Career
He primarily plays as a centre midfielder. He has been capped 23 times for Bulgaria. Cherno More
Born in Varna, Iliev was taken on by Cherno More Varna at an early age and signed a professional contract in July 2000.
His debut came on 14 October 2000 at Hristo Botev Stadium ending in a 1–0 defeat to Botev Plovdiv.
On 21 October, he went on to score his first competitive goal for Cherno More against Litex Lovech on his 2nd appearance for the club Foreign three years in Cherno More, Iliev earned 72 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored 13 goals.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
In 2003, Iliev was transferred to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. CSKA Sofia
On 16 December 2005, CSKA Sofia signed Georgi Iliev to a three-year deal.
On 5 March 2006, he made his competitive debut for CSKA in a 1–0 victory over Botev Plovdiv.
During the 2006-2007 season Iliev netted his first CSKA goal. He scored on 5 August 2006 in a 2–0 away victory over Cherno More. Return to Cherno More
In June 2008, Iliev made a comeback for his first team Cherno More.
Iliev took over the captaincy of Cherno More when Aleksandar Aleksandrov was transferred to Levski Sofia in 2009.
On 26 October 2009, he made his 100th league appearance for Cherno more in a 1–1 draw against Slavia Sofia, scoring the only goal. Shijiazhuang Yongchang
Iliev signed with Chinese side Shijiazhuang Yongchang on 6 January 2014 on a two-year deal for a reported fee of €100,000.
He finished 2014 season in the China League One as the club"s top scorer with 9 goals, helping his team to gain promotion to the Chinese Super League for first time in club"s history. On 5 April 2015 he scored his first goal for Shijiazhuang in Chinese Super League in a 1-2 away loss to Jiangsu Sainty.
His first goal for Bulgaria came against Iceland on 7 September 2005.
He has been capped 19 times for Bulgaria.