Career
Born in Loznica, in the border region between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, he played mostly with FK Drina Zvornik during his early career. The exception was a season long spell in the neighboring Croatia with Prva HNL side Istra 1961 in the 2013-2014 season. During the winter-break of the 2015-2016 season, Ilić moved this time to Bosnian Eastern neighbour, Serbia, and joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.