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Full nameLuka Ilić
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySerbia
Age27
Date of birth2 Jul 1999
BirthplaceNiš
Height182 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubOviedo
Central midfielderalso played FWD
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
756
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oviedo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Oviedo's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences and 1 suspension (achilles tendon, inactive, injury). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga19107566.47
Copa del Rey110647.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Ilić is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Oviedo, rated 54.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 245th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ilić.

Judged on this season alone, Ilić graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 62nd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 50th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 27 Ilić is in his prime years, and a market index of 36.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ilić missed 7 games through injury and 1 suspension (achilles tendon, inactive, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential50th of 73 central midfielders · La Liga · 19 appsCurrent season62nd of 73 central midfielders · La Liga · 19 apps62nd-best central midfielder in the La Liga245th in the La Liga · potential50th-highest potential central midfielder in the La Liga
54.7
Ratingi
50th of 73 central midfielders
13.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28%
Minutes
limited game time
2.5
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oviedo finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2.5
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
6
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.7, Ilić carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga of 73 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.