Mario Ilich
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Full name
Mario Jozef Ilich[1]
Date of birth
23 June 1995
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Jozef Ilich[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1995 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Central United | |||
| –2012 | Auckland City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Auckland City | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Wanderers SC | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | WaiBOP United | 14 | (3) |
| 2016 | Eastern Suburbs | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Auckland City | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Central United | ||
| 2017–2019 | Team Wellington | 36 | (2) |
| 2019 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
| 2019– | Auckland City | 136 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mario Jozef Ilich (born 23 June 1995)[2] is a semi-professional association football player from New Zealand who plays as a midfielder and captains Auckland City.[3][4]
Early career
Growing up in Auckland, Ilich played his youth football for Central United and Auckland City.[5][6]
Ilich spent time at a number of New Zealand Football Championship clubs, before spending a short spell at Bentleigh Greens in the NPL Victoria.[7]
Auckland City
After leaving Bentleigh Greens, Ilich joined Auckland City, for the third time on 23 September 2019.[8] He has since played in three international FIFA tournaments, the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[9][10]
