper of the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele". Ilić was also invited in the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship under coach Milan Obradović, where he appeared as the first choice keeper.

### Senior

He made his debut for Serbia national football team on 7 June 2021 in a friendly against Jamaica, and he did not concede a goal in the half he spent on the field. After his debut, during 2021 and 2022, Ilić received several invitations to the national team, but he remained on the bench as a reserve goalkeeper.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vojvodina | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cement Beočin (loan) | 2014–15 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Proleter Novi Sad (loan) | 2016–17 | Serbian First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Voždovac | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Voždovac | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Voždovac | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Voždovac | Total | Total | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | 2020–21 | Jupiler Pro League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | 2021–22 | Jupiler Pro League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | 2022–23 | Jupiler Pro League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | 2023–24 | Jupiler Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | Total | Total | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 71 | 0 |
| Colorado Rapids (loan) | 2023 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2023 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 158 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 |

### International

    As of 13 June 2022
Serbia :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |