Dejan Iliev


Dejan Iliev is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Polish Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia, on loan from English Premier League club Arsenal.

Club career

In 2012, Iliev was signed from his hometown club Belasica to Arsenal, where he joined their academy teams. He signed a three-year contract extension in March 2015 that took him until June 2018. In June 2018, he then signed another extension. Iliev has appeared three times in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute: against Norwich in the Carabao Cup in October 2017; and twice in the UEFA Europa League: against Qarabağ and against Chelsea in the final as the third goalkeeper. In July 2019 he moved to iClinic Sereď for a one-year loan, and on the 22nd of the same month he made his debut for his new club in the 2–0 loss to Spartak Trnava.

International career

Iliev has appeared for Macedonia's under-19 and under-21 teams a total of 10 times. He has been called up to the senior squad and made the bench 10 times.

Honours

Arsenal