Darko Ilić
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004
Place of birth Hagen, Germany
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 46
Youth career
2016–2017 Borussia Dortmund
2017–2018 Hombrucher SV
2018–2020 Rot-Weiss Essen
2020–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 0 (0)
2023– Whitecaps FC 2 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Darko Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Илић; born 1 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Canadian club Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.

Early life

Ilić played youth football with the Borussia Dortmund academy, Hombrucher SV, and Rot-Weiss Essen.[1] In July 2020, he moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf, joining the U17 squad.[2]

Club career

Ilić made his first professional bench appearance in a Regionalliga match for Fortuna Düsseldorf II against 1. FC Düren on 15 October 2022, but did not appear in the match.[3]

In May 2023, he signed a contract through 2024 with Canadian club Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.[1] He made his professional debut for Whitecaps FC 2 in a fixture against Austin FC II on 10 June 2023. He scored his first professional goal in a match against Colorado Rapids 2 on 5 August 2023.[4]

International career

Ilić is eligible to play for Germany, through birth, and Serbia, through ancestry.

Career statistics

As of 1 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 00———00
Whitecaps FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 121———121
Career total 121000000121

References

  1. 1 2 "Whitecaps FC 2 sign Fortuna Düsseldorf youth product Darko Ilić". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 26 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kader der U19 und U17 stehen fest" [U19 and U17 squads have been announced]. Fortuna Düsseldorf (in German).
  3. ↑ "Souveräner Auftritt auf der Westkampfbahn" [Confident performance on the Westkampfbahn]. Fortuna Düsseldorf (in German). 15 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wright and Ilić get on the board, but first-place Rapids take the win". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 6 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Darko Ilić at Soccerway
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