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Ilija Spasojevic

Ilija Spasojević
Personal information
Full name Ilija Spasojević
Date of birth (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth Bar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Melaka United
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 – 2005 Vojvodina 1 (0)
2005 – 2006 Sutjeska Nikšić 17 (7)
2006 – 2007 ČSK Pivara 18 (9)
2007 – 2009 Dinamo Tbilisi 61 (30)
2009 Borac Čačak 7 (0)
2010 Liepājas Metalurgs 11 (6)
2010 Trikala 13 (0)
2011 Bali Devata 14 (10)
2011 – 2013 PSM Makassar 29 (19)
2013 Mitra Kukar 16 (10)
2014 Putra Samarinda 23 (12)
2015 Persib Bandung 8 (4)
2016–2017 Melaka United 26 (25)
National team
2002 – 2004 FR Yugoslavia U17 11 (6)
2004 – 2006 FR Yugoslavia U19 13 (4)
2006 – 2007 Montenegro U-21 9 (3)
2007 – 2008 Montenegro U-23 13 (5)
2010 – Montenegro 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 23, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 23, 2017

Ilija Spasojević (born 11 September 1987 in Bar) is a Montenegrin footballer who is a captain of Melaka United.

Spasojević played for Yugoslavia U17, Yugoslavia U19, and Serbia-Montenegro U21 national teams. Spasojević is known for his goal scoring ability.

During his senior career, he scored 123 goals in 231 official matches and earned himself a nickname "Spasogoal".

Spasojević started his senior career in 2004 at the age of 17 playing for Vojvodina in Serbian SuperLiga, alongside former Juventus winger Miloš Krasić. In July 2005 he moved to the Montenegrin club Sutjeska Nikšić, where he scored 7 goals in 17 matches. In July 2006 Spasojević decided to return to Serbian football, this time to ČSK Pivara, where he scored 9 goals in 18 matches.

In January 2007, Spasojević signed for former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner Dinamo Tbilisi from Georgia. While he was playing for Dinamo Tbilisi he scored 30 goals in 61 matches in the Georgian League and the Georgian Cup. He became the first foreign topscorer in the history of Dinamo Tbilisi. During his stay in Dinamo Tbilisi, Spasojević won the Georgian League, Georgian Cup and Georgian Super Cup, and made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 30 July 2008 against Panathinaikos FC.


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