Niko Iličević
German footballer (born 2010)
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Niko Iličević (born 31 October 2010) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for the under-19 squad of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 2010 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt (U19) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfR Goldbach | |||
| 2019– | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Germany U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2025– | Germany U17 | 7 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Iličević is a youth product of Eintracht Frankfurt, which he joined from the amateur club VfR Goldbach of Goldbach in 2019.[1][2]
After spending the 2024–25 season as a leader with the under-17s,[3] he first made headline in May 2025, after he made his unofficial debut during a set of friendlies, a 14–0 victory against FSV Geislitz and a 7–1 win to SC Weimar, scoring one goal in each game.[4][5] But this put the club under investigation, as Iličević was only 14, too young to play a senior game in Germany.[4][6][7][8]
During the 2025–26 season, he established himself as a standout with Eintracht's under-19, in both the national league and UEFA Youth League.[9][10][11][12][13] He scored his first goal in the latter on 9 December 2025,[14][15] becoming the 4th youngest goalscorer in the competition's history.[9][16]
Still aged only 15, with transfer rumours sparking,[1][2][9][10][17] he started emerging as a potential Bundesliga player for the following season.[18]
International career
Style of play
A left-footed attacking midfielder, Iličević is described as a playmaker, great at pushing his team forward through carries and passing, and at taking free kicks.[3]
Personal life
Niko Iličević is the nephew of German-born Croatian international Ivo Iličević.[9][10][12]
