Nemanja Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Илић; born 11 May 1990) is a Serbian handball player for Fenix Toulouse and the Serbia national team.

Nemanja Ilić
Ilić in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Ilić
Born (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Fenix Toulouse
Number 19
Youth career
Team
RK Partizan
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2013
RK Partizan
2008–2010
RK Radnički Kragujevac (loan)
2013–
Fenix Toulouse
2019
FC Barcelona Lassa (loan)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
Serbia 88 (243)

Club career

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After coming through the youth categories of Partizan, Ilić spent two seasons on loan with Radnički Kragujevac. He returned to his parent club in 2010[1][2] and helped the team win two consecutive national championships (2011 and 2012). In 2013, Ilić moved abroad and signed with French side Fenix Toulouse. He was loaned to Barcelona in early 2019, replacing the injured Casper Ulrich Mortensen until the end of the season.

International career

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A Serbia international since 2012,[3] Ilić participated in three World Championships (2013, 2019 and 2023) and five European Championships (2014, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024).

Personal life

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Ilić is the older brother of fellow handball player Vanja Ilić.[4]

Honours

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Partizan
Barcelona

References

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  1. ^ "Predstavljena nova lica crno-belih" (in Serbian). rkpartizan.rs. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "RK Partizan predstavio pojačanja" (in Serbian). b92.net. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Vuković objavio spisak rukometaša za kvalifikacije za Evropsko prvenstvo" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Partizanova braća sanjaju Rio" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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