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Date of birth 29 January 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Prijedor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 73 kg
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club Palermo
Number 27​

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

Club career

Iličić started his career playing in the youth teams of NK Triglav and later NK 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 NK Interblock where he stayed for two seasons playing in Slovenian top league, 1.SNL. At the end of 2009-10 season NK Interblock was relegated into 2.SNL after two qualifications matches against NK 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.

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. 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. The transfer fee paid by Palermo was undisclosed, but it is widely believed to be around €2.3 million.[citation needed]

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. In the next round, he was already a starter and scored his first goal for Palermo at home against reigning champions Inter. Only four days later, on 23 September 2010, he scored his second goal of the season, this time against another Italian giant Juventus. His terrific performances against top Italian teams continued when he scored a goal against Fiorentina on 3 October 2010, and against Roma on 28 November 2010.

On 20 June 2011 he signed a new 5-year contract. He changed his shirt number to 27 on 16 August 2011.

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 August 11, 2010.

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. Later, he made a similar comment regarding the country where he was born.
 

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Mark

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  • Thread Starter #3
    sub par season so far.

    Time to get him for "cheap". :D
     

    Cheesio

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    Date of birth 29 January 1988 (age 23)
    Place of birth Prijedor, SFR Yugoslavia
    Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
    Playing position Attacking Midfielder​

    Josip Iličić (born 29 January 1988 in Prijedor)is a Slovenian football midfielder, who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Palermo and the Slovenia national team. In Slovenia he is nicknamed Jojo.

    Iličić started his career playing in the youth teams of NK Triglav and later NK 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 NK Interblock where he stayed for two seasons playing in Slovenian top league, 1.SNL. At the end of 2009-10 season NK Interblock was relegated into 2.SNL after two qualifications matches against NK 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.
    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. 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. The transfer fee paid by Palermo was undisclosed, but it is widely believed to be around €2.3 million.
    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. In the next round, he was already a starter and scored his first goal for Palermo at home against reigning champions Inter.Only four days later, on 23 September 2010, he scored his second goal of the season, this time against another Italian giant Juventus. His terrific performances against top Italian teams continued when he scored a goal against Fiorentina on 3 October 2010, and against Roma on 28 November 2010.
    On 20 June 2011 he signed a new 5-year contract. He changed his shirt number to 27 on 16 August 2011.
     

    Cheesio

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    Strong rumours that we'll try to get him in January.

    He's versatile enough to play on the right of the upfront three or play in a 3 man MF.
     

    Jem83

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    He's actually one of the most technically gifted players in Serie A. And yes, he does have a wicked shot. I wouldn't mind him at Juve at all, but like I said, just watch Zamparini demand 100 million euros or something. He usually does.
     

    jussr

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    He is solid but not Juve material. If we want to improve this team we need to aim higher. He is less useful than Pepe for our team because of the defensive work Pepe provides.
     
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    There's already a thread in the scouting section. I think we should merge threads or just move it here when the player is linked to us.
     

    Gian

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    We've been linked with him for some time now. Depends on the price. Something near 10M would be fine.

    I find it odd that Juve is linked with so many amc atm. Gaston Ramirez, Draxler, Illy
     

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