Mario Jozef Ilich (born 23 June 1995) is a semi-professional association football player from New Zealand who plays as a midfielder and captains Auckland City.
Club career Early career Growing up in Auckland, Ilich played his youth football for Central United and Auckland City.
Ilich spent time at a number of New Zealand Football Championship clubs, before spending a short spell at Bentleigh Greens in the NPL Victoria.
Auckland City After leaving Bentleigh Greens, Ilich joined Auckland City, for the third time on 23 September 2019. 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.
Personal life Ilich works as a supermarket sales representative for Coca-Cola. Ilich has Croatian roots.
Career statistics
Club ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAuckland City2011–12Premiership20——00202012–1300——00002013–1410——0000Total3000000030Wanderers SC2014–15Premiership120———120WaiBOP United2015–16Premiership143———143Eastern Suburbs2016–17Premiership20———20Auckland City2016–17Premiership20—10—30Team Wellington2017–18Premiership180—81202812018–19182—5130262Total3620014250554Auckland City2019–20Premiership141—30—1712020–21110——201302021National League9040——902022National League2035052002552023National League2713040103212024National League2623021103232025National League2250000402652026National League71—10—81Total136131501236016415Career total
Honours Auckland City National League: 2024, 2025
Individual Steve Sumner Trophy: 2024
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