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Josip Iličić
Personal information
Full name Josip Iličić
Date of birth (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Prijedor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 A.C Milan
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2006 Triglav Kranj
2006–2007 Britof
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Bonifika Izola 24 (3)
2008–2010 Interblock Ljubljana 57 (12)
2010 Maribor 5 (1)
2010–2013 Palermo 97 (20)
2013- A.C.Milan
International career‡
2009 Slovenia U21 5 (0)
2010– Slovenia 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:04, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2012

Josip Iličić (born 29 January 1988 in Prijedor)[1] is a Slovenian football midfielder, who plays for Palermo in the Serie A and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

Iličić started his career playing in the youth teams of Triglav Kranj and later Britof from Kranj. At the age of 19, he moved to SC Bonifika, where he played for a season in Slovenian second division, 2.SNL. It was there when his talent was spoted by Interblock Ljubljana, where he stayed for two seasons playing in Slovenian top league, 1.SNL. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Interblock was relegated into 2.SNL after two qualifications matches against Triglav. Despite being one of the best players of his club and one of the top prospects of Slovenian football Iličić finished the season as a reserve.[2]

A couple of months later he moved to NK Maribor where he has made a big impact from the start as he scored twice in the UEFA Europa League match against Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in July 2010.[3] He then scored again, in the return leg of the UEFA Europa League playoff round against Sicilian Palermo, which ended in a 3–2 win for the Slovenian side. On the very next day, it was confirmed that Palermo had acquired Iličić and teammate Armin Bačinović from Maribor for a permanent move.[4] The transfer fee paid by Palermo was undisclosed, but it is believed to be around €2.3 million.[5]

Palermo

He then picked up where he left off as he nearly scored a late equaliser at his debut for his new team in Serie A.[6] In the next round, he was already a starter and scored his first goal for Palermo at home against reigning champions Inter.[7] Only four days later, on 23 September 2010, he scored his second goal of the season, this time against another Italian giant Juventus.[8] His terrific performances against top Italian teams continued when he scored a goal against Fiorentina on 3 October 2010,[9][10] and against Roma on 28 November 2010.[11]

On 20 June 2011 he signed a new 5-year contract.[12] He changed his shirt number to 27 on 16 August 2011.[13] However, in the 2011–12 season Iličić struggled to make an impact mostly due to Javier Pastore - Iličić's attacking midfield partner - being sold in a record bid to Paris Saint-Germain F.C., and the Slovene providing only two goals as a result. Despite that, he was confirmed for the 2012–13 season as well, being paired with new signing Franco Brienza in a 3–4–2–1 formation by new head coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Iličić's top moment of the season came on 24 November 2012, as he scored a winning brace in a 3–1 home win for a struggling Palermo side against Catania in the Sicilian derby.

On 17 March 2013 he reached 100 caps on rosanero: 91 in the league, 2 in European Cups and 7 in the Coppa Italia.

International career

Iličić missed out on the 2010 FIFA World Cup but made his debut for the national side in a friendly match against Australia on 11 August 2010.[14]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007–08 Bonifika 2. SNL 24 3 0 0 24 3
2008–09 Interblock Ljubljana 1. SNL 27 9 4 1 31 10
2009–10 30 3 2 1 2 0 34 4
2010–11 Maribor 5 1 0 0 6 3 11 4
Total Slovenia 86 16 6 2 8 3 100 21
2010–11 Palermo Serie A 34 8 5 0 0 0 39 8
2011–12 33 2 1 3 2 1 36 6
2012–13 30 10 1 1 0 0 31 11
Total Italy 97 20 7 4 2 1 106 25
Career total 183 36 13 6 10 4 206 46

International

Slovenia national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 6 0
2011 8 0
2012 8 0
2013 0 0
Total 22 0

Last updated: 14 November 2012
Source: Josip Iličić at National-Football-Teams.com

Personal life

Josip Iličić was born in Prijedor, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Slovenia after the death of his father when he was only one year old, together with his mother Ana and brother Igor. As a top prospect without national team experience he was once asked in an interview if he would be interested in playing for Croatia national football team, due to his Croatian ancestry, but Iličić replied that he would have never accepted the offer because he has lived in Slovenia his whole life.[15] Later, he made a similar comment regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country where he was born.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Reprezentančna izkaznica: Josip Iličič" (in Slovene). siol.net. Retrieved 20 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ "Gorenjci imajo prvoligaša" (in Slovene). siol.net. Retrieved 30 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ "NK Maribor 3–0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Iličić in Bačinović v Palermo, Rep iz Celja v Maribor" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ Jan Krstovski, M. P. (8 June 2011). "Ukradeni talent – 16-letni Stojanovič" (in Slovene). Žurnal24. Retrieved 28 March 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ "Iličić skoraj izenačil, Cesar s Chievom na vrhu" (in Slovene). rtvslo.si. Retrieved 12 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ "Video: Prvenec Iličiča v Serie A" (in Slovene). nogomania.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ "Iličič zadel tudi ob veliki zmagi Palerma v Torinu". rtvslo.si (in Slovene). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 23 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ "MatchView: Fio-Pal 1-2" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Iličič z 20 metrov snel pajčevino z gola Fiorentine". rtvslo.si (in Slovene). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ "Posticipo 14/a giornata Palermo-Roma 3-1" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Insieme fino al 2016". US Città di Palermo (in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Numeri di maglia: Ilicic prende il 27". US Città di Palermo (in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Zlatko in Zlatan z goloma krstila stoženski stadion". rtvslo.si (in Slovene). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 11 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ^ "Iličić: "Nikoli za Hrvaško!"" (in Slovene). zurnal24.si. Retrieved 30 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ^ "Iličić: Sve je ovo poput sna" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 September 2010.


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