Career
Vidima-Rakovski
In his youth years in Botevgrad, Iliev started to play football at local team Balkan. He joined Vidima-Rakovski when he was fourteen years old and signed his first professional contract in 2009. At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, Iliev was added to Vidima"s senior squad by manager Dimitar Todorov.
He made his B Group debut in the starting line-up on 8 August 2009 in a 1-1 draw against Kom-Minyor.
Iliev was also the first choice keeper for the team from Sevlievo in the first half of the 2010-2011 season and earned praise for his performances. Levski Sofia
On 17 December 2010, Iliev was sold to Levski Sofia.
He made his debut for Levski against Lokomotiv Sofia on 6 March 2011, with Iliev succeeding in keeping a clean sheet. On 6 April 2012, Iliev was appointed as Levski"s captain, but will be vice-captain for the 2012-2013 season, as new coach Ilian Iliev decided to give the captain"s armband to Stanislav Angelov.
On 14 September 2012, Iliev signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2016.
Botoșani
On 5 June 2015, Iliev agreed to a three-year deal with Liga I team Botoșani in Romania. Since 2010 Iliev has been a regular with the Bulgaria U21 side, gradually becoming first choice, taking over from Stefano Kunchev. Iliev was subsequently banned for 3 matches.
Iliev has also been called up to the senior team of his country on a number of occasions, and made his debut on 29 May 2012, in the 0–2 loss against Turkey in a friendly match after replacing Stoyan Kolev in the 76th minute.