
Ilia Gruev
Bulgaria ·
Leeds United · Defensive Midfielder
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Ilia Gruev is a defensive midfielder for Leeds United (Premier League), aged 26. Over the 2025/2026 season, Ilia Gruev's standout numbers are Pass Accuracy % (87th percentile), Assists (75th percentile), Interceptions (63rd percentile) when measured against players in a comparable role across Europe's top five leagues.
The most statistically similar player is Ulisses Garcia of Sassuolo in the Ligue 1, a 98.58% match, followed by Branimir Mlacic and Djibril Sow. These comparisons weigh 9 all-round metrics on a per-90 basis and rank every candidate by percentile-vector similarity, so a match reflects a shared statistical profile rather than raw totals.
| # | Player | Team | League | Pos | Age | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassuolo | Ligue 1 | LB | 30 | 98.6% | |
| 2 | Udinese | Serie A | CB | 19 | 98.3% | |
| 3 | Sevilla | La Liga | CM | 29 | 98.2% | |
| 4 | Real Oviedo | La Liga | CM | 28 | 98.2% | |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | Ligue 1 | DM | 23 | 98.0% | |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | La Liga | CB | 21 | 98.0% | |
| 7 | Sevilla | La Liga | CM | 21 | 97.8% | |
| 8 | FC Köln | Bundesliga | CB | 27 | 97.6% | |
| 9 | Elche | La Liga | RW | 36 | 97.6% | |
| 10 | Auxerre | Ligue 1 | CM | 24 | 97.4% | |
| 11 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | CB | 21 | 97.4% | |
| 12 | Le Havre | Ligue 1 | DM | 26 | 97.3% | |
| 13 | Burnley | Premier League | CB | 24 | 97.3% | |
| 14 | Paris | Ligue 1 | LB | 20 | 97.0% | |
| 15 | Parma | Serie A | RB | 26 | 96.8% | |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | CB | 23 | 96.7% | |
| 17 | Sevilla | La Liga | CB | 32 | 96.6% | |
| 18 | Metz | Ligue 1 | CM | 28 | 96.6% | |
| 19 | Lens | Ligue 1 | CM | 28 | 96.6% | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | CB | 21 | 96.5% |